In my home country, guests are not expected to bring gifts, dishes, wine, etc. During dinner, hosts serve everyone else before serving themselves ...

I was less pleased, however, when my houseguest proceeded to scroll endlessly through her phone during our simple repast at the dinner table, searching for a specific video to sho ...

Earlier this year, I realized that dinnertime had gotten out of hand at my house. It seemed like each of my five family members spent half of our mealtime together complaining about each other's poor ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve been given a budget to take some out-of-town folks to dinner the day before a conference. Miss Manners: Relatives abruptly axed from the wedding guest list after a ...

Dining etiquette has never been one fixed set of rules, even though it can sometimes feel that way when someone mentions the correct fork. Across different centuries, table manners changed with ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper way to handle it when your nose needs attention: Do you stay at the table to use a tissue, or should you excuse yourself to the restroom? I understand the latter ...

Parenting has changed a lot over the years, and, for all intents and purposes, that's a good thing. However, some old-school ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Tensions were riding high on the eve of my brother’s wedding, when I made the faux pax of mentioning his baldness at the dinner table. I mentioned that I, too, have male-pattern ...

Dear Miss Manners: When I was growing up, my mother was adamant that I learn proper manners, especially at the dinner table. Bad table manners were my mother’s pet peeve, and they became mine, as well ...