There’s a uniting theme when it comes to manners in Australia: in Australian English, good manners centre on honouring personal autonomy, egalitarianism and not appearing to tell people what to do.

Nowadays, it seems like parents don't want to teach their kids good manners anymore. When you go to a restaurant, it's not uncommon to see a child on their iPad or disrespecting their parents.

De Civilitate morum puerilium (A Handbook on Good Manners for Children) rapidly went through more than 30 editions. The perfect gift for the history buff in your life. Give now and get a FREE TOTE ...

An uninvited, vegan plus 1 showed up to the letter writer’s dinner party and promptly criticized all the food. Dear Miss ...

I invited a friend to a concert more than a month ahead of the performance. She said she'd have to get back to me. Two weeks ...

Letter writer’s relatives insist on getting free drink and popcorn ... next time she sees a wall of small print at the concessions stand. Dear Miss Manners: My husband and I enjoyed a very ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young adult who bought a home in one of the highest-cost resort areas of the country – a purchase that strains me financially, but is well worth it. While I love my friends ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a woman marrying another woman, and some of my relatives object to same-sex relationships. Is there a proper way to notify them of the wedding without inviting them?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper response when an atheist sneezes, instead of “God bless you”? What about people you don’t know? I had a lady give me a hard time when she sneezed and I ...

What is the correct etiquette here? GENTLE READER: It would have been far more insulting, in Miss Manners’ estimation, to have only offered sugar-free foods. This would imply that your guests ...