However well-meaning this family is, Miss Manners can understand that it creates a nuisance for your daughter, who is trying ...
A parent wants to help their private chef daughter find a way to tune out distracting clients while she cooks.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was dining solo, and a family with two small children was seated in my section. One toddler decided to treat the restaurant to prolonged, high-pitched shrieks. I didn’t want to ...
GENTLE READER: The phrase you want is “How nice FOR you,” with the emphasis on the “for.” Repeat as necessary. Please send ...
GENTLE READER: Decent people do not, as you said, admonish people directly. Nor do they go looking for trouble. If the ...
I asked a man sitting in front of me at a college musical to remove his distracting baseball cap, which he did. My wife later ...
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GENTLE READER: Other than your having a clear affinity for dairy products, Miss Manners sees nothing wrong with your shopping ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Am I the one who is in the wrong here? When I invited several friends to dinner recently, I was shamed and ...