Miss Manners: Can I tell my young coworkers they have bad manners?

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The Citizen

Ask Margar-etiquette about Phones at the Table

Dear Margar-etiquette, When I dine out with friends or family, I’m increasingly frustrated by how often people scroll on their phones instead of engaging in ...

Miss Manners: Gen Z co-workers’ dining etiquette is a nightmare; do I educate them?

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

Miss Manners: Who’s going to tell 20-something co-workers their table manners are the worst?

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

Miss Manners: I’m embarrassed by my colleagues who eat like toddlers at dinners

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Miss Manners: Should I tell my colleagues their dining habits embarrass me?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether a reader should mentor colleagues with ...

Dear Miss Manners: My young colleagues lack table manners

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

Miss Manners: Friend derailed annual birthday meal to have a political debate with neighboring table

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mlive

Miss Manners: Friend invited to special dinner gets distracted by a stranger

I felt sure this man’s companion must have been irritated. I certainly was, but I didn’t know how to politely redirect the ...
East Bay Times

Miss Manners: Is it unseemly to publicize how our classmates died?

Miss Manners: They saved me from a killer tomato. What’s the appropriate response? Miss Manners: The woman in the store insulted me. I’m not happy about how I responded. Miss Manners: I claimed to ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Dear Abby: Tired of not getting thank-yous from family members

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NJ.com

Dear Annie: I have a good friend with bad table manners

DEAR ANNIE: I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners ...