Miss Manners would be afraid she would forget, only to be reminded upon squishily standing up. Fearing the same outcome, not ...
In the end, it's not a matter of doing it right or wrong, but of understanding that each table, each culture, has its own language. And at yours, to what extent is silence when eating or drinking ...
Mealtime in my house was chaotic. Introducing new rules to follow each week helped my kids with table manners.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I stopped eating potluck food at work years ago when I found cat hair in a piece of cake. Apparently, the lady who brought the cake regularly let her cats jump up on her kitchen ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve been invited to a casual backyard party for a low-country boil. I’d like to attend and spend time with my friends, but my shellfish allergy means I can’t partake of the food.