GENTLE READER: Technically -- a qualifier Miss Manners uses to emphasize that there are more important issues to consider -- ...

GENTLE READER: Technically -- a qualifier Miss Manners uses to emphasize that there are more important issues to consider -- ...

While good manners remain subjective, there are a few nations that are universally praised for being well-mannered.

Dear Miss Manners: My birthday is a few days after the new year. It’s a very easy date to miss altogether in the shadow of ...

GENTLE READER: While she appreciates the adoration and deplores the incoherent instruction you received, Miss Manners feels ...

During a round of toasts, a colleague was admonished -- in a good-natured way -- by co-workers, for raising her water glass.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a company holiday party, one of my colleagues decided not to partake of the wine that was offered.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to why criticizing a colleague's choice to toast with ...

During a round of toasts, she was admonished for raising her water glass. They said toasting someone with water is bad luck.

Miss Manners says, “It is awkward  to suggest that someone else engage in an act of kindness on one’s behalf.” ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my friends endlessly plays with the food she does not want to eat, without ever signaling by the ...

GENTLE READER: Technically -- a qualifier Miss Manners uses to emphasize that there are more important issues to consider -- ...