DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are intensely divided over the appropriateness of using the kitchen sink to wash one’s hands for anything other than food prep. I grew up in a house where the ...

Miss Manners: Is it bad manners to wash hands in the kitchen sink, unless you’re preparing food? Miss Manners: In-home party assistant puts out a tip jar to the horror of the host Miss Manners ...

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: I had an art show last summer, the week before my birthday. An old friend stopped by and purchased a very nice glass platter (over $150) for her daughter. As she was paying for ...

So, in our art meet-ups, we call it a ‘bad drawing party.’ The idea isn’t to be good at art, but to be bad at it and just express yourself. The idea is self-expression, being yourself ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had an art show last summer, the week before my birthday. An old friend stopped by and purchased a very nice glass platter (over $150) for her daughter. As she was paying for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I bought a drink at a coffee shop that came to $4.22 with tax. I was presented with three tip options: $1, $2 or $3 -- 25%, 50% or 75%, respectively. Since there weren’t any ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We threw a small potluck birthday lunch in the break ... She continued to tell me she felt bad for him and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While staying at a lovely hotel, each morning before leaving my room, I would place $10 on the writing table for the maid. When I returned to my room the second day, I noticed ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been a vegetarian for 15 years. It never fails that once a fellow diner finds out this information, they immediately take it upon themselves to read aloud everything on ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in my office when I got an urge to go to the bathroom. I hate to do this at work, because I work in a converted townhouse where the bathrooms are just one toilet and one ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in my office when I got an urge to go to the bathroom. I hate to do this at work, because I work in a converted townhouse where the bathrooms are just one toilet and one ...