Quote of the Day “Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.” — Judith Martin, "Wedding Invitation Requires Some Sleuthing," Miss Manners (02015-02-01)

“Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.” — Judith Martin, "Wedding Invitation Requires Some Sleuthing," Miss Manners (02015-02-01)
#QOTD #JudithMartin #Quotation #Convention #Quote #MissManners

Day 24 of my January song-a-day challenge. Thanks to #MissManners for this one. She responded "May you two have a long and happy life together focusing on your various grudges." I found a love song there. Here's "We Hate the Same Way" #songwriting #songwriter youtube.com/shorts/pITPK...

Quote of the Day “Whamming someone smaller than oneself in order to teach that person civilized behavior is not within Miss Manners’ concept of propriety, much less logic.” — Judith Martin, Miss Manners (01984-08-19)

“Whamming someone smaller than oneself in order to teach that person civilized behavior is not within Miss Manners’ concept of propriety, much less logic.” — Judith Martin, Miss Manners (01984-08-19)
#QOTD #JudithMartin #Quotation #Bullying #Quote #MissManners

Quote of the Day “When a society abandons its ideals just because most people can’t live up to them, behavior gets very ugly indeed.” — Judith Martin, Miss Manners (01983-12-31)

“When a society abandons its ideals just because most people can’t live up to them, behavior gets very ugly indeed.” — Judith Martin, Miss Manners (01983-12-31)
#QOTD #JudithMartin #Quotation #MissManners #Quote #Ideals #MoralCynicism

Pointing Out Virtues: How to Give Better Feedback Pointing out virtues first makes feedback easier to accept. Learn how this approach builds trust and improves personal growth.

Pointing out virtues is smart feedback. You speak truth without harm. Judith Martin knew this well.
#MissManners #QuoteLovers #GrowthMindset
👉 quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/pointing-out...

In today's @washingtonpost.com , #MissManners tackled another etiquette question about subway escalators. Friends, that's why I wrote a song about it! wapo.st/47bDXjc
Hear "Stand Right": youtu.be/Dxu5fZ2CNVU #songwriting #songwriter

People on here getting all #missmanners about folks cheering and fiming a funeral processions.

FFS Have a look at yerselves.

As if #ozzy would want to go out in a fake display of middle class #etiquette

This is a show of love and respect, rock on #birmingham

@whitecrow43.bsky.social
Considered polite to at least #FOLLOW Accounts you’re #QuotePosting #BlueSkyManners
So, not only did you DISMISS MY WORDS & THOUGHTS? You used them to mock me & my Account. Uncool. #MissManners #ERA

I guess I’ll be serving guests a forty pack of Kirkland cookies and a whole salmon flank whenever they visit. #Costco #missmanners

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A letter to Miss Manners, and her reply. Dear Miss Manners, I travel frequently, and I have noticed that airports are reducing the number of seats at the gates. I will arrive at the gate more than an hour before boarding, only to find all the seats are already taken – except for the three holding someone's coats and pillows, or the one next to a couple with their luggage on it. If I ask, I am told they are holding the seat for a friend. Many times, that friend never shows up, or arrives 90 minutes later, when the plane is boarding. While I am not elderly, standing in one spot for over an hour is uncomfortable. Is there a polite way to ask if I could just use the seat until their friend gets back? I would be happy to give up the seat at that time; I just want to sit down for a few minutes. Gentle Reader, It is perfectly polite to say exactly that. If you are up for it, Miss Manners thinks it would also be fun to just stand there, looking more frail and elderly than you are, until they finally give up. Fun, she realizes, is relative. But at the airport, the bar is already pretty low.

I'm a huge fan of Miss Manners; she's my favorite advice columnist. Her dry wit is reminiscent of a time when discourse was more intelligent.
I've included the link to the website, where you can find this, and other letters from #MissManners and others.
www.cleveland.com/advice/2025/...

Screenshot of an etiquette question and Miss Manners' answer: DEAR MISS MANNERS: When we go out to eat, my husband sits there across the table from me and flirts with other women, whether they're customers or restaurant workers. What should I say to him? GENTLE READER: "Stop it." ---By Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin

Sometimes, brevity is the only recourse when etiquette fails!
#MissManners

Miss Manners: Expressing your feelings about the language used in social situations Start your mornings with Asking Eric.

Of all the social columnists, Miss Manners is at the top of my list. Her answer to a father upset at being called a "babysitter" is perfection.
#MissManners #CommonSense #Etiquette #Patriarchy

www.syracuse.com/advice/2024/...

So, I never used twitter and I am not exactly versed in how this works (mainly use IG) or what is proper #etiquette for this medium—esp re replies, reposts, quotes, tagging, etc. If I mess up or over post, please (gently) tell me. 🤓 thanks! #missmanners #blueskyetiquette #newbie #whatisshitposting 🤣

All of us joking we could have used this information last night #ecmtb2016 #missmanners www.etiquettescholar.com/dining_etiquette/table_s...

Oher people being impolite is insufficient reason for one to be passive-aggressive. #missmanners