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Miss Manners: What is the appropriate etiquette for party leftovers brought by a guest?
I don’t want to offend anyone by implying their treats aren’t good enough for us, but I also don’t want food to go to waste.
Miss Manners: What is appropriate etiquette for dealing with party leftovers brought by guests?
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
Miss Manners: We really just want you there, we don’t need you to bring anything
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My family enjoys hosting casual open house-type parties. Whoever wants to stop by can do so at their ...
Miss Manners: Would it be crass to give a young widow money rather than flowers?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...
Lehigh Valley Live1d
Miss Manners: Is using a courtesy title in a friendly business correspondence unnecessarily formal?
His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...
Miss Manners: How do I get a family member to stop flaunting money?
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who constantly brags about ...
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, ...
The Spokesman-Review5d
Miss Manners: The case of the hungry operagoers
DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our Paris trip was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions. We ...
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, ...
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 ...
East Bay Times14d
Miss Manners: I absolutely do not want to go out and get crazy with her - East Bay Times
Miss Manners suggests you try spontaneity and not overthink the situation. If you happen to make eye contact, a shy, endearing smile is fine. But if they do not return your gaze, keep it moving.