Miss Manners: Why does this keep happening to me in the ladies’ room?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On occasion, my husband and I visit local restaurants. When I go to wash my hands in the ladies’ room, I ...

Miss Manners: One rude woman is ruining my grandmother’s get-togethers

Miss Manners hopes it is not to commit the unpardonable rudeness of calling out a guest’s rudeness to her face. (The guest’s face, that is. Once the guest is gone, you are free to try to convince your ...

Miss Manners: How can I respond with dignity when they whisper about my husband?

It is a simple matter to preserve your dignity with former victims of your husband’s crime who now wish to maintain their ...

Miss Manners: I can’t stand dirty restaurant bathrooms; I make someone else touch the door

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader with high standards for restaurant ...

Miss Manners: Why are restaurant restrooms unclean so often?

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

Miss Manners: May I use my full height and stern voice to enforce elevator decorum?

Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a system of accepted manners related to them. Related Articles Miss Manners: How can I respond with ...
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Miss Manners: If you’re so picky about restroom standards, you should probably stay home

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

Miss Manners: After 150 years of use, why are there no common manners used in elevators?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a ...
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Miss Manners: Grandmother doesn’t understand why her friends have stopped visiting

One guest is very snippety and degrading to the rest of the group. I gently hint that if someone is being rude, people will ...

Miss Manners: Public restrooms need better maintnance, but could it my standards be too high?

Far be it for her to be in the position of defending a dirty bathroom, but she cannot help noticing that your standards are ...

Miss Manners: Snippety tea guest is making grandmother’s monthly events less appealing

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Once a month, my grandmother hosts a group of friends at her house for a chat and an afternoon tea. She ...