50 Table Manners Everyone Should Know Before They’re 30
Knowing how to behave at meals isn't just about proper etiquette. Turns out, your table manners send coded messages about you ...
Miss Manners: Thanks for dinner, but ... let’s not do this again
Do we have to invite them to join us at a restaurant at some point? If so, may we try to “dilute” them by inviting others?
Miss Manners: Neighbor couple had us over for dinner. Must we host them in return?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad.
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Where Have Good Manners Gone
No one likes bad manners. Woe-be-tied the person who chastises the offender. That would be bad manners. You can’t win. Respect, civility, rudeness and bad manners have become common on TV, on social ...
Miss Manners: What’s a good gift for a host who is wealthier than I am by several orders of magnitude?
A gracious letter, paired with a token present that shows you pay attention to their style, is perfect. Other than that, Miss ...
Miss Manners: A couple we don’t like had us over for dinner. Do we have to invite them to our place now?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad.
Miss Manners: A virtual stranger disrupted my bowling party, and nobody knew what to do
DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each).
Alaska Dispatch News6d
Miss Manners: Don’t overthink it — call friends and share your good news
Miss Manners suggests a compromise, but only for your more intimate friends: Ask one or two of them to keep you company while ...
Miss Manners: My friend started a charity, and I’m dreading this conversation
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good friend who is the polar opposite of me on politics, religion and almost every other subject.
Albany Herald13d
It’s time for parents to learn manners around phone use
While school administrators and parents focus on phone bans in schools as kids head back to school — and rightfully so — we also need to pay attention ...