Teaching Young People Lost Social Arts; the Kent Cotillion of Litchifeld County - Litchfield County Times24 May 2012

Teaching Young People Lost Social Arts; the Kent Cotillion of Litchifeld CountyLitchfield County TimesThe mood was more constrained Sunday when 11 young people from Sherman, Kent and Cornwall in Connecticut and Amenia and Millerton, NY, were assembled at the Fife 'n Drum for a meal and instruction in proper dining etiquette. Elissa Potts, owner of the ...

Modern Manners + Etiquette: Wedding Invitations + More - GoLocal Worcester24 May 2012

GoLocal WorcesterModern Manners + Etiquette: Wedding Invitations + MoreGoLocal WorcesterQuestions about a wedding etiquette dilemma, business presentations, how to eat like a gentleman and not allowing a smartphone to come between you and your friends were all matters of importance to readers this week at Didi Lorillard's ...

The ups of lift etiquette - Brisbane Times24 May 2012

Brisbane TimesThe ups of lift etiquetteBrisbane TimesYet so many of us do not know how to use one properly. The elevator has been a feature of city life for decades, but when it comes to lift etiquette, most Australians are struggling to get a mark higher than "poor". The founder of The Good Manners ...and more »

Are manners dead? - Stuff.co.nz19 May 2012

Stuff.co.nzAre manners dead?Stuff.co.nzThat's always bad mannered and never more frowned on than by Annabelle White, who is known as a chef but is perhaps even hotter on manners. She teaches and talks on etiquette. "Manners are seriously challenged at the moment," she says, "and there's ...and more »

Free tips from a local manners expert during National Etiquette Week - Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)14 May 2012

Free tips from a local manners expert during National Etiquette WeekMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)National Etiquette Week (May 14-18) seemed the perfect time to take a look at how Minnesotans stack up on the politeness meter. Local business etiquette expert Liz Taylor said some behavior here is “less than graceful.” “Manners aren't about being ...