DEAR MISS MANNERS: My adult daughters learned etiquette from me. It was passed down from my mother. Somewhere along the line, the old etiquette has been forgotten and new manners have been invented by ...

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Not exactly taking the high road, but sometimes it feels good to get down in the gutter.

I work in a fast-food restaurant, in which we only go by our first names. Often, when customers decide that I am the cause of whatever is not going their way, they ask me for my name. My first name is ...

Ever wonder why some social rules feel more like relics than helpful guidelines? We all grew up learning certain courtesies, but honestly, a lot of those traditional manners no longer fit the world we ...

Ever walked into someone's home and instantly felt like you'd stepped into a different era? Not outdated exactly, just somehow warmer, more thoughtful. There's a reason for that feeling. People raised ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the last decade, I lost my mobility and now use a wheelchair. The family of my partner still invites both of us to family events at their home, even though it is inaccessible ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A good friend asked me to join her and a few other people for lunch. This was not something I wanted to do, so I claimed to have conflicts on the first two dates she suggested. Then ...

Peering into recent history, one sees many signs of decorum, from neat dress and polite conversation to deferential rituals of greeting and hierarchy. Why have the habits of the Upstairs/Downstairs ...