Miss Manners: Is it okay to encourage someone to engage in an act of kindness?

GENTLE READER: It is awkward to suggest that someone else engage in an act of kindness on one’s behalf. While your intentions ...

Miss Manners: I’m old-school, is it still proper to bring a host gift to my CEO?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to what gift is appropriate to bring to a CEO's ...
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Miss Manners: Kindness in the food truck line

GENTLE READER: It is awkward to suggest that someone else engage in an act of kindness on one’s behalf. While your intentions were good, this woman was not likely to have been paying attention to your ...

Miss Manners: Is this common courtesy, or have I crossed the line into brown-nosing?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

Miss Manners: How to expertly fumble an act of kindness, and walk away thinking everyone else was rude

DEAR MISS MANNERS: It’s frigid cold here these days, but that didn’t stop a huge turnout for a very popular food truck. The ...

Miss Manners: You wouldn’t believe the look of disdain I got when I asked stranger in food line this simple favor

They were only trying to help someone out that seemed to be struggling, but not everyone was feeling helpful that day.

Miss Manners: My attempt to help an elderly man was met with a cold response

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when a reader's attempt to assist an elderly man ...
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Miss Manners: Should I bring a gift for dinner at CEO’s home?

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 ...

Miss Manners: I was invited to my boss’s house ... would it be considered ‘brown-nosing’ to bring flowers?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

Miss Manners: Navigating the etiquette of a dinner party hosted by my chief executive

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to [email protected], or through postal mail ...
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Miss Manners: I suggested someone make a kind gesture, but they would not

DEAR MISS MANNERS: It’s frigid cold here these days, but that didn’t stop a huge turnout for a very popular food truck. The lines were pretty long, both to order and to pick up, but people passed the ...

Miss Manners: Raise a glass (of water) to freedom

At a company holiday party, one of my colleagues decided not to partake of the wine that was offered. During a round of toasts, she was admonished – in a good-natured way – by co-workers, for raising ...