We are taught to eat quietly and with grace. This article may as well be about table manners because we eat three times a day but sometimes we do not bother to check how we behave at the dining table.

With hectic work, academic and sports schedules, many families are lucky if they can eat dinner at the same time, let alone ...

I need my alone time to recharge, but she will keep talking and bothering me, especially during lunch at the studio where I work.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am an expat living in a tropical ... start thinking about shipping the expats home when they see them eating the fruit but discarding the cocktail. Please send your questions ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At casual restaurants and upscale ... exposing the cutting process to my dinner companions? Or do I eat around the meat until the bottom of the dish becomes visible?