Etiquette expert William Hanson joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about proper manners and polite behavior. Why is “no elbows on the table” a rule? Is there a proper way to stir ...

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A Florida-based etiquette expert has a bone to pick when it comes to many Americans' eating habits. Jacqueline Whitmore of Palm Beach, Fla., told Fox News Digital this week that she's even compiled a ...

How one handles themselves, particularly while eating in the presence of others, can make an enormous impression. Though, genetically, we may not differ much from our chimpanzee brethren (yes, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Ten years ago, I was a working single mom to a loving, but rather difficult, 5-year-old boy. Not having enough bandwidth for everything, I decided to pick my battles in raising him.

It can be frustrating trying to order something off the menu that you can't pronounce, but here's what one expert says you should do the next time this happens.

Etiquette isn’t about old-fashioned politeness or outdated rules about opening doors and folding napkins (and it’s not always common sense). At its core, good etiquette is the oil that keeps society ...

Fifth-graders pressed their party dresses and tamed their cowlicks for the recent Manners Banquet at Greentree Elementary in Kingwood. This was the pupils' chance to shine and to practice their newly ...