Like most of us, I think, I learned my table manners from my family rather than through any kind of formalized etiquette classes. So while I’m sure there are little customs and mannerisms of high ...

Dear Miss Manners: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

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GENTLE READER: Unforgivably? As in, so bad as to never be excused, ever? Miss Manners agrees there is an indelicacy to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

A parent wants to help their private chef daughter find a way to tune out distracting clients while she cooks.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, I laid my credit card on the table to signal we were ready to pay. My daughter said that was discourteous and I should wait for the server to bring the bill.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...

However well-meaning this family is, Miss Manners can understand that it creates a nuisance for your daughter, who is trying ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...