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: 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 ...
Miss Manners: I watched in horror as a birthday host denied food to children
If the children are of an age to understand, one can take satisfaction in explaining the lesson in the car on the way home -- ...
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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 ...
Beloved Alabama Miss America praises new winner from home state: ‘Humble, thoughtful, loving’
Heather Whitestone McCallum, Miss America 1995, made sure to congratulate Birmingham’s Abbie Stockard this week after her win as Miss America 2025. Both women are Alabama natives, and both competed in ...
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: 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: Should host inquire about guest’s health following dinner party that made her ill?
Miss Manners suggests redirecting his misguided attempts by saying, “I’m sorry that I don’t understand the gifs and memes you send, but if you would like to chat or go out for a meal or a walk, I ...