It's Far More Impressive When Others Discover

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.

It Is One Of Miss Manners's Great Discoveries That One Needn't Contradict Others In Order To Set Them Straight.

Meanwhile, The Empty Forms Of Social Behavior Survive Inappropriately In Business Situations. We All Know That When A Business Sends Its Customers 'friendly Reminders,' It Really Means Business.

Most People Who Work At Home Find They Do Not Have The Benefit Of Receptionists Who Serve As Personal Guards

The Whole Country Wants Civility. Why Don't We Have It? It Doesn't Cost Anything. No Federal Funding, No Legislation Is Involved. One Answer Is The Unwillingness To Restrain Oneself. Everybody Wants Other People To Be Polite To Them, But They Want The Freedom Of Not Having To Be Polite To Others.