Forum: Manners/Etiquette

When a chauffer arrives at a destination with a married man and woman, how does he let them out of the car? A. The chauffeur opens the door for...

You're eating and you have a napkin spread out on your lap to catch falling debris. Now you've dropped something into your napkin and helped it...

The furniture business needs the equivalent of Ask Andy About Clothes. Nothing remotely close is available on the internet. At the very least,...

Rather than using the office phone system or coming to talk with me my boss has recently started knocking on a glass window that sepperates us and...

Hello all I am new here and have what seems to be a simple question but I'm not sure of how to word it so here is a scenario. Lets say that you are...

Interior decorating is one of my few hobbies...:icon_smile_big::icon_smile_big::icon_smile_big: so to start with, here are 10 ways to impress a...

I tried to find and search for an introductions thread to no avail. However, in my eternal pursuit of gentle manners, I thought this forum...

I find it rude to ask people to do that but they seem to do it a lot in germany. :confused: What do you think? How about the same people asking men...

A man in my office yesterday was wearing a tan seersucker suit with crappy black shoes and an ugly maroon shirt and tie. I briefly thought about...

So I went sailing with my girlfriend and her father the other day, and we enter a small bakery stocking up. I feel that as the adult overseeing two...

1. Dont chew noisily or with your mouth open. 2. The idea is to eat with your fingers, not with your hand and definitely not with both hands. 3....

If you have to take off your jacket for whatever reason, where should you put it? On the back of your chair? What if you don't have a chair, can you...

One of my pet peeves is the neighborhood kids as young as five calling all the adults by their first names. From Day 1, I have fought this trend,...

I recently discovered a pen that I thought my mother would like. The body of the pen is her favorite color, and has daisies printed on it, which she...

When you are about to ask the woman of your dreams, managed to scratch together the necessary funds for a ring, there is one problem that remains!...

I just finished watching High Society, a 1956 film with a star studded cast including Grace Kelly, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra. ...

Is it ever acceptable to tuck a napkin into your shirt neckline to cover your collar, tie, and shirtfront while eating?

Okay, I'm hardly an expert, but I wanted to get some opinions on what is a fairly common practice among my circle of friends. When meeting a...

A gentleman's appearance is judged by the way he dresses. But there is more to it than that. As a Trad, do you find that you are different than...

To my utter embarrassment, it only in the past few years or so that I have begun to conscientiously send thank you notes to those who invite me to...

If you're eating a big meal, is it ever acceptable to loosen your tie and unbutton the neck button? When is it acceptable to roll your sleeves up?

Does "no gifts, please" really mean no gifts? Two of my very best friends have been together for 10 years and are having a commitment...

Has anyone ever heard this? I've been told that a man should never wear Gold after dark with only two exceptions, a signet ring or a wedding band....

As a party guest, I consider it mandatory to arrive bearing a little something for the host or the event, regardless of whether the host expects it....

I am fed up with men going on, on how to treat the little ladies, there is never anything from them on how to treat us men. When I read some of...

Any literature on this?

I think they're stupid, personally, but what is the etiquette for going through them with a lady? Two options, both seem less-than-ideal: 1) You...

I have been invited to the wedding of a good friend from college (I am also friends with his fiance, but through him), with a "+ guest." I have...

While I realize that merely omitting a baseball cap in a fine restaurant constitutes a blow for freedom these days, I try to subscribe to classic hat...

In a nice restaurant, if the service is adequate, I leave between 20% and 25% and leave about 10% for The Captain. If the service is below...

I am a groomsman at a wedding and must rent the particular tuxedo that the wedding couple has selected (3 button, notched lapel, fuchsia neck tie;...

Am I the only one that gets a little irritated when someone says "tux",or "wing-tip collar?

Might be a silly question, but is there a particular history/reason why we sign letters at the end and not the beginning? It'd be odd to leave a...

http://www.archive.org/details/gutenberg Just type etiquette in the search box and download the free books. Enjoy:icon_smile_wink:. Regards Edmond.

I know that in continental Europe a blazer and a pair of flannel trousers are seen as elegant clothing for a formal dinner which doesn't require...

I recall Miss Manners or the like opining that one should only notify another of a clothing mishap if it could be immediately remedied. Let them...

I really didn't know where to post this, and thought this was as good a place as any. To moderators: feel free to move this to a more appropriate...

Sort of relevant to the Joe Frances' post: http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88885 Where he talks about sending a...

Valentine Low's attempt to master Debrett's new Guide for the Modern Gentleman, a 192-page advice book that covers everything from being properly...