Miss Manners: Courtesy requires you swallow what you're eating before answering a question
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was watching a soap opera and one of the characters, a very proper lady, answered her granddaughter’s ...
Miss Manners: Is there a polite way to deal with relatives who constantly tease you?
I've tried to laugh good-naturedly at these “jokes,” but as the years go by, their barbs seem less and less humorous and more ...
Miss Manners: My relatives are always teasing me
Dear Miss Manners: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind ...
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Manners Should Come Before Efficiency
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. GENTLE READER: In Miss Manners’ opinion, Frederick Winslow ...
Miss Manners: A friend talks about plans we have in front of others who are not invited and it’s awkward
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend who talks about plans she and I have together in front of others who are not invited. She ...
Miss Manners: In-law always changes the subject of conversation
Dear Miss Manners: One of my in-laws will wait for a person to finish speaking, then say something on a completely different subject. No “hmmm,” “interesting” or any other noncommittal word to ...