Miss Manners: After 150 years of use, why are there no common manners used in elevators?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a ...

Miss Manners: A rude guest is driving away my grandmother’s tea party friends

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Once a month, my grandmother hosts a group of friends at her house for a chat and an afternoon tea. She ...

Miss Manners: One rude woman is ruining my grandmother’s get-togethers

Once a month, my grandmother hosts a group of friends at her house for a chat and an afternoon tea. She loves the company and the catch-up, as they are all older and can’t get out much, especially ...

Miss Manners: I’ve appointed myself the enforcer of elevator manners

It is true that we no longer dance around in the elevator so as to allow all the women to get out before the men. There is, ...
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Miss Manners: Elevator etiquette seems to have vanished

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.” ...

Miss Manners: May I use my full height and stern voice to enforce elevator decorum?

Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a system of accepted manners related to them. Related Articles Miss Manners: How can I respond with ...

Miss Manners: Is it wrong to loudly correct strangers’ elevator etiquette?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader's confrontational approach to preventing elevator crowding.