GENTLE READER: Wash your hands at the time appointed, hold hands during the prayer, and then, when everyone else starts to ...

However, it seems like other folks never got this same lesson. I frequently find that some well-intentioned guest will look over, notice me not eating, and try to persuade me to go ahead and dig in — ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a great neighborhood with wonderful neighbors. A few of the ladies in my cul-de-sac have become close: looking out for each other, picking up delivered packages if they’re ...

Costa RIca is home to roughly 5 percent of the planet's biodiversity, and golf courses that fit with their natural surrounds.

GENTLE READER: A polite way would be to say, “Thank you; I will in just a moment.” Miss Manners agrees with you that it is ...

My friend has me choose the restaurants we go to, but then she’s never happy with anything she orders and always sends ...

Dear Eric: I just can’t come to grips with the new etiquette where you send a direct question or comment to someone (texts ...

A reader wants to know how to stuff a large sushi roll in one’s mouth; another wonders if it’s rude to simply ignore a friend ...

Miss Manners does not usually condone deconstructing food in public, but these are desperate times. Use your chopsticks to ...

Are you a steakhouse regular? If so, make sure that you're not committing the dining faux pas that's standing in the way of a ...

Explore Arizona dinner table rules from the 1960s that seem strange today, from proper etiquette to old-fashioned family ...

So while Miss Manners understands your annoyance, she suggests an alternative to silence that is still not snippy: “Oh, I am ...