GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...

Nowadays, it seems like parents don't want to teach their kids good manners anymore ... people in this way is considered a sign of respect. It's a way of indicating the child is aware that ...

During those instances, you might feel lost. But words of encouragement can help. Certain quotes can inspire and remind you to live life to the fullest and persevere through whatever challenges ...

While many airlines do enforce dress codes, the majority of clothing expectations perpetuated by older generations are simply crafted by “good manners” and respect. Air travel has become more ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I used to be religious, many years ago, but I now identify as pagan -- meaning that I believe in the powers of Mother Earth, and that everything she’s created is sacred. My beliefs ...

Dear Miss Manners: I used to be religious, many years ago, but I now identify as pagan — meaning that I believe in the powers ...

That is, unless you want your fellow diners grabbing you from behind, or standing around and desperately trying to remember what they were taught in first-aid class. Slippery little cusses that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please tell me the correct way to eat oysters. GENTLE READER: Do not believe those who advise you to swallow them whole. That is, unless you want your fellow diners grabbing you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wonderful partner and I will soon be attending his son’s wedding. This will be the first time he’ll see a lot of his former in-laws and friends since the divorce a few ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about people who start scanning their items at grocery store self-checkouts and sending them down the belt before one has finished bagging one’s own items?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I don’t know what to do about my boyfriend’s habit of always canceling plans. We have been together for a little over three years, and when he does follow through with plans ...