Miss Manners: She’s bringing her awful dog to the opera. How can I get out of this?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I, along with a friend, purchased hard-to-get opera tickets. We’ve looked forward to ...
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‘Speak No Evil’ is a nightmare vacation of poor manners, bad hosts
Hollywood remakes of foreign films have always been a trend, occasionally bringing stories only film nerds have seen to ...
Miss Manners: A virtual stranger disrupted my bowling party, and nobody knew what to do
DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each).
Miss Manners: What is the proper way to eat pitted cherries?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper way to eat pitted cherries? Cutting them up to remove the pits seems excessive, but ...
Miss Manners: How do I tell my friend that her new charity is for a cause I won’t support?
My friend started a new charity and is asking her circle for donations. But I choose the causes I support carefully and her’s ...
Miss Manners: Should you tip the valet at a clinic with a “no gratuities required” policy?
Some medical facilities ban tipping because they pay parking attendants a living wage, and do not want patients with medical ...
50 Table Manners Everyone Should Know Before They’re 30
Knowing how to behave at meals isn't just about proper etiquette. Turns out, your table manners send coded messages about you ...
Miss Manners: Friend is bringing poodle to dinner and opera. Can we bow out?
She plans to bring her annoying poodle to dinner and the opera. Her friends want to bow out. Dear Miss Manners: My husband ...
Miss Manners: Cousin’s invites to dinner come with no food, and the need for me to open my wallet
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I entertained two guests on separate occasions: One was a guest for the weekend, and the other just for ...
Miss Manners: Our friend intends on bringing her ‘comfort’ poodle to the opera, so we think we’ll bow out
However, we just learned that our companion intends to bring her extremely unruly “comfort” poodle -- not only to the opera, ...
Miss Manners: No need to be discreet about something you can’t help
Miss Manners begs your pardon, but cannot imagine what -- other than some quiet sympathy -- could distress your friends if ...
Miss Manners: When we arrived at the restaurant, our friends had already ordered drinks ... rude, no?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were meeting another couple at a restaurant for dinner, and we arrived 15 minutes before our ...