When Brooke Black and her Danish husband first lived together in the United States, she doesn’t recall their different dining habits ever really being a thing. It wasn’t until the 44-year-old mother ...
We received the annual party invitation and my wife called to ask what potluck items to bring. We were told there would be no ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: While at lunch at a casual restaurant, I noticed a woman joining a large group, who were all standing ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader on whether they should speak up or stay ...
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: While at lunch at a casual restaurant, I noticed a woman joining a large group, who were all standing ...
Children’s etiquette isn’t what it used to be. Case in point: One of my students nailed me in the head with a doughnut. I ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: While at lunch at a casual restaurant, I noticed a woman joining a large group, who were all standing ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother told me, long ago, why table knives are placed with the cutting edge towards the plate, but I have forgotten. Would you be so kind as to remind me, as my mother is no ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our dear friends Hank and Bridget have been married for more than 35 years. Each had been married ...
GENTLE READER: It was to avoid the knives being used to attack fellow diners -- or at least to lessen that possibility.