A Lot Of Men Got Upset At

Miss Manners Does Not Mind Explaining The Finer Points Of Gracious Living, But She Feels That Anyone Without The Sense To Pick Up A Potato Chip And Stuff It In Their Face Should Probably Not Be Running Around Loose On The Streets.

It Doesn't Matter Whether The Bride Or The Bridegroom Writes The Letters Of Thanks For Wedding Presents Provided That These Go Out Immediately After The Arrival Of Each Present And Are Not In The Handwriting Of The Bride's Mother.

People Think, Mistakenly, That Etiquette Means You Have To Suppress Your Differences. On The Contray, Etiquette Is What Enables You To Deal With Them; It Gives You A Set Of Rules.

A General Rule Of Etiquette Is That One Apologizes For The Unfortunate Occurrence, But The Unthinkable Is Unmentionable.

The Way One Was Brought Up Isn't An Excuse For Rude Behavior.