Miss Manners: What do I tell the restaurant staff when the ladies’ room is too gross to use?

I have very high standards for restrooms in restaurants. I will leave if they’re too gross. How do I express my disgust to ...

Miss Manners: Why does this keep happening when I go to the ladies’ room?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On occasion, my husband and I visit local restaurants. When I go to wash my hands in the ladies’ room, I ...

Miss Manners: May I use my full height and stern voice to enforce elevator decorum?

I am a 6-foot man, and when I stick out my elbows, I pretty much fill the space between the doors. When the doors open, if I note any inclination for those outside to crowd in, I spread my arms and ...

Miss Manners: How can I respond with dignity when they whisper about my husband?

It is a simple matter to preserve your dignity with former victims of your husband’s crime who now wish to maintain their ...

Miss Manners: I want to shut down rude whispers about my husband’s criminal past

GENTLE READER: It perplexes Miss Manners how many people adore “Les Misérables” without being upset by its central accusation ...

‘Miss Sneaky’ prison officer jailed for having sex with inmates

A prison officer who had sex with her convict boyfriend in a jail’s prayer room has herself been jailed. Isabelle Dale, 23, ...

Miss Manners: Women’s tattoos will never be attractive to me

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even ...

Miss Manners: I am not old fashioned, but I just don’t think your tattoo is very attractive

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even ...

Miss Manners: Crowded public transportation leaves senior with nowhere to sit

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a large city and take public transportation almost daily. I am 80 years old. The buses and ...
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Miss Manners: Commenting on people’s tattoos? No one asked you

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; ...
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Other people's tattoos: No one asked you

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even ...

Miss Manners: How can I get bus passengers to not take seats meant for disabled and elderly?

The bus drivers do nothing to enforce the rules, and we seniors are left trudging down the bus aisle while the people in the ...