Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to politely avoiding small talk with strangers in ...
Why is their desire to talk to me more valid than my wish not to talk to them? Is there an etiquette rule that says I must ...
Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that ...
Why do strangers want to make small talk with me while waiting in grocery checkout lines, at bus stops, at the bank, during flights, etc.? STOP!
Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that won’t give you a stiff neck and instead say, “Excuse me, I’m going to ...
Why is it not considered rude to engage me in conversation against my will, but it is considered rude to tell people you don’t want to talk?” ...
Faced with a proposed list of almost 300 readings for K-12 students, the State Board of Education delayed a vote until April.
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Strangers want to make small talk with me while waiting in grocery checkout lines, at bus stops, at the bank, during flights, etc. I do not want to make friends with strangers every ...
Indiana Republican lawmakers have advanced legislation that would allow the display of the Ten Commandments in public school ...