It has nothing to do with the size of your bank account. There are all kinds of signals that servers read when they're waiting tables. From body language to tone of voice, we can interpret a lot.

I have two friends I see frequently, but they rarely see each other. When we all get together, inevitably one will start telling the other a story I have heard many times. Then the other will tell HER ...

Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...

DEAR EMBARRASSED: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without success, focus on scaling back your get-togethers, keeping them casual. If ...

GENTLE READER: No. And not just because etiquette and Miss Manners condemn it (black looks funereal at a wedding, and black ...

Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...

Dear Annie: I don’t normally write in, but your advice to “Balancing Burdens,” the woman who was on the fence about telling ...

The way she held her utensils and kept her head almost in her plate was noticeable, and some people moved to another table.

Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is disappointed that their adult stepchildren have bad ...

Even when it's unintentional, it can leave the folks who aren't using their phones feeling invisible. If you want to be more ...

Dear Eric: I have an etiquette question. For background, I went through a very difficult period in my life where my friends ...