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Miss Manners: She’s declared herself the dessert boss, and the rest of us end up paying
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I go out to dinner twice a month with a group of five friends. We always ask for separate checks, so there is never any quibbling about how to pay. Related Articles Miss Manners ...
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Miss Manners: I have to wear a name tag, and I hate the way these men say my name
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a cashier in a grocery store, and we’re required to wear a name tag with our first name printed boldly. Related Articles Miss Manners: How do I tell a doctor not to ...
Cleveland.com3d
Miss Manners: It’s a challenge finding a place for my clutch while dining out
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it acceptable to place a small evening clutch on the table while dining out? Often, the restaurant chairs have open backs, so if I place the clutch behind me, it falls to the ...
NJ.com6d
Best of Miss Manners: Don’t take pictures of my furniture when you visit my home ... it’s creepy
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just hosted my book club in my home. A member who had never been in my home before whipped out her iPhone and started taking pictures of my artwork, furniture and knickknacks.
MLive5d
Miss Manners: I’m a cashier and this is why we hate wearing name tags
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a cashier in a grocery store, and we’re required to wear a name tag with our first name printed boldly. It feels creepy when customers, often the male ones, address me ...
MLive6d
Miss Manners: I keep getting invited to fundraisers, but I don’t want to pay to socialize with friends
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are often invited to fundraisers by a couple in our circle of friends. They purchase a table or a package of tickets, which pays for our admission. Still, as these are ...
syracuse.com6d
Miss Manners: Is a little white lie to avoid hurt feelings really that bad?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are often invited to fundraisers by a couple in our circle of friends. They purchase a table or a package of tickets, which pays for our admission. Still, as these are ...
syracuse.com5d
Miss Manners: Not everyone has the same standards of cleanliness; know when it’s appropriate to act
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I am invited to stay in someone’s home, and that home isn’t very clean, may I leave it cleaner than I found it? I assume that my hosts are already overwhelmed and I ...
NJ.com5d
Miss Manners: If you’re too full to order dessert, don’t think you’re getting a taste of mine
DEAR MISS MANNERS: While having dinner at a five-star restaurant, he took out 15 assorted vitamins and supplements, placing them on his bread plate. Then he used his dinner plate for the buttered ...
Cleveland.com4d
Miss Manners: I’m losing sleep over my neighbor’s car locks
DEAR MISS MANNERS: There are many examples of technology and bad behavior merging, and I ask for your opinion regarding one that bothers me: people locking their vehicles by pressing the key fob ...
Orlando Sentinel3d
Miss Manners: Don’t they realize it’s rude to make a car chirp like that?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: There are many examples of technology and bad behavior merging, and I ask for your opinion regarding one that bothers me: people locking their vehicles by pressing the key fob ...
The New York Times3d
Art and Design
The artist is 87 now and under constant medical care. But he was determined to make it to Paris for the exhibition of his life. By Eleanor Stanford The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of ...