Tag: manners
Miss Manners: Is their kind offer because they don’t want to...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am privileged to receive free air travel benefits from my husband’s job as an airline pilot.My family flies on standby...
Miss Manners: The other diners were pointing at us. How should...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friend and I had tickets for a show, and we thought we had allowed enough time beforehand — nearly two...
Miss Manners: She said I was an awful host because of...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 25 and am lucky to be studying overseas in France. It is a financial struggle, but worth the effort,...
Miss Manners: I was embarrassed to say why I couldn’t join...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am socially engaged in my community through volunteering. I tend to be an outgoing, cheerful person who gets frequent...
Miss Manners: I end up yelling into the ether after Pilates....
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I belong to a Pilates studio, and I like to acknowledge and express appreciation for the hard work of my...
Miss Manners: The audience started chanting at the man who hijacked...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do you have any advice on how to manage questions from audience members post-lecture?
The moderator makes it clear that due...
Miss Manners: There’s cat hair all over my furniture, and I...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I recently bought a fairly expensive set of deck furniture (sofa and chairs), which I use frequently. The problem is...
Miss Manners: I realized only later that they were talking about...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been mortified, twice, by close friends while talking on the phone.
They each told a story about a friend...
Miss Manners: Should the bride be told what the best man...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Should the bride and groom be shown the best man’s speech before the wedding? Or, if not them, someone else?
GENTLE...
Miss Manners: This woman wagged her finger at me because of...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son is a first-grader. We drive him to his school for drop-offs and pickups, which entails parking and escorting...