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Should You Open A Gift Right Away—Or Wait? Here's What Etiquette Experts Say

While I love that my friends and family still give me birthday presents, I never quite know the right way to react. Do I ...

Miss Manners: What’s the best way to greet an acquaintance you see in an unexpected place?

Your initial reaction is surprise, followed by joy and a desire to embrace them like a long-lost friend ... until you recover ...

Miss Manners: Is it proper etiquette to use a fork to anchor lox on a bagel?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin offers three solutions for the common problem of slippery ...

6 Things You Should Never Regift, According to an Etiquette Expert

"It’s perfectly fine to rehome an item you no longer use, just don’t try to pass it off as a gift," she notes. And for those ...

Holiday gift and tip anxiety? Etiquette experts explain who you actually need to buy for this year

Emily Post’s online holiday tipping guide does not designating precise dollar amounts for tips. The guide adds, “remember ...
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Miss Manners: Dangling lox leaves me with an etiquette issue

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Miss Manners: What’s the right way to greet someone you barely know?

GENTLE READER: Another friendly SNOW. This necessitates, however, a third reaction in your repertoire, which is a somewhat ...
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Ask Margar-etiquette about Meaningful Gift Giving

Dear Margar-etiquette, My family exchanges gifts every year, but I’m feeling uninspired. I don’t want to buy things just to ...

From hoodies to high society: Silicon Valley’s tech founders are taking lessons to dress, behave and master etiquette

Silicon Valley's tech titans are now embracing etiquette, moving beyond hoodies to master professional polish. A new focus on ...

After 38 years as BND’s Etiquette Lady, Dianne Isbell makes a graceful exit

Another path expanded my hat making into other colors: black, white, orange, aqua, yellow. That idea was sparked by a vendor ...

Miss Manners: What’s a SNOW person, and how do you deal with meeting them in public?

GENTLE READER: Another friendly SNOW. This necessitates, however, a third reaction in your repertoire, which is a somewhat deflated, but still polite, realization that you are only acquaintances. The ...