DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends manage to arrive at most places at a specific time — doctors’ offices, work meetings, etc.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends manage to arrive at most places at a specific time -- doctors’ offices, work meetings, etc.

Miss Manners asks, "Why is it that your friends are dictating what time they show up at your house in the first place?" ...

Letter-writer wishes their aunt and uncle would listen to their training rules about their new dog.

But Miss Manners thinks you will have more success winning over rude customers with a pleasant counter-example -- a crisp but pleasant, “Good morning! How can I help?” -- than by any ...

Miss Manners: Nepotism is one thing, but this would be flat-out deception Plus: If it’s a bad time to talk, why did you answer the phone?

Dear Miss Manners: Please help me with line etiquette when faced with the following scenario. Person A enters the post office and gets behind five people in line. There is a group at the table ...

And Miss Manners would be happy to retire just as soon as you and everyone else learn the basic premise without which civilization does not function: If you treat others callously, you needn’t ...