Dear Miss Manners: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...

An uninvited, vegan plus 1 showed up to the letter writer’s dinner party and promptly criticized all the food. Dear Miss ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was picking up food at a restaurant when a young lady approached the counter to retrieve her order. She was wearing a lovely white dress. Unfortunately, her bright ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was active-duty military, eligible to shop in the commissary, where goods were somewhat less expensive than at a civilian market. My pay was also less than the equivalent ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I started going gray at age 14, so I’ve gotten a lot of comments about my appearance over the last 20 years -- shockingly, ALL from women. From my friends’ moms (“You’re ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please tell me the correct way to eat oysters. GENTLE READER: Do not believe those who advise you to swallow them whole. That is, unless you want your fellow diners grabbing you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My neighbor and I had a heated disagreement about trick-or-treating. We are fortunate to live in a picturesque neighborhood of single-family houses, and our street is popular ...

Is she? GENTLE READER: More like demonstrating it. Miss Manners is guessing that these children are in your neighborhood because it is safer than theirs — in terms of foot traffic, at least.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) Miss Manners: I felt like stealing her ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was picking up food at a restaurant when a young lady approached the counter to retrieve her order. She was wearing a lovely white dress. Miss Manners: This vexing couple ...