While the act of giving should come from a generous place, without strings attached, not getting a "thank you" is a prime example of bad manners. Not offering thanks displays a lack of basic human ...

As an example, when he has eaten at our house ... That was the only way I knew to get across that bad manners and rudeness are wrong regardless of generation. I agree that some things have ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: There are many examples of technology and bad behavior merging, and I ask for your opinion regarding one that bothers me: people locking their vehicles by pressing the key fob ...

Dear Miss Manners: Several people of my acquaintance are in the habit of offering a rationale for poor behavior, quickly followed by, “But that’s not an excuse.” For example: “I’m sorry ...

I just read the "manners" article in the Journal Sentinel of April 13 and feel the need to comment. Sometimes you find what you expect. If you expect bad manners, they will be there for you.

“I have bad energy,” he says at the beginning of ... It is, he insists, a comedy of manners. As Mark Ralkowski, an associate professor of philosophy at George Washington University who wrote ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in downtown Houston and regularly walk through the underground network of tunnels to escape the heat between appointments. Most of the time, I notice people follow ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: This time of year ... On occasion, it will start raining when I am in a crowd -- at the ballpark, for example, or waiting for the light to change on a crowded sidewalk.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I own a beachfront timeshare with two bedrooms, each with a full bath attached. When I invite a guest, should I offer them the much larger “owner’s suite,” or the very ...

but also for your emotional support and your fine example.” And so on. They are not going to read such a letter and then say, “But she already thanked us.” Miss Manners, written by Judith ...