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Dear Miss Manners: I was on a flight and sitting in the aisle seat. The middle seat and window seat were occupied by ...
GENTLE READER: If there is one thing Miss Manners would think these young adults should have learned from posting personal ...
Americans and Brits are famously "divided by a common language" — and when it comes to etiquette, the cultural gap runs even ...
When someone permanently tattoos themselves at the tender age of 18 or 19, nothing in my being thinks congratulations or ...
GENTLE READER: If there is one thing Miss Manners would think these young adults should have learned from posting personal ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: It seems more and more of my friends’ young adult children are getting tattoos. Often my friends share the ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: It seems more and more of my friends’ young adult children are getting tattoos. Often my friends share the ...
Let her feel her feelings and acknowledge them. If she wants to talk, listen without making suggestions. Also, remember that ...
My issue: A Girl Scout dad engages me constantly during troop meetings, telling me about the latest horror of his ugly ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I attend our local university basketball games. Because he is hard of hearing, we are very ...
"Once, after returning from summer vacation, a student looked me up and down and said, 'You look a lot older now.'" ...
Modern social etiquette rewards attentiveness, empathy, and curiosity. Try asking follow-up questions instead of waiting for ...