In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin offers advice on w,hat to do when food falls during a meal.

Dining etiquette has always reflected more than table manners. It signals respect, awareness of others, and an understanding ...

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Picture this: you walk into a restaurant and notice someone scrolling through Instagram while their food gets cold. Their ...

My husband is immunocompromised, and so we are careful of germ exposure. We don’t want to touch this friend’s phone.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our high school reunion committee is planning a 50-year reunion for our class. The committee would like to have a memorial table for those who have passed, including listing a cause ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: An acquaintance from church asked if I had any holiday plans. I mentioned that I was spending a couple of days visiting my father between Christmas and New Year’s. “Oh, that sounds ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: An acquaintance from church asked if I had any holiday plans. I mentioned that I was spending a couple of days visiting my father between Christmas and New Year’s. “Oh, that sounds ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I wonder if there is a proper way to greet people you never speak to, but see all the time, when you suddenly run into them in an entirely different setting. I refer to them as the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend has this absolutely annoying habit of doing laundry while entertaining guests. Related Articles Miss Manners: Years ago I dropped a piece of lettuce, and I’m still thinking ...

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