Miss Manners: Gardener would rather talk to plants than neighbors
I respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors who ask me questions about my garden while I am ...
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Miss Manners: Umbrella etiquette in crowds means you have to get creative
If I open my umbrella, then the rain that hits it falls onto the people next to me, most of whom do not have umbrellas.
Miss Manners: Parent refuses to serve pizza to kids who arrive late to child’s birthday party
I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few hours and the children ...
Miss Manners: University president was a condescending snob
A letter writer was invited to attend a college football game at a VIP box where the university’s president kept making ...
Miss Manners: The host denied food to the kids who were late to the birthday party
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few ...
Miss Manners: What should I have said to the snobby bigwig?
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or ...
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Miss Manners: Guests who arrived late to child’s birthday party are told all the food is gone
However, another group that arrived 20 minutes after the start time did include children, and they didn’t get any pizza: The ...
Miss Manners: Live and let live – even the ‘we’re pregnant!’ people
If the children are of an age to understand, one can take satisfaction in explaining the lesson in the car on the way home – ...
Miss Manners: Was the host right to deny pizza to latecomers?
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or ...
Miss Manners: People take advantage of my kindness and cooking skills
Letter writer wishes guests would offer to help when they are come over for meals. Dear Miss Manners: I’m looking for your ...
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Miss Manners: Being a snob is a bad look
For people, such an occasion might be a ladies’ spa day, where the husband would not be invited. In the case of flatware, the ...
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Miss Manners: What do I say to someone who won’t use my nickname?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I go by a shortened version of my first name because I feel it suits me better than my full name. Even my parents started using the shortened name when I was a child ...