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To start, bear in mind three principles: First, you are a guest in another person’s country, and it is rude to belittle a ...

I felt sure this man’s companion must have been irritated. I certainly was, but I didn’t know how to politely redirect the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do you set the table when the salad is served at the same time as the rest of the meal? I went to a friend’s house and she put the salad fork to the left of the regular fork. We ...

GENTLE READER: It was to avoid the knives being used to attack fellow diners -- or at least to lessen that possibility.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Just after Thanksgiving each year, my young nieces send out a letter to the extended family that contains their “Letter to Santa,” outlining the things they would like as gifts.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude to ask someone alone with a laptop at a coffeeshop to share the table? Related Articles Miss Manners: I got scolded, but how was I supposed to understand what the ...

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