With the riverboat gone and their porters refusing to continue to Jemulpo, where their steamship was due to depart the next ...

If you’re unsure of the local custom, it’s safest to remain silent when someone sneezes. If you’re in a culture where acknowledging sneezes is the norm, a simple smile or nod can convey empathy ...

The showdown between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Feb. 28 ...

You’re given a pot of steaming liquid, and you can cook your food directly in the pot, right there at the table. Chef Kenneth ... from Japanese shabu-shabu to Korean and Vietnamese hot pot ...

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from shaking hands or appearing rude for refusing. GENTLE READER: Why didn’t ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Can you please publish a few short words on presenting a proper toast? Among millennials and Gen Z, the word “cheers” has become both a noun and a verb. I have heard “Let ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I carry all of my weight in my belly. Since I’ve been 18, I’ve had to deal with people asking when I’m due or whether it’s a boy or a girl. It always makes me feel fat ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes people enthusiastically tell me something they think I don’t know, particularly about my areas of expertise. Saying “I already knew that” sounds condescending.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I bought a drink at a coffee shop ... and therefore I was taking my coffee to go (thus reducing the need to clean off a table or deal with my presence in the store), I tipped ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I carry all of my weight in my belly. Since I’ve been 18, I’ve had to deal with people asking when I’m due or whether it’s a boy or a girl. It always makes me feel fat ...