DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are intensely divided over the appropriateness of using the kitchen sink to wash one’s hands for anything other than food prep. I grew up in a house where the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it bad manners to wear a wireless earpiece at church during the sermon? GENTLE READER: It depends. Is it being used to amplify the sermon -- or drown it out? Either way, Miss ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a strong moral requirement not to lie, which has led me to reflect on the role of full truthfulness in good manners. I often observe people giving false reasons or ...

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 ...

The movie theater is one of those places that often provoke people to ask: What has happened to good manners? The usual suspect: a teenager. Their bad-manner weapon of choice: the cell phone. The ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in a subway station waiting for my train, standing near a column, when a gentleman emerged from the other side of the column. Miss Manners: If it’s one person with a laptop, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it bad manners to tell an old person that she looks young for her age? GENTLE READER: Can’t you just tell her how good she looks? Miss Manners is aware that the society considers ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a 67-year-old man who works out regularly at a gym. The gym is open 24/7, and members have a key fob to enter since it is not always staffed. I was exercising at 9 p.m., and ...