GENTLE READER: Let us see first if your approach makes any difference. This young man seems so oblivious that he may not be ...
Is it polite to use your knife for this purpose? Peas, for instance, are hard to eat with just a fork or spoon.
My son is not-so-secretly grateful I said something, but my wife is angry with me and thinks I am being petty and selfish.
A parent asks whether it’s acceptable for their daughter to push food onto her fork with her finger, or if she should use a ...
As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others. Politely ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter pushes food onto her fork with her index finger. Is it polite to use your knife for this ...
As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others. Politely setting boundaries is warranted, especially when it is also for the ...
As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others. Politely ...
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I heard this anecdote in college and a couple of times in the years since then: An applicant goes to a job ...
Was I wrong to insist on picking up my items at that time? Should I have left and waited for the lady to text me?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I recently lost a significant amount of weight -- enough that I had to go buy all new clothes. I know a young lady who doesn’t have any money, and she is about the size I was before ...