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Mon., Dec. 28, 2009
Too many gifts for thank you notes?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My children, who are 6, 7 and 12, have three sets of grandparents, 14 aunts and uncles and eight cousins. We live a good distance from all …
Mon., Dec. 21, 2009
Miss Manners: Give breakup inquirers new topic
DEAR MISS MANNERS – The holidays mean that friends and family fill each other in on the year’s happenings. For the last few Christmases, I have had the same boyfriend. …
Mon., Dec. 14, 2009
Miss Manners: General rules offer exceptions
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I are both fortunate to come from large families with whom we love to spend time, and do so frequently. We are also blessed …
Wed., Dec. 9, 2009
Miss Manners: Table settings should be logical
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I enjoy eating dinner with our children at home most nights. The children are generally charged with setting the table and clearing plates, and …
Mon., Nov. 30, 2009
Miss Manners: Give thanks for family going home
DEAR MISS MANNERS: If I can contain my anger, let me relate the Thanksgiving Day “celebration” at our home, with my large family. Since there were more than a dozen …
Wed., Nov. 11, 2009
Miss Manners: Ask friends source of misinformation
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When conversing, I find a new trend – more and more people making assertive statements about me or my family. The statements are not unpleasant, but they …
Mon., Nov. 9, 2009
Miss Manners: To tell or not will make no difference
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A guest, who, like me, is a middle-aged bachelor (well, I am perhaps a tad beyond middle age, but never mind that) returned this summer – essentially …
Wed., Nov. 4, 2009
Miss Manners: Dress for success at social engagements
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was visiting friends, I perused my hotel’s list of recommended dining establishments. Each restaurant listed their dress code and, to my consternation, I found each …
Mon., Nov. 2, 2009
Miss Manners: Vandalism no defense against foul speech
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I parked my car in a public parking lot, I noticed a car had a bumper sticker that read, “If you have nothing to say, just …
Mon., Oct. 26, 2009
E-mail from undergrads get failing grade
DEAR MISS MANNERS: You could assist an entire profession if you would advise undergraduates on how to compose e-mail messages to their professors. Like my colleagues, I’ve received peremptory messages …
Mon., Oct. 19, 2009
Miss Manners: Egoism isn’t principle
DEAR MISS MANNERS – Occasionally, the rules of etiquette conflict with my religious and moral convictions. When this happens, is there a way I can signal this to new acquaintances? …
Mon., Oct. 12, 2009
Miss Manners: Bible may not indicate ancestor’s marital status
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I discovered a Bible that belonged to my great-great-grandmother, and, as I have an avid interest in our family genealogy, I was thrilled! I am curious, however, …
Wed., Sept. 23, 2009
Miss Manners: The right way to shake hands
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was a young boy, my father stressed upon me that gentlemen shake hands – always – with the right hand – much like soldiers always …
Mon., Sept. 21, 2009
Miss Manners: Honorifics apply with all couples
DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do you address mail to a same-sex married couple? I believe I should use the same formality that I do when addressing mail to an opposite …
Mon., Sept. 14, 2009
Miss Manners: Wife’s cat makes lousy housemate
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I met my lovely wife over six years ago, she had an extremely ill-tempered cat. (It bit me on our first date.) My wife had recently …
Mon., Sept. 7, 2009
Miss Manners: Charity wedding gifts leave reader confused
DEAR MISS MANNERS: The invitations for the wedding of a pair of friends included a list of local charities to which invitees could send contributions. I don’t recall the exact …
Wed., Sept. 2, 2009
Miss Manners: It’s your choice but place settings need not match
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have two small sets of silver, one containing about six place settings, and the other four. Since we are young and do not have complete sets …
Mon., Aug. 31, 2009
Miss Manners: Office Boomers tease Gen Y co-worker
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am unsure of how to react to my co-workers’ spiteful comments whenever I choose to spend my paid/personal time off (PTO). I am a single male, …
Wed., Aug. 19, 2009
Miss Manners: Not necessary to reveal wedding plans
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just got engaged, purposely have not told coworkers and don’t wear my (gorgeous) engagement ring to work. Why? I do not want nosey coworkers getting into …
Mon., Aug. 17, 2009
Miss Manners: Keeping Facebook personal
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Facebook is out of control. There are way too many people in this world trying to be your friend when you don’t necessarily want them to be. …
Wed., Aug. 12, 2009
Miss Manners: Honesty is not always best policy
DEAR MISS MANNERS: An acquaintance posted on the Internet some music that he had composed and performed with his band. He then directed friends to the site to listen and …
Wed., Aug. 5, 2009
Miss Manners: Nothing to be done about rude charities
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Customarily, my wife and I send out several thousand dollars of charitable checks. This year, I am probably out of a job. Out of work, with no …
Wed., July 29, 2009
Napkins: Know when to fold ‘em
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I learned that once the napkin is unfolded after one sits down at a table, it is not refolded. It is folded loosely and replaced back on …
Wed., July 22, 2009
Miss Manners: Mother looks for things to be offended over
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son got married two years ago, and please keep in mind that my daughter-in-law and I have never had a falling out. We’ve stayed at their …
Mon., July 20, 2009
Homework excuse will keep child at bay
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a university student living in a semi-detached house with several other students. The couple living in the other half of the house have two small …
Mon., July 13, 2009
Miss Manners: Humble reader sees the candlelight
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I seem to remember, from way back, that eating by candlelight was restricted to evening dining and not “proper” during daylight hours. Is this the current practice? …
Mon., July 6, 2009
Miss Manners: Don’t give laid-off workers the brush-off
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A large percentage of the U.S. work force for my corporation was laid off without warning. Some of these are colleagues who I am not close friends …
Wed., July 1, 2009
‘Friends’ hound ill woman for wedding present
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Several years ago, I volunteered at an elementary school and became friendly with a mother and son who both taught there. My health has since deteriorated to …
Fri., June 26, 2009
Miss Manners: When whole family wants to know health details
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a serious, but probably (hopefully) not dangerous medical condition (a benign inoperable brain tumor, if you must know). I am receiving radiation therapy for it. …
Wed., June 24, 2009
Miss Manners: Celebration hard for cash-strapped
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are gathering for dinner to celebrate a friend’s last night in town, as she is moving away. The host is expecting us all to pitch in …