Miss Manners grants you that the other shopper started it. But being an adult means not taking the bait when someone else is ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a mid-30s woman's heated exchange with an older ...

Given the situation, how could I have better handled myself with this condescending woman while maintaining dignity?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle where there were two women with carts. The ...

Miss Manners writes: "It is hard to take your argument seriously ... when you just threw a tantrum in a grocery store." ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My niece worked at a well-known retail store in the 1980s. She told me they were required to greet ...

GENTLE READER: Although there is, today, too much blurring of the professional and personal spheres, it was always understood ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My niece worked at a well-known retail store in the 1980s. She told me they were required to greet ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to [email protected], or through postal mail ...

During the early childhood stage, good social skills and good manners are not just a matter of etiquette, but an essential ingredient in the constructing of sel ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My birthday is a few days after the new year. It’s a very easy date to miss altogether in the shadow of ...

It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the whole idea of giving a ...