Miss Manners: Is it rude to use an umbrella when it causes people in your orbit to get wet?
If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case ...
Miss Manners: How to deal with nosy neighbors while gardening
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how ...
Miss Manners: Whose responsibility are the raindrops that drip from umbrella onto someone else’s head?
If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case it will drip only onto your own shoulders. But you would be excused for ...
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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: University president’s rude comments ruin the football game
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited by a friend who works in our state’s governor’s office to attend a college football game in ...
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: I was invited to sit in a VIP box, but the host was an unbelievable snob
At the game, the president asked me what college I had attended, then gave me a condescending stare when I named the school.
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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 ...
Best of Miss Manners: Guests leave NYE party before midnight forcing hosts to ring in the new year alone
Was it right to leave and not be the last remaining guests, or would it have been better to stay until the new year was ...
Miss Manners: What do I say to someone who won’t use my nickname?
Shortening someone’s name can be a sign of familiarity. But with a new relationship, it can be overly so. Miss Manners ...
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Miss Manners: First rule of emailing — assume everything will be forwarded
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a member of several organizations. Frequently I’ve sent updates or comments to the leaders of these ...
Miss Manners: Should the bride wear white if she’s not, well, you know ...
GENTLE READER: Far in the past. Big white dresses have been the uniform for all brides for decades now. Whether previously ...