DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

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.

Older generations like Baby Boomers are more comfortable with physical contact than their younger peers. According to a survey from language-learning company Preply, nearly 30% of Gen Z adults even ...

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: 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 ...

Indeed, these are all good reasons not to want to entertain these difficult people. But Miss Manners can think of two good reasons to do so anyway: 1. They are your in-laws. 2. It is your turn.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A close friend planned to throw a ... I thought I would make other plans that evening, but many of the attendees are my good friends, and I would love to see them before/after ...

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 ...