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 — ...

We all hold certain truths to be self-evident when it comes to dining out. You wait to be seated, you use your napkin, and ...

My dad’s behavior at restaurants is distasteful. Having a direct conversation about it is not an option, so I’ve developed a ...

A Reddit post about a parent calling two young boys “rude” for taking all the free samples at Costco quickly went viral, ...

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

Online multiplayer games give players a shield of anonymity that emboldens them to say things they’d never utter in person.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a high school senior who usually sits with my friend Oliver in English class. I’ve known him for about a year and we get along very well and hang out outside of school since we ...

From keeping elbows off the table to formal napkin use, these California dinner traditions would shock modern children.

Now that they are grown men, I am running into a similar, uncomfortable position with them and their significant others. I feel like I am stepping on eggshells and biting my tongue when they come to ...

I am the stepmother to two great young men. Their father and I have been together since they were teenagers. When they were young, it was a difficult but necessary position for me to be in when it ...

GENTLE READER: When a customer gives a scathing account of poor service on retail websites, Miss Manners has noticed, the ...