Miss Manners: Dad’s girlfriend makes a scene at my bowling birthday party
Dad’s girlfriend showed up to the letter writer’s bowling birthday party and took over. Dear Miss Manners: For my 40th ...
Miss Manners: Thanks for dinner, but ... let’s not do this again
Do we have to invite them to join us at a restaurant at some point? If so, may we try to “dilute” them by inviting others?
Miss Manners: Reciprocating an invitation from people you don’t like
Dear Miss Manners: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad.
Miss Manners: Should I tip the parking attendant even though I’ve been told ‘gratuities are not required’?
Some medical facilities ban tipping because they pay parking attendants a living wage, and do not want patients with medical ...
Miss Manners: Should you tip the valet at a clinic with a “no gratuities required” policy?
Some medical facilities ban tipping because they pay parking attendants a living wage, and do not want patients with medical ...
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Miss Manners: Do we have to reciprocate a dinner with people we don’t like?
GENTLE READER: Your confidence that you are not required to reciprocate in your apartment, though technically correct, ...
Miss Manners: I didn’t tip the valet at the hospital. Then he made me feel guilty
The sign at the health clinic I visit regularly says tipping the valet is not required — so I don’t. But one day, the valet ...
Miss Manners: I didn’t tip him, and I was flustered by his response
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut ...
Miss Manners: I don’t want to go to the opera with my friend’s annoying ‘comfort’ poodle
Now that we know the dog is going, we want to bow out of the engagement but would prefer to do it in the least hurtful way.
Miss Manners: How to handle a gift acknowledgment lapse after a destination wedding
We will soon begin seeing the young couple and his parents frequently, as the social season is beginning. When we see them, ...
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Miss Manners: Must a patient tip valets at medical facilities parking structures?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Because of a chronic illness, I have to go to a clinic in an urban setting three to four times per week.
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Miss Manners: What’s the proper way to eat cherries that have pits?
Cutting them up to remove the pits seems excessive, but just spitting out the pits into a napkin doesn’t seem proper, either.