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?

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

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!

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

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 ...

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 ...

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?” ...

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 ...

Led by newcomers Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear, Molly Manners' “Extra Geography” finds humor in feminine angst and youthful ...

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