Miss Manners herself once managed one carry-on bag to the Wagner festival at Bayreuth — encompassing 10 formal evenings — with one evening dress and a different look every night.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good relationship with my neighbors across the street — we’re not friends, but we have a nice, friendly manner with each other.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a frequent tourist, I take lots of photos wherever I go. I try not to be intrusive, but it isn’t feasible to ask permission of anonymous people in public spaces, and U.S ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a frequent tourist, I take lots of photos wherever I go. I try not to be intrusive, but it isn’t feasible to ask permission of anonymous people in public spaces, and U.S ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a frequent tourist, I take lots of photos wherever I go. I try not to be intrusive, but it isn’t feasible to ask permission of anonymous people in public spaces, and U.S ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a frequent tourist, I take lots of photos wherever I go. I try not to be intrusive, but it isn’t feasible to ask permission of anonymous people in public spaces, and U.S ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a frequent tourist, I take lots of photos wherever I go. I try not to be intrusive, but it isn’t feasible to ask permission of anonymous people in public spaces, and U.S ...

Life & Culture Miss Manners: What can I do about friend who insists on showing me photos of family, people I don’t know? Published: May. 12, 2025, 9:00 a.m.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have developmental prosopagnosia, or face-blindness, and cannot recognize any human faces. I work remotely in a profession that does not require me to interact directly with ...

Advice Miss Manners: My friend won’t stop shoving photos in my face; I’m face-blind Published: May. 12, 2025, 3:00 a.m.

Just a regular engineering degree, like my husband’s.” DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend who constantly solicits gifts for a variety of occasions, both for herself and for her 12-year-old son.