GENTLE READER: Wash your hands at the time appointed, hold hands during the prayer, and then, when everyone else starts to ...
Now that they are grown men, I am running into a similar, uncomfortable position with them and their significant others. I feel like I am stepping on eggshells and biting my tongue when they come to ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a great neighborhood with wonderful neighbors. A few of the ladies in my cul-de-sac have become close: looking out for each other, picking up delivered packages if they’re ...
However, it seems like other folks never got this same lesson. I frequently find that some well-intentioned guest will look over, notice me not eating, and try to persuade me to go ahead and dig in — ...
GENTLE READER: A polite way would be to say, “Thank you; I will in just a moment.” Miss Manners agrees with you that it is ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in an upscale restaurant and the 20-something server totally messed up. The appetizers never arrived, our order was incorrect, etc. The young woman gave a half-hearted apology ...
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Old-fashioned good manners are more important to young Britons than good looks, new study finds
Holding the door open for strangers and using a knife and fork correctly may have been dismissed as outdated by a generation raised on TikTok and antidepressants. But a new study has found that young ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve witnessed many women leaving their purses unattended in the toddler seat of grocery carts. They will turn their back to the cart to look for an item nearby, usually for less ...
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: A cousin and his wife, who are close to me, have an annoying habit of click-clicking on their phones while we are talking. I am about 20 years older than them. I have a background ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A cousin and his wife, who are close to me, have an annoying habit of click-clicking on their phones while we are talking. I am about 20 years older than them. I have a background ...
Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I have a difference of opinion about emails sent from “do not reply” addresses. I say that, in principle, they display poor manners. They are akin to saying something to ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I discovered what looked like a batch of pruned vines in my backyard. There is some ivy that grows on the walls shared by several of us in proximity, and it appears the neighbors ...
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