The Way One Was Brought Up Isn't

Should You Happen To Notice That Another Person Is Extremely Tall Or Overweight, Eats Too Much Or Declines Convivial Drinks, Has Red Hair Or Goes About In A Wheelchair, Ought To Get Married Or Ought Not To Be Pregnant -- See If You Can Refrain From Bringing These Astonishing Observations To That Person's Attention.

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.

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

For Email, The Old Postcard Rule Applies. Nobody Else Is Supposed To Read Your Postcards, But You'd Be A Fool If You Wrote Anything Private On One.

When You Consider How Epidemic Boredom Is In Our Time, You Have To Concede That Entertaining Is A Healing Art.