Miss Manners: I’m furious after being berated for not cleaning my $100 hostel room

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when hostel staff confronts someone aggressively ...
East Bay Times

Miss Manners: I’m trying not to look like a weirdo when he hands me his phone

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend of ours constantly passes his cellphone around our dinner table to share photos. My husband is immunocompromised, and so we are careful of germ exposure. We don’t want to ...
MLive

Miss Manners: Is toasting someone with water really bad luck?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a company holiday party, one of my colleagues decided not to partake of the wine that was offered. During a round of toasts, she was admonished -- in a good-natured way -- by ...
Penn Live

Miss Manners: I tried to help an elderly man in line but was met with a cold response

DEAR MISS MANNERS: It’s frigid cold here these days, but that didn’t stop a huge turnout for a very popular food truck. The lines were pretty long, both to order and to pick up, but people passed the ...
Oregonian

Miss Manners: Why must everyone look for insults where no insult is intended?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When did people become so insecure that they take offense at pretty much everything? I’ve noticed a huge shift. Compliments given by strangers are now considered an insult or an ...