What a delight to stumble upon your site. Your blog is a concise and sensed summary of what good manners and etiquette is all about.

I am as well in the field of etiquette in Italy and what I emphsize most is kindness and respect towards others, especially our hosts whether at home or in a restaurant.
I have read through your “embarassing dinner” you had organized for your daughter and I know that these things do happen and unfortunetly the polite and sensible person is the most affected and uncomfortable.
Picking up a wrong fork will not catagorize one as a rude person, but strong and unpleasant remarks surely will.
As courtesy seems to be fading away we should try our best to keep it bright and lively everyday.

I look foward to new posts,

Eleonora Tortorici Marchioness of Montaperto