Miss Manners: Who’s going to tell 20-something co-workers their table manners are the worst?

GENTLE READER: Although there is, today, too much blurring of the professional and personal spheres, it was always understood that an otherwise promising mentee who did not know how to speak or behave ...
My Everyday Table on MSN

12 table manners that used to matter—but don’t anymore

Table manners have always reflected social values, class structures, and practicality of their time. Many rules were created ...

Miss Manners: An olive-eating etiquette blunder that has bothered me for decades

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Here’s a moment that has bothered me for decades. When I was an unworldly 20-something male visiting ...
Spoonful Wanderer on MSN

I used a screen to keep the restaurant table quiet. My in-laws criticized my 'table manners'.

We all know that family dinners are supposed to be about connection and good conversation. But we also know they can be a minefield of unspoken tensions and differing opinions, especially when ...

Dear Abby: Horrified by a woman’s shocking table manners

A couple is shocked when they witness a woman engaging in personal hygiene at a high-end restaurant, questioning the state of modern etiquette ...

Miss Manners: Cheap husband always argues, loudly, over the amount of tip left at restaurants

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut ...

Miss Manners: How can I respond with dignity when they whisper about my husband?

It is a simple matter to preserve your dignity with former victims of your husband’s crime who now wish to maintain their ...