Miss Manners: That awkward moment when you see a smile-and-wave acquaintance out of context

GENTLE READER: Another friendly SNOW. This necessitates, however, a third reaction in your repertoire, which is a somewhat ...

Miss Manners: Awkward encounters with the familiar faces in my life

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader and how they should greet familiar ...

Dear Miss Manners: Is my way of tackling lunch entree acceptable?

Dear Miss Manners: I frequently attend luncheons at which the entree consists of bagels, lox (smoked salmon) and cream cheese ...
mlive

Miss Manners: Dangling lox leaves me with an etiquette issue

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Miss Manners: Is it proper etiquette to use a fork to anchor lox on a bagel?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin offers three solutions for the common problem of slippery ...
Anchorage Daily News

Miss Manners: The case of the slippery, sliding smoked salmon

Bagels have grown in size substantially since my childhood. Nowadays, a whole bagel is too much for me, so I carefully take one half with the tongs provided. I spread it with cream cheese, then lay a ...