15 Ways To Stand Your Ground When Someone Is Rude Without Being Rude Yourself
Standing your ground when someone is rude can feel like walking a tightrope between assertiveness and courtesy. In our ...
Miss Manners: Travelers on excursion in Alaska have chilly exchange
We had to spend time on a glacier with a group of chilly people who heard that my daughter was a snow monster.
37 Wildly Entitled And Rude Customers Who Prove 99% Of People Are Just Giant Tantrum-Throwing Toddlers
"I was blown away that this father, husband, adult man felt like it was okay to say that to a 20-year-old hostess." ...
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8 Genius Phrases To Shut Down Rude Comments, According to Psychologists
A rude comment can have the power to ruin your entire day, whether it’s a passive-aggressive remark from a co-worker, a troll ...
Miss Manners: I was insulted by a coworker’s rude comment on my looks
I managed a weak joke about my gray hair; however, I felt the comment was rude and insulting. Unfortunately, I was stuck in an elevator with this person and had to continue the aw ...
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Women Share How They Use 'Micropettiness' At Work To Gain The Upper Hand Over Their Worst Coworkers
There's nothing quite so satisfying as being petty. But sometimes when you're petty, YOU end up being the bad guy in everyone ...
Miss Manners: I ran into an old co-worker. She immediately commented on my looks.
Dear Miss Manners: I’m a university professor and a woman in her early 30s. I was attending a talk and arrived late. The only ...
Miss Manners: When it’s your neighbor’s kid ringing the doorbell
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We love our neighbors, but an increasing number of them — parents, children or both — are appearing at our ...
Miss Manners: Rude comment in elevator left me wondering what to say
How would you suggest replying to a practical stranger saying that you look different than you did 25 years ago?
Miss Manners: The man’s posture on our shared couch made me uncomfortable
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a university professor and a woman in her early 30s. I was attending a talk and arrived late. The only ...
Miss Manners: A student’s manspread on a couch makes a college professor uncomfortable
A college professor is uncomfortable with a graduate student’s position on a couch during a public event; an acquaintance ...