Picture this: you walk into a restaurant and notice someone scrolling through Instagram while their food gets cold. Their ...

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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Etiquette experts agree that bringing a cellphone to the Thanksgiving table is the rudest. A good guest keeps conversations light and inclusive, avoiding controversial topics like politics. Arriving ...

Etiquette isn’t about old-fashioned politeness or outdated rules about opening doors and folding napkins (and it’s not always common sense).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 ...

Attitude may seem like a nebulous idea, but most people can distinguish between a positive and a negative attitude. Proper etiquette greatly enhances your ability to achieve and maintain your desired ...

It doesn't take a genius to be smart about good etiquette practices. It does take kindness and patience — and those things matter (perhaps now more than ever) in our incredibly fast-paced, go-go-go ...

In today's business environment, email is ubiquitous. Questions, discussions, reports, emergencies, briefings and more happen in the blink of an eye via email. And while email entrenched itself firmly ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attempt to use proper etiquette in my daily life. I’m far from perfect, and mistakes happen, but I do try my hardest to be polite in all things. A former friend of mine said, on ...

Dianne Isbell has written an etiquette column for the Belleville News-Democrat since 1987. She served as director of protocol for U.S. Air Force Communications Command before retiring in 2001. Derik ...

Medical spaces are a unique combination of majorly stressful and potentially boring—a combo that can lead to etiquette mistakes with serious consequences, says Lizzie Post, the co-president of the ...

With spring travel season here and summer right behind it, there are some very smart ways to make air travel a little more pleasant for everybody involved. It means following some basic rules of good ...