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Q. The setting was dinner for 16 at one of Europe’s most civilised houses. Sitting on the right of the…
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Q. A friend’s daughter is marrying soon. She and her husband-to-be, both art-lovers, have dispensed with a wedding list, instead…
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Q. A friend’s daughter is marrying soon. She and her husband-to-be, both art-lovers, have dispensed with a wedding list, instead…
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Q. My daughters and I were recently taking our seats on an aeroplane. From behind us came the recorded refrain…
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Q. My daughters and I were recently taking our seats on an aeroplane. From behind us came the recorded refrain…
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Q. When going out to dinner I’ve found some people will send everyone a list of the other guests so…
Dear Mary: What can you do when your new neighbours stiff you on a restaurant bill?
Q. We moved recently and new neighbours invited us to join them for dinner at a nearby restaurant. I planned…
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Q. We moved recently and new neighbours invited us to join them for dinner at a nearby restaurant. I planned…
Dear Mary: Is it OK to ask to drink the wine you brought to a dinner party?
Q. What is the etiquette regarding asking to drink the wine you have brought to a dinner party? The man…
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Q. What is the etiquette regarding asking to drink the wine you have brought to a dinner party? The man…
Dear Mary: why have all my friends given me scented candles?
Q. My super successful son kindly gave a birthday dinner party for me in a glamorous London club. I have never…
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Q. My super successful son kindly gave a birthday dinner party for me in a glamorous London club. I have never…
Dear Mary: When I woke up at 3 a.m., my dinner party guests hadn’t gone
How do you persuade your pleasant dinner guests to go home when they will stay into the early hours if…
Dear Mary
How do you persuade your pleasant dinner guests to go home when they will stay into the early hours if…
Dear Mary: My doctor keeps asking me for advice on selling furniture
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. I know it’s a gaffe to ask a doctor for medical advice at a party, but what is the…
Dear Mary: How can I angle for a wedding invitation?
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. How does one go about getting invited to a wedding? Two friends of mine from university, who I have…
Dear Mary: how can my friend make her husband wear his hearing aids?
Q. A friend of mine’s husband is in his nineties. They are a delightful couple but the husband has started…
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Q. A friend of mine’s husband is in his nineties. They are a delightful couple but the husband has started…
Dear Mary on thongs vs big pants and stilettos on wooden floors
Q. I have a daily problem with knickers. I am size eight so not obese, but I find the sort…
Dear Mary
Q. I have a daily problem with knickers. I am size eight so not obese, but I find the sort…
Dear Mary: How can I make a conversation-stopping gaffe go away?
Q. What should a host do when a guest says something so embarrassing in front of the assembled company that…
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Q. What should a host do when a guest says something so embarrassing in front of the assembled company that…
Dear Mary: How to stop a host turning his dinner party into a debate
Q. Twice recently our host has clinked his glass, required us to stop relaxing and instead take part in a…