DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try ...

Husband’s small business sends out holiday cards to clients without including their titles.

Dining table etiquette is an integral part of social interactions, be it at a formal dinner or a casual family meal ...

I have discovered that my husband’s small business has been sending out birthday/anniversary cards addressed to clients by ...

While the reasoning behind this basic etiquette practice may look different now and simply be a matter of respecting shared space, it’s still one of the common things people with good manners ...

Navigating the maze of European etiquette can be quite the adventure! From table manners to greeting customs, it's easy to ...

Maybe etiquette is seen as a fancier set of manners -- the kind of fork-crossing, tea-stirring social cues you should learn lest you embarrass yourself in high society -- but for most people, they ...

In America, it is proper to keep the unused hand in one’s lap; in Europe, it is rested on the table. In neither part of the world is it polite to characterize others’ manners as rude.

In America, it is proper to keep the unused hand in one’s lap; in Europe, it is rested on the table. In neither part of the world is it polite to characterize others’ manners as rude. And Miss Manners ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper dining etiquette with regard to the hand that is not holding a utensil? When we traveled to Europe, the locals did not like that my unused arm was in my lap ...