There’s a uniting theme when it comes to manners in Australia: in Australian English, good manners centre on honouring personal autonomy, egalitarianism and not appearing to tell people what to do.

The words “please” and “thank you” are such heavy hitters in Australian English good manners, they’re two of the words that language learners and migrants learn first. They can help ...

I invited a friend to a concert more than a month ahead of the performance. She said she'd have to get back to me. Two weeks ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was walking in the humanities building of the university where I am a graduate student. I turned the corner of the hallway that leads to the offices and saw one of my ...

GIFU--Students here are replicating one of Japan’s top hot spring resorts in virtual reality to help foreign visitors learn onsen etiquette ... explains the proper manners to use in traditional ...

While many people might assume the younger generations’ tendency to wear sweatshirts and sweatpants in public is due to sloppiness, the true nature of this rejection of old-school manners is ...

Cleaning up after oneself seems to be considered a menial task. Learn some basic manners. As the third and final Test between Pakistan and England approaches, Pakistan's intentions for the ...

We’ve kicked off the holidays, so we are right in the middle of that time when folks need money and people are spending money ...

Dear Miss Manners: Are there polite ways to refuse to participate in a video chat when someone tries to pass a cellphone to you? My brother-in-law and his wife are extremely involved in their ...

Dear Miss Manners: I have twice invited a friend to parties after asking if the dates were open for her, and she accepted each time. About a week before each party, she said that she was going to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have endured too many unsatisfactory meals at restaurants, and I am ready to begin returning the food to the kitchen. I am unsure how to do so, especially if I am dining with ...

Maybe the store should put up signs about how to use the conveyor belt.