Best of Miss Manners: Neighbor tells woman she uses the bathroom too often

And she can’t change her bathroom usage to accommodate the neighbor. What is the proper response if she is confronted again?

Miss Manners: Brother gifted me a toy that was in our mother’s casket

Brother had placed a stuffed animal in their mother’s casket and then somehow gave it to the letter writer for Christmas.

Miss Manners: Is it rude to talk on one’s phone in a public place?

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Miss Manners: I can’t stand my cousin’s rude phone habit during conversations

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to dealing with a younger couple who constantly verify statements on their phones, often using unreliable sources.

Miss Manners: Has neighborly etiquette gone out the window?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I discovered what looked like a batch of pruned vines in my backyard. There is some ivy that grows on the walls shared by several of us in proximity, and it appears the neighbors ...

Dear Miss Manners: Others’ lack of conversational skills tires reader

"I understand that the favorite topic of conversation for most people is themselves, but what happened to a two-way conversation?" ...
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6 Outdated Manners Experts Say Are Best Left in the Past

Women Must Always Remain Seated During Introductions A generation ago there were only a few exceptions to the rule that a ...