There’s a uniting theme when it comes to manners in Australia: in Australian English, good manners centre on honouring personal autonomy, egalitarianism and not appearing to tell people what to do.

The unfortunate requirement of saying “Hey!” to get the attention of a certain nonhuman helper has led to the widespread ...

Nowadays, it seems like parents don't want to teach their kids good manners anymore. When you go to a restaurant, it's not uncommon to see a child on their iPad or disrespecting their parents.

While advocating for change and stepping away from societal norms, younger generations are now acutely focused on ditching traditional expectations, including old-school signs of good manners that Gen ...

From my friends’ moms (“You’re too young for gray hair!”) to professors (“You should really dye your hair; you look so old”) ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother-in-law and I have a good relationship -- fairly uncomplicated, if a bit surface-level. I’ve been married to her son for 11 years, and he and I have been able to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wonderful partner and I will soon ... when they pretty much ghosted him. He’s actually on good terms with his ex-wife now, but was hurt that most of those in her circle ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I started going gray at age 14 ... let alone tell me about it! What’s a good way to reply when someone ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I started going gray at age 14 ... let alone tell me about it! What’s a good way to reply when someone ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was picking up food at a restaurant ... when they pretty much ghosted him. He’s actually on good terms with his ex-wife now, but was hurt that most of those in her circle ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A good friend of my daughter has invited her and a plus-one to a weekend of wedding events. My daughter’s boyfriend can’t go, and she wants me to go as her plus-one.

Dear Miss Manners: I started going gray at age 14 ... let alone tell me about it! What’s a good way to reply when someone ...