Miss Manners Does Not Mind Explaining The

Indeed, Miss Manners Has Come To Believe That The Basic Political Division In This Country Is Not Between Liberals And Conservatives But Between Those Who Believe That They Should Have A Say In The Love Lives Of Strangers And Those Who Do Not.

If You Put Together All The Ingredients That Naturally Attract Children - Sex, Violence, Revenge, Spectacle And Vigorous Noise - What You Have Is Grand Opera.

I Have Always Believed That The Key To A Happy Marriage Was The Ability To Say With A Straight Face, 'why, I Don't Know What You're Worrying About. I Thought You Were Very Funny Last Night And I'm Sure Everybody Else Did, Too.

I Make A Distinction Between Manners And Etiquette - Manners As The Principles, Which Are Eternal And Universal, Etiquette As The Particular Rules Which Are Arbitrary And Different In Different Times, Different Situations, Different Cultures.

It Is Not Rude To Turn Off Your Telephone By Switching It On To An Answering Machine, Which Is Cheaper And Less Disruptive Than Ripping It Out Of The Wall. Those Who Are Offended Because They Cannot Always Get Through When They Seek, At Their Own Convenience, To Barge In On People Are Suffering From A Rude Expectation.