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Not only had the couple overstayed their welcome at our table, but now they were asking all of their friends to join them.
GENTLE READER: You would likely agree were Miss Manners to say that the club’s policy is first come, first served. But in a ...
Table manners have definitely not gone out of style,” says Diane Gottsman, author of “Modern Etiquette for a Better Life,” ...
GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that people who turn themselves into billboards must expect to be read. But she finds it ...
That's why people coughing or sneezing without covering their mouth is one of the things that instantly annoy people who were ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: While dining at a fairly nice restaurant, I overheard a lady try to attract the attention of the server by ...
Dear Miss Manners: When we have a large family dinner, between 10 and 21 people, there is one child whose parents allow her to be on her tablet, with volume on high. She comes into the house, whizzes ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My stepson is a successful novelist. I’m reading an advanced copy of his new book, which is brilliant but contains a neurodivergent character that doesn’t ring quite true to me.
British actor Will Poulter gave Hoyo's Kitchen a shoutout in a recent appearance on the "Table Manners" podcast.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try to choose foods that are relatively easy for me to handle, but I often ...
Miss Manners: The women at work ignored me whenever I spoke. What should I have done? Plus: My husband and his young receptionist reject my etiquette tips ...