Throughout our growing up years, our parents preached good manners. We’ve all learned the basics: Say “please” and “thank you ...

I don’t want to offend anyone by implying their treats aren’t good enough for us, but I also don’t want food to go to waste.

Eventually, the conversation becomes more animated than I can keep up with, as voices get a bit louder and arguments a little ...

People who have good manners at restaurants never order while talking on the phone simultaneously. It's considered rude to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...

Host who doesn’t drink wants to start cleaning up when husband and guests start getting drunk during dinner parties.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try ...

The solution is to manage the time, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed. After all, you did not keep serving the pot ...

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Gentle Reader: Curiously, the alcohol is clouding everyone’s judgment in this case — even yours, and you are not partaking.