Letter writer noticed that even the most basic table manners are ignored. Dear Miss Manners: When I was growing up, my mother ...

... basic things like: wait till everyone is seated before starting to eat; don’t use your fingers; ask to be excused before ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was always taught that one’s bread plate is placed to the left. Whenever I am with a large group at a table at a wedding (or another function), at least one person always takes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was always taught that one’s bread plate is placed to the left. Whenever I am with a large group at a table at a wedding (or another function), at least one person always takes ...