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Miss Manners: Is it okay to comment on a co-worker’s new hairstyle or fashion choices?
Miss Manners suggests you use your charm to comment favorably when your colleagues do especially good work. DEAR MISS MANNERS ...
Miss Manners: We were yelled at in a Paris opera house. Were we in the wrong?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...
Miss Manners: Was it rude to eat in our seats while watching an opera?
Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...
Miss Manners: I was publicly shamed for eating at the opera in Paris
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the dilemma of consuming refreshments at Paris's ...
Dear Miss Manners: Our hungry night at the opera in Paris
"Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done." ...
Best of Miss Manners: Our child’s friend, who’s a huge eater, came on vacation with us and brought NO cash!
his mom didn’t send him with spending money, let alone send along some cookies or otherwise offer to contribute something to ...
Miss Manners: Is it inappropriate for a man to comment on women’s office looks?
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
Miss Manners: I’m out of pithy comebacks for when people make cracks about my cute outfits
GENTLE READER: “Thank you.” This is regardless of whether or not the comments are complimentary. For the ones that are not, ...
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Miss Manners: Snacking during the opera brings a rude reprimand
DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions.
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Miss Manners: I’d like to compliment women in my office, but I’m not sure if that is OK
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it OK to comment on a co-worker’s new hairstyle or fashion choices? For context, I am a man and work mostly with women. I would only ever share positive comments, such as, “I ...
Miss Manners: Drab dressing family has endless comments when I wear anything eye-catching
GENTLE READER: “Thank you.” This is regardless of whether or not the comments are complimentary. For the ones that are not, ...
Dear Miss Manners: Host’s ‘Have I Had Too Many?’ game backfires
Dear Miss Manners: To prevent party guests from driving impaired, I came up with a fun game using a $21 breathalyzer I bought ...