Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that ...

Why is their desire to talk to me more valid than my wish not to talk to them? Is there an etiquette rule that says I must suffer instead of them?

Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to politely avoiding small talk with strangers in ...

Why is it not considered rude to engage me in conversation against my will, but it IS considered rude to tell people you don’t want to talk?

Why do strangers want to make small talk with me while waiting in grocery checkout lines, at bus stops, at the bank, during flights, etc.? STOP!

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Strangers want to make small talk with me while waiting in grocery checkout lines, at bus stops, at the bank, during flights, etc. I do not want to make friends with strangers every ...

The annual pride march in Mumbai is a gathering of people from all walks of life to demonstrate pride in diverse genders and ...

Elaine West Grimes started working at Walt Disney World in 1975 and continues to serve at the 50s Prime Time Café at Disney's ...

The mac and cheese at The Farmer’s Daughter exists in a perfect middle ground – sophisticated enough to impress food snobs but unpretentious enough to satisfy traditionalists. The pasta is perfectly ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a new employee at a large company. How do I respond to nosy co-workers asking about where I previously ...