At first, Hamlet and the planets seem far removed from table manners ... that included a study of table manners. De Civilitate morum puerilium (A Handbook on Good Manners for Children) rapidly ...
A separate poll by Censuswide showed 60 per cent of those between 12 and 27 thought old-fashioned table manners were ... to their lives.” Are good manners a thing of the past?
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But good table manners involve a lot more than that. According to the workshop instructor, people should be happy and comfortable when they are dining with you. It sounds easy but it is not.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it bad manners to tell an old person that she looks young for her age? GENTLE READER: Can’t you just tell her how good she looks? Miss Manners is aware that the society ...