Our friends graciously offered us use of their rustic lakeside cabin, as they no longer can travel there themselves. We had a disappointing time and cut our stay short due to the terrible odor, ...

We cut our stay short due to the terrible odor, primitive accommodations and insufficient space and privately vowed to never return.

Laura Regensdorf lives in Brooklyn with her hound mix, Pina, who has turned out to be a great conversation starter in the ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to politely avoiding small talk with strangers in public places.

Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that won’t give you a stiff neck and instead say, “Excuse me, I’m going to ...

Boomers grew up in a very different America. Many were raised by parents who lived through war, economic uncertainty, and ...

Why is it not considered rude to engage me in conversation against my will, but it is considered rude to tell people you don’t want to talk?” ...

Expat life can be starkly different if you have children. You’re going through life in a different country through the ...

I know gender-neutral honorifics do exist in other languages, but English is sadly lacking. Even a typically polite and ...

Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that won’t give you a stiff neck and instead say, “Excuse me, I’m going to ...

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Saying "please" and "thank you" is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to children's etiquette ...