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 ...

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?

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 ...