What should I have said to an elegant woman who turned to me as we were waiting to board the bus and said, "I hate Jews"?

My new boyfriend has a single thick, curly backhair that I'm itching to pluck. Please advise.

Is it okay to give kids non-alcoholic beer?

While I was washing my hands in the only basin in a small unisex bathroom in a cafe, something odd happened.

We recently went to see a play and everyone got up for a standing ovation. We didn't think it was worthy of one.

Q: When checking out at the supermarket, I am routinely asked, "How's your day been so far?" or "What are your plans for the rest of the day?" My instinctive – but never spoken – reply is, "None of your business." Am I wrong to be riled by these perfunctory insincerities from total strangers?

My cleaner insists on moving a couple of ornaments that she obviously feels

I was walking through my office with my bag, when a condom fell out onto the floor.

I am the mother of two active preschoolers, and while this is a very fulfilling role, every trip to the supermarket is stressful and tiring.

My neighbour and his leaf blower are inseparable. I've often fantasised about leaving an anonymous note in his letterbox suggesting he buy a broom. Should I?

We recently rented a beach house with friends but their young son broke a few things. What do we do?

The older Australian heterosexual male is one of the most pitifully sad creatures in the wider human community.

Snooping is always going to be no-win/no-win because, if you see something upsetting, you can never mention it to them.

Who has jurisdiction over the cinema armrest?

Danny Katz solves your ethics and etiquette dilemmas.

When I asked her, "Could you pass the pepper?" she answered, "What's the magic word?"

Danny Katz solves your ethics and etiquette dilemmas

If you're raising the kind of kid who "just can't wait to grow up!" please let them know they're adorable but also deranged.

For a classical symphony, low to medium applause is the accepted norm.

We went to school with gluten snacks and hands slathered in peanut butter for extra grip on the monkey bars.

The only way couples can avoid looking smug to an uncoupled person is to treat each other horribly.

Scrapers are the best, diggers are idiots, and this also applies to anyone using Philly, Vegemite, peanut butter and, if we must, toilet paper.

As the old adage goes: "What a chicken doesn't know it's eating won't hurt it."

 These are the tiny, mysterious gifts of life that make the journey more bearable.

Danny Katz solves your ethics and etiquette dilemmas.

Boats on trailers suck out all the joy and love in a neighbourhood.

You shouldn't leave pricey stuff lying around anywhere, in the same way you wouldn't leave a phone or a wallet or a baby.

Danny Katz solves your ethics and etiquette dilemmas.

If people started using my neat and tidy desk as an all-you-can-eat buffet bar, I'd be oozing with indignation as well.