Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...

They were “famously good”, said fellow dramatist, Patrick Marber, and “even courtly”, added theatre critic, Nick Curtis.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my children were growing up, we were close friends with another family. Both families taught the children old-fashioned respect for their elders and expected them to call ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my children were growing up, we were close friends with another family. Both families taught the children old-fashioned respect for their elders and expected them to call ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are a blended family. I invited our adult children to Thanksgiving. They responded by asking if “other people,” i.e. non-family members, might be there. I said possibly. They ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We invited over some of my partner’s friends who all have young children. Our children are grown, but we adore kids. We understand that kids make messes. We childproofed by moving ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are a blended family. I invited our adult children to Thanksgiving. They responded by asking if “other people,” i.e. non-family members, might be there. I said possibly. They ...

While there are certainly plenty of outdated etiquette rules and traditional expectations still being followed by most people, studies show that proper table manners, like keeping your elbows off the ...

Many people who were raised with good manners had parents who modeled certain behaviors. Whether it was saying "please" and "thank you" or being socially aware of others in public, they were taught to ...