In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin gives a polite way to respond after a reader is asked about a disappointing stay at a friend's rustic lakeside retreat.

I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed -- china, crystal, linen, silver -- that other relatives ...

Our friends graciously offered us use of their rustic lakeside cabin, as they no longer can travel there themselves. We had a disappointing time and cut our stay short due to the terrible odor, ...

You were so kind to let us use the cabin. The area is beautiful and we were so happy to get away ...” Please send your ...

We cut our stay short due to the terrible odor, primitive accommodations and insufficient space and privately vowed to never return.

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There was a time when manners, good behaviour and etiquette was simply expected. You parked properly, queued patiently, didn’t block ...

These are friends of mine, and I do want to entertain them, but I’m afraid I’ll be limiting them to barbecues in the future.

The moment I realized my eye-rolling at etiquette wasn't about the rules themselves but about the deep shame I felt for not ...

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For Kathie Lee Gifford and her grandchildren, good manners run in the family! “Yesterday I was out to lunch. Cody’s little boy Frankie ...