Miss Manners: Service people talk down to me because I’m a woman in my 70s

A woman in her 70s is frustrated by service workers who patronize her with comments like calling her “Gorgeous” and “young ...

Miss Manners: What to say when I don’t find compliments flattering?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader in her 70s who does not appreciate ...

Miss Manners: Must we invite doom-and-gloom neighbor?

We have a good friend who lives near us and is part of a circle of friends who attend each other’s gatherings. This friend ...

Miss Manners: He’s constantly paying for me, but no one else in our group of friends

I have a nice friend who goes out of his way to do kind things for me. I’m an independent woman, but I’m also a new real ...

Miss Manners: Answers to questions on the etiquette of RSVPing and using lotion at the dinner table

Is it impolite to send a handwritten note as an RSVP when directed on the wedding invitation to use a QR code instead?

Psychology says constant over-apologizing isn’t actually good manners, it often traces back to growing up around emotions you had to handle before you were old …

Someone steps on your foot on the train, and you're the one who says sorry. The restaurant sends out the wrong dish, and you ...
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Lower, Middle & Upper Class People Usually Have Completely Different Ideas Of What Good Manners Look Like

When it comes to financial status, lower- and middle-class people have a much different idea of what good manners look like ...

Miss Manners: Husband says it’s bad manners to lotion my hands at the table, instead of in bathroom

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Most seasons, I have dry skin and need to use lotion after I wash my hands. I prefer not to do this in a ...