We are taught to eat quietly and with grace. This article may as well be about table manners because we eat three times a day but sometimes we do not bother to check how we behave at the dining table.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I tell my friend to go away and leave me alone? I need my alone time to recharge, but she will keep talking and bothering me, especially during lunch at the studio where ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I kept my birth name when I got married 10 years ago. However, my parents insist on calling me “Mrs. Husband’s Last Name.” They’ve used a variety of excuses -- they were ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: What are some polite, humble alternatives to “I may be wrong, but ...”? I find myself increasingly defaulting to this phrase when, as far as I can tell, I’m not wrong.
Dear Miss Manners: This time of year, it often rains in the afternoon, and so I carry an umbrella with me. However, many people do not. On occasion, it will start raining when I am in a crowd ...
She will buy a table of eight for this event and invite ... room for someone who has the means to bid on items. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am an expat living in a tropical country.