Miss Manners: How should I react when people do not respond to an invitation but show up for dinner?

I usually say simply, “What a nice surprise,” but I am then left to shuffle place cards, add settings (often unmatched) and ...
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12 table manners that used to matter—but don’t anymore

Table manners have always reflected social values, class structures, and practicality of their time. Many rules were created ...

Miss Manners: As they say, unexpected guests don’t get fish knives

I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed – china, crystal, linen, silver – that other relatives didn ...

Miss Manners: Cheap husband always argues, loudly, over the amount of tip left at restaurants

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Bon Appétit SHS students receive fine dining etiquette lesson

Students with the Sylacauga High School chapter of FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) recently received ...