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: You don’t like tattoos? No one cares.

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