I have tried to tell my husband that it’s just bad manners to start cleaning up the meal when people are still eating it. GENTLE READER: Yes, it is. But a 15-minute respite also seems extreme.

Miss Manners: When we’re eating together, my friends only talk about food Letter writer is “fed up” with friends talking about food nonstop during meals together.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: During a brief conversation with a friend, she told me that it is bad manners to cut your over-easy eggs with a fork and knife so they are broken and mixed up, or to use toast ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: During a brief conversation with a friend, she told me that it is bad manners to cut your over-easy eggs with a fork and knife so they are broken and mixed up, or to use toast ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the dilemma of consuming refreshments at Paris's ...

Advice Best of Miss Manners: Isn’t it in bad taste for a bride and groom to eat steak while guests get pork chops? Published: Nov. 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m.

This great British dilemma has long been a social faux pas just waiting to trip us up, but a study has found that attitudes ...

Over time, the way society works tends to change, with certain behaviors becoming much more common. Here are 11 things that seem like bad manners but are actually socially acceptable now.

Miss Manners: Should I tell my lonely friend she’s exhausting and negative, or just ghost her? Plus: You could call me an ‘efficient’ eater. Does that really mean I’m impolite?