Tesco used to have shelves of Match Box cars and Action Man. Now I’m happy to get a couple of shirts and underpants from Marks ... like where Syria is; or Debrett’s A-Z of Modern Manners – to ensure ...

Fourteenth century English bishop and educator, William of Wykeham, declared that “manners maketh the man”. John Hopkins University Professor Pier Forni called them a “precious life-improvement tool.” ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a lifelong hospitality worker, and consider myself a great greeter in any scenario. A few years ago, at a new place of work, the phrase “Welcome in” was used as the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was swamped by charitable solicitations in the mail this Christmas. A great deal of time, effort and money went into these missives. Yet when I donate to some of these ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How should I best phrase a request ... to suggest I invite his friends to stay at my house? Dear Annie: Man tells daughter he treats her harshly because he wants her to ...

The next Kingsman movie is confirmed to be Kingsman: The Blue Blood, rather than a followup to the prequel The Kings Man. However, a recent string of financial failures from Vaughn has put the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind you of the stupid, mean things you did when you were young? Naturally ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was watching a soap opera and one of the characters, a very proper lady, answered her granddaughter’s question with food in her mouth. She did tuck the food into her cheek ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the years, our family has grown considerably. Our nieces and nephews have children of their own now, many of our friends now have grandchildren, etc. I used to send ...