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11 Things That Seem Like Bad Manners But Are Actually Socially Acceptable Now
According to a Gallup poll, there's been a major shift in what's acceptable to wear at work. Suits and uniforms have become ...
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Miss Manners: Is there a good way to handle embarrassing moments, like food slipping off your plate?
GENTLE READER: With a quick flick off of the table and onto the side of your plate, where it should remain until the plate is cleared. But if no one saw and you deem the table clean enough, Miss ...
Miss Manners: There’s good meat on that bone! Is it bad manners to gnaw?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I ate at a fine dining restaurant on a cruise ship and ordered a rack of lamb. I cut as much meat as I ...
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Some Rules of Dining Etiquette Are Made to Be Broken
It can be argued that in this age of self-absorption, main character syndrome, and heightened unawareness that there is a need for more manners and ... your elbows on the table while eating ...
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Miss Manners: Is it bad manners to wash hands in the kitchen sink, unless you’re preparing food?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are intensely divided over the appropriateness of using the kitchen sink to wash one’s hands for anything other than food prep. I grew up in a house where the ...