Miss Manners: Why are restaurant restrooms unclean so often?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

Miss Manners: What happened to restaurant bathrooms?

As a performer of a certain age, I have seen everything from tailored dresses to gowns glittering with beads and spangles — ...

Miss Manners: What do I tell the restaurant staff when the ladies’ room is too gross to use?

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

Miss Manners: Dirty restaurant bathrooms are ruining my dining experiences

For an afternoon event, tea-length (something that falls around midcalf) is expected for women in dressy day fabrics (silk, ...

Miss Manners: I can’t stand dirty restaurant bathrooms; I make someone else touch the door

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

Miss Manners: I leave restaurant bathrooms with my hands unwashed

Even if the room is clean, I avoid using the door handle when exiting. I wait for another lady to leave, and follow her ...

Miss Manners: What should this diner do when they find restaurant bathrooms ‘too dirty to use?’

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Miss Manners: I panicked at an upscale restaurant and made a gross decision

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Here’s a moment that has bothered me for decades. When I was an unworldly 20-something male visiting ...

Miss Manners: Why does this keep happening to me in the ladies’ room?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On occasion, my husband and I visit local restaurants. When I go to wash my hands in the ladies’ room, I ...

Miss Manners: I told my wedding guests ‘no gifts’ but I didn’t expect this to happen

On our wedding website, and when asked in person, we said, “No gifts, please” (we have plenty of stuff!), but we also ...
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Miss Manners: If you’re so picky about restroom standards, you should probably stay home

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Miss Manners: I claimed to have a conflict, and then I got caught

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A good friend asked me to join her and a few other people for lunch. This was not something I wanted to do, so I claimed to have conflicts on the two dates she suggested. Then she ...