What’s with Young People and Manners/Respect?

I can’t believe I’m saying this!  I’m only 36!  Anyway, my husband and I saw The Phantom of the Opera over the weekend – my first time seeing it live since 1994 (I saw the crappy movie version in 2004).  While the production was just okay – the chandelier wasn’t as elaborate as I remembered […]

Young Males and Spoon Etiquette: What’s Up With That?

I’ve seen it with guys I know.  It’s in a recent Quaker Oats ad.  It’s also in the poster for the upcoming movie, That Awkward Moment.  What am I talking about?  It’s the way guys hold spoons.  They hold them with their entire hand.  Why?  It looks so…odd.  It isn’t really how one SHOULD be […]

Holiday Party Etiquette Refresher

Cynthia Cheng Mintz   Good behaviour is very important at parties, so here are some rules to always remember (regardless of what kind of holiday or party you are going to):  If you’re at a cocktail event, make sure you mingle.  Standing around the buffet is not a good thing and neither is sitting in […]