DEAR MISS MANNERS: My oldest child is about to turn 4, and we plan to invite other local children to celebrate. We live in a very small town where the custom seems to be to invite the entire ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) will focus on access to primary healthcare and proper nutrition this year, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Thursday. Speaking at the ...
“Southerners are known to be friendly and pride themselves on being casual and engaging,” says Diane Gottsman, a national etiquette expert and founder of The Protocol School of Texas. “However, that ...
GENTLE READER: In a more general form, yours is one of the principal etiquette questions of our day. But that question is often, to Miss Manners ... situations, the proper question is ...
There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting The Queen or a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms. For men this is a neck bow (from the head only ...
There is also the finger “kowtow” or finger tapping, which is a ceremonial gesture as a silent expression of gratitude when you fill someone else’s cup. I like that people are proper in that sense.
Delhi health officials released guidelines for tackling Human MetaPneumoVirus (HMPV) and other respiratory ailments, highlighting the necessity of isolating suspected cases, reporting through the ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I travel frequently, and I have noticed that airports are reducing the number of seats at the gates. I will arrive at the gate more than an hour before boarding, only to find ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I kindly tell my sister that her son’s texts to the family are annoying? He’s 14, and his texts and phone etiquette leave us scratching our heads. He doesn’t ...