Judith Martin
Judith Martin
Judith Martin, better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American journalist, author, and etiquette authority...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth13 September 1938
CountryUnited States of America
believe kissing rude
Miss Manners herself, while never rude, is given to pulling a fast pinch in the way of a handshake on those who believe in kissing on, not even the first date, but the first sighting.
silly civilization rude
GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true that questioning the table manners of others is rude. But to overthrow the accepted conventions of society, on the flimsy grounds that you have found them silly, inefficient and discomforting, is a dangerous step toward destroying civilization.
women rude way
The way one was brought up isn't an excuse for rude behavior.
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When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite.
women rude response
There are always proper responses, even to rude questions.
women rude effort
When someone has tried to please you, it is rude, as well as disheartening, to respond by announcing that the effort was a failure.
people rude telephones
Nowadays, we never allow ourselves the convenience of being temporarily unavailable, even to strangers. With telephone and beeper, people subject themselves to being instantly accessible to everyone at all times, and it is the person who refuses to be on call, rather than the importunate caller, who is considered rude.
night rude grace
We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate it is to disturb others in the middle of the night.
differences no-excuses rudeness
Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.
I try to behave myself, and I succeed.
clothing high realize
The language of clothing is high symbolism and we all, in moments where we need to know this, realize it.
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The mistake people keep making is that if they find a wonderful new tool, like email, they have to give up all others. They don't. You have simply added another very useful means to your communications repertoire.
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Presents are symbolic. When you give them in your personal life, they should show that you are paying attention to the person to whom you're giving them.
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We're now seeing email that people thought they had deleted showing up as evidence in court. You can't erase email. As that becomes more commonly realized, people will be a little wiser about what they type.