Resting your elbows on the table was considered incredibly rude and sloppy in 1960s South Carolina homes. Kids learned early ...

Dear Miss Manners: At a dinner event I attended at a hotel, the tables were 10-foot rounds with tablecloths that went to the ...

GENTLE READER: The proper response lies between those two extremes. By saying, “Thank you for your apology,” you accept it ...

True, it specifically prohibited using the tablecloth to clean one’s teeth, and your dinner companion was at least not guilty ...

True, it specifically prohibited using the tablecloth to clean one’s teeth, and your dinner companion was at least not guilty ...

The woman sitting next to me pulled the tablecloth up from the floor and set it on her lap, proudly saying that she wasn’t ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For the past 15 years or so, my wife and I have been hosting a potluck feast for Thanksgiving, with about 30 friends and family joining us at our house. In our invitation, we ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the growing practice of child-free weddings and ...

General Washington, as he correctly wished to be called after his presidency, was a master etiquetteer. It was he who issued ...

Eating slowly and chewing well in Japanese adults were strongly associated with savoring food and avoiding eating with a full ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a question about how to respond when children interrupt adults speaking.

Gratitude seems like a buzzword as the holiday season approaches. But, what does it actually mean, and how can it ...