Miss Manners: Answers to questions on the etiquette of RSVPing and using lotion at the dinner table

Is it impolite to send a handwritten note as an RSVP when directed on the wedding invitation to use a QR code instead?

Miss Manners: Applying lotion at the restaurant table rubs husband the wrong way

A diner prefers discreetly moisturizing dry hands at dinner rather than using a wet public restroom counter, but her ...
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Miss Manners: Accepting gift from friend facing foreclosure

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend of ours is in a dire financial situation. She is presently in foreclosure of her home. She sent ...

Miss Manners: My friend can’t stop talking politics at our parties

A host is frustrated with a friend who constantly brings up politics at parties despite being asked to keep the mood light, ...

Miss Manners: Would an American just call out for more food?

When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country.

Psychology says constant over-apologizing isn’t actually good manners, it often traces back to growing up around emotions you had to handle before you were old …

Someone steps on your foot on the train, and you're the one who says sorry. The restaurant sends out the wrong dish, and you ...

Miss Manners: Husband says it’s bad manners to lotion my hands at the table, instead of in bathroom

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Most seasons, I have dry skin and need to use lotion after I wash my hands. I prefer not to do this in a ...

Miss Manners: Also, there are finger-snapping gangs in my alley

Will you please write something about people not talking from their windows, especially from a second-floor window to someone below at the door? Related Articles Miss Manners: I ruined a grumpy ...

Miss Manners: Three of my daughter’s friends attended her wedding but sent nothing

A mother asks how her daughter should respond to three wedding guests who attended but sent no cards or gifts, with the ...