I have very high standards for restrooms in restaurants. I will leave if they’re too gross. How do I express my disgust to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle where there were two women with carts. The ...

GENTLE READER: It was another Gentle Reader who once came up with the polite way to handle this situation. The idea is to ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader with high standards for restaurant ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In my high-rise condominium building, I must leave my flat and travel (generally via carpeted hallways and elevators) to various common areas in the building to deposit trash and ...

When the elevator doors open, I spread my arms and say in a loud voice, “It is not polite to crowd in when people are coming out.” ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a mid-30s woman's heated exchange with an older shopper.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In my high-rise condominium building, I must leave my flat and travel (generally via carpeted hallways and elevators) to various common areas in the building to deposit trash and ...

"What are you saying here, Marco?" the president asked the bashful secretary of state after reading his letter in front of reporters SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty President Donald Trump read aloud a ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend came to a dinner party and brought with her the tin I had given her at Christmas. It had been filled with homemade curried nuts, and she had eaten those and washed out the ...

Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that won’t give you a stiff neck and instead say, “Excuse me, I’m going to ...