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Miss Manners: My tremor affects my table manners and it’s awkward when eating in public
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try ...
Miss Manners: Deliberately ignoring someone speaking to you is a high insult. But what can be done about it?
GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...
Miss Manners: Was it rude to eat in our seats while watching an opera?
Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...
Miss Manners: I was publicly shamed for eating at the opera in Paris
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the dilemma of consuming refreshments at Paris's ...
Miss Manners: I can’t eat out without risking my health
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to navigating social dining with celiac disease.
Dear Miss Manners: Our hungry night at the opera in Paris
"Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done." ...
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Miss Manners: The case of the hungry operagoers
This is not done!” What would Miss Manners suggest as the best course of action? Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than ...