We have become a nation of rude people. Does that matter? I actually think it does because there is a link between manners and morals. As a grandfather of three little children, it’s so important to ...
You step into a home shaped by old-school manners and notice the atmosphere before you notice any single object. Expect a calm, deliberate sense of care that shows how people here treat guests, meals, ...
Kids who don't learn good manners aren't just at risk of being rude, they may also suffer socially and professionally as adults. Teaching manners is a form of empathy training, and that's good for ...
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Forget good looks or smooth talking, manners are what matters when it comes to men. And so Britain's age-old arbiter of good taste, Debrett's, has published a new guide to ...
I know I am old and old-fashioned. However, it chafes my haunches to see how rude we are to each other anymore. I don’t know about you, but I am ready to see common manners become fashionable again.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am finding that whenever I go out to a social event, or even a restaurant, I am either being captured by a camera or someone has taken candid pictures without my knowledge. In the ...
Rudeness was reported as the chief cause of stress in a recent poll in France. For 60 percent of the French, it is not the debt crisis or persistent double-digit unemployment that stresses them out, ...
Dear Annie: I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Relative to the longstanding tradition of men proposing marriage to women, and in this day of slow (but hopefully inexorable) movement towards gender equity, I wonder if the percent ...