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Miss Manners: To yelp, or not to yelp?
September 9, 2010 Dear Miss Manners: It is in desperation I turn to you to teach proper etiquette to the 20-plus crowd for dealing with problems they have with businesses they patronize. I refer to the all-too-common practice of leaving the place in a huff, rushing to the computer and yelping about the experience...
Miss Manners: Workplace friendships
September 9, 2010Dear Miss Manners: When I was laid off after six years, it was not unexpected -- there had been a change of ownership over a year ago, and it was only a matter of time until the entire "old management team" was replaced. I was actually thankful, considering how unhappy I had been, and the fact that...
Miss Manners: Dinner party seating
September 9, 2010Dear Miss Manners: Please explain the correct way to seat couples during dinner parties. I was recently at a family event where couples were asked to sit at separate tables. This announcement drew complaints and derision from some who were offended by being told what to do (and forced to deal wit...
Miss Manners: The sniff test at the table
September 9, 2010Dear Miss Manners: Is it appropriate to smell your food at the table?
Miss Manners: Use firm but civil tone with unwanted suitor
September 9, 2010 Dear Miss Manners: There is a young man I met through mutual friends at college who has been asking me out. I considered him an acquaintance -- an acquaintance I had become increasingly unfond of.
Miss Manners: Eager suitor seeks father's permission to date daughter
September 9, 2010Dear Miss Manners: I took the father of a young lady I would like to pursue to lunch a few months ago, seeking his permission and approval to date his daughter. After an encouraging lunch and conversation about our relationship, we decided that it would be best to wait until she was done with sch...
Miss Manners: How should one handle space invaders?
September 9, 2010Dear Miss Manners: For 20-some years, I have been annoyed by the seemingly universal habit here of people standing cheek-to-jowl with the folks who are checking out ahead of them at retail stores.
Miss Manners: Invited guest assumes party requires payment
September 9, 2010Dear Miss Manners: My daughter recently sent out beautiful handmade invitations. Simply put, the invitations invite you to join me as I celebrate my 50th birthday. It gives the date, time and place and asks each guest to RSVP along with their choice of four entrees. That's it.
Miss Manners: Invited guest assumes party requires payment
September 9, 2010 Dear Miss Manners: My daughter recently sent out beautiful handmade invitations. Simply put, the invitations invite you to join me as I celebrate my 50th birthday. It gives the date, time and place and asks each guest to RSVP along with their choice of four entrees. That's it.
Miss Manners: Common courtesy in opening doors
September 9, 2010Dear Miss Manners: The other day, I was walking into a coffee shop as a man was walking out. His hands were full balancing three cups of coffee, so I held the door open for him. Two other men followed behind him and one said to me, "Don't you just love equal rights?" Not long ago, a man in the of...
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