Miss Manners: How should I have replied to a bigwig’s condescending comment?
The guest at a college football game was insulted by a bigwig’s snobby comments; a reader is annoyed when she’s served a ...
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 ...
MLive2d
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.
The Spokesman-Review11d
Miss Manners: Sick guest asked to stay home – does not take it well
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had invited a group of friends and family to my home for Christmas dinner and a celebration: six adults and two young children. The problem was with one guest, who had been ...
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 ...
The Washington Post16d
Miss Manners: I’m kind to my mom-in-law. Why does my husband ignore my mom?
Dear Miss Manners: I was watching a soap opera and one of the characters, a very proper lady, answered her granddaughter’s question with food in her mouth. She did tuck the food into her cheek ...