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20-40-60 Etiquette: Take a seat

Who sits where — and who should choose the seat — during lunch with a friend? 20-40-60 Etiquette answers, with Linda Miller as guest.

Asheville's Answer Man addresses telephone pole hanging on by splinters

I’ve got my own question today: Is it wrong to make your wife pick up her own birthday cake at the bakery, on her birthday? My wife and I disagree over this, and I’m pretty sure I lost the argument.

Etiquette, opening doors, who should pay defined

Dear Answer Girl, What are the current rules of etiquette pertaining to dating? You know, like opening doors and paying and stuff. I read a book of etiquette and it just talked about table manners and such.

TripAdvisor: Cell phone yakker lets manners fly away

Q: I totally understand that people occasionally have to make or answer a phone call while they're waiting near an airport gate. But don't you think it's kind of inconsiderate to sit there talking on your cell phone for 30 minutes or more?

Charm school for a new India

NEW DELHI (AFP) - At the prompting of Pria Warrick, her class of aspiring politicians open their arms wide and press their palms together over their heads -- milking the cheers of an imaginary crowd of supporters.