Etiquette expert William Hanson joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about proper manners and polite behavior. Why is “no elbows on the table” a rule? Is there a proper way to stir ...

First, know that there’s a difference between purposefully rude questions and accidental offenses. As for how you should respond to a not-intentionally-mean-but-still-rude query? “It depends entirely ...