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Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; ...
GENTLE READER: With a quick flick off of the table and onto the side of your plate, where it should remain until the plate is cleared. But if no one saw and you deem the table clean enough, Miss ...
Dining experiences can be pleasant and stress-free if everyone follows basic table manners. These rules help maintain a pleasant atmosphere, making meals more enjoyable for everyone involved.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I ate at a fine dining restaurant on a cruise ship and ordered a rack of lamb. I cut as much meat as I ...
We’re talking, of course, about the unmistakable clamor of the host’s good china cascading from the dining table onto the floor, shattered. If all of a sudden, your gathering turns into a dinnerware ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...
People frequently do this, and it is nothing new. Being educated, wealthy, or modern has nothing to do with manners. But we must remember former US President Theodore Roosevelt’s quote ...
Some Chinese takeout options, especially in American-Chinese cuisine, can be high in salt, sugar, and oil. However, you can still have delicious and healthy food by picking items that are baked ...
NEW YORK -- Asian Americans are speaking out against congressional legislation that could ban Chinese nationals from being granted student visas amid heightened fears of deportation of foreigners ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am an employee of a state government. There are times when we employees are asked to donate cash toward a gift for a co-worker (on the occasion of a death, marriage ...
The US Space Force also confirmed the same following Guetlein’s comments, saying that the official was referring to a series of Chinese satellite maneuvers in 2024. (Representative Image ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Which is ruder: being ignored by someone who is constantly on their cellular telephone, or interrupting that person with a conversation without saying “excuse me”?