I asked a man sitting in front of me at a college musical to remove his distracting baseball cap, which he did. My wife later ...

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The unfortunate requirement of saying “Hey!” to get the attention of a certain nonhuman helper has led to the widespread ...

If I bring a food item that I prepared, and it turns out that someone else brought a similar item, is it impolite for the ...

I love being a mom, don’t get me wrong. And I love my sons. But this drives me bananas. I’m not these people’s mom!

Years later, my father died suddenly. My uncle was supportive to me then, and my boyfriend was cordial to him as a kindness ...

From my friends’ moms (“You’re too young for gray hair!”) to professors (“You should really dye your hair; you look so old”) ...

Dear Miss Manners: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My ...

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Dear Miss Manners: I participated in a vintage train excursion. At several points in the journey, the engineer stopped the train so that people could disembark to take photos and videos.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve always tipped restaurant servers, hairdressers, pizza delivery drivers and manicurists, of course, understanding that most of these positions do not pay very well and the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife has a terminal illness and has been undergoing treatment for several months. Many of her close friends have been very generous with meals, cards and flowers, for which ...