At first, Hamlet and the planets seem far removed from table manners ... that included a study of table manners. De Civilitate morum puerilium (A Handbook on Good Manners for Children) rapidly ...

However, those who do not accept that premise consider it patronizing to be treated as if they do -- to be addressed as ...

A separate poll by Censuswide showed 60 per cent of those between 12 and 27 thought old-fashioned table manners were ... to their lives.” Are good manners a thing of the past?

At home or away, good table manners are important for kids to learn. Even young children can learn the basic rules of ...

GENTLE READER: Setting the table in full would be Miss Manners’ choice, to avoid forcing your friend to respond to others exclaiming, “You don’t have a plate.” But she wonders why ...