social etiquette
Dear Mary: At a smart dinner party, is it wrong to ask for the wifi code?
Q. My husband and I are excited to have been invited to dinner by our most important neighbour. However our…
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Q. What is the etiquette of hospital visiting? A friend in his fifties is about to spend six weeks in…
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Q. A well-known television mogul,whom I had met only once, came to dinner at my house. I was on good…
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Q. I know it’s a gaffe to ask a doctor for medical advice at a party, but what is the…
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Q. How does one go about getting invited to a wedding? Two friends of mine from university, who I have…
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Q. Re. your letter from F.C. about the boyfriend leaving lids off (20 February), I have a similar problem. My husband…
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Q. Former colleagues, with whom I got on very well in the context of the office, are buying a house…
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Q. I love my boyfriend but he has a terrible habit I was unaware of before he moved in. If…
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Q. We have two granddaughters working hard and happily at university. It is our pleasure to give them some cash…
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Q. What can be done when more people than you can cater for accept an invitation? We are giving a…
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I have been alone in the country this festive season as my adult children and most of my friends are…
Dear Mary: How to stop someone from giving my tiny children expensive clothes that they never wear?
Q. Is there a tactful way to deter certain people from buying clothing for one’s tiny children as Christmas presents?…
