Dear Miss Manners: Is it proper to lick food or liquid from around your mouth area or should you use your napkin instead? An ice cream cone, of course, is impossible to eat without getting it all over ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it proper for company employees to address customers by their given names? Banks do it, call centers do it, salespeople do it. I always appreciate being called “Mr. Smith” ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have read much on the proper construction of a pousse-cafe: a cocktail having each ingredient carefully layered over the previous one. Unfortunately, none of these guides has ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper dining etiquette with regard to the hand that is not holding a utensil? When we traveled to Europe, the locals did not like that my unused arm was in my lap, as ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know this may sound like a silly question, but what exactly is the proper etiquette for getting on and off an elevator? Is there even a proper way? It seems that when people wait ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended two touring Broadway shows, and many families were at each performance. For one show, some people wore costumes: Across from me, a child had on a rather large hat the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper etiquette for disembarking a plane when the aisles are full and someone’s bag is several rows behind them? I was getting off a flight when a couple in the row in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is the proper time to attach an anniversary band to your wife’s wedding band? GENTLE READER: While you are still married. (Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have read much on the proper construction of a pousse-cafe: a cocktail having each ingredient carefully layered over the previous one. Unfortunately, none of these guides has ...