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		<title><![CDATA[Insulting Entire Countries Is Never A Great Look]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I do a lot of recreational traveling,
and often take local tours in the countries we visit. In these tours,
there are often many comments using America as a punchline. How should I
handle this? Just stand there ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4254940</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Whither Civility?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Since some political figures have demonstrated and
encouraged boorish behavior, what was once seen as good breeding is now
eschewed as unnecessary or unmanly. Is there still a place in such a
world for civility?

Many cringe-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4254150</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tourist's Clothes -- And Attitude -- Need An Adjustment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is wrong with tourists looking like tourists?
Do they expect us to pack fancy clothes?

A local tour guide chewed out all of us Americans for wearing shorts,
halter tops, sandals and backpacks. "Would you dress this way in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4253279</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We Are Not Wasting Donuts Today. Or Ever]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Whenever someone brings donuts into the office,
there are always a few people who cut a donut in half and leave one half
in the box.

I feel this is rude, as it is unappetizing to see food that has been
cut up and left. I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4251551</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tactfully Avoiding An Endorsement]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: As we are in an election year, help me figure out
what to say when a friend asks for your political endorsement, but you
think she would be terrible in that elected position. I love this friend
dearly, but she absolutely does ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4250922</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outdoor Parties Should Remain Outdoors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude to host an outdoor event at our home and
limit the indoor access to restroom use only?

My husband is one of seven siblings, who are all married with multiple
children; some of those children are grown and married ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4250386</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is There Etiquette For Running A Generator?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: We lost power from a hurricane for 10 days. We were
lucky we suffered no major damage to our home or our property.

However, once gasoline became available, some neighbors began running
generators 24 hours a day. It was so noisy...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4249196</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White Not Off-Limits For Everyone, Everywhere]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a bridal shower for my friend's future
daughter-in-law. Little did I know that I was going to be raked over the
coals by my daughter and her friends for wearing a casual white dress.

My daughter called me selfish, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4248467</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Remember The Idea Of Being Happy For Others?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: After several miscarriages, a friend is finally
pregnant via IVF. While the couple is thrilled, they often find
themselves in the presence of others who are having trouble conceiving
or who have given up.

Since they had their ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4247591</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nice Try, Lady]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like to explain why some people put their
feet on the furniture, or tuck their feet under and sit on them.

The women in my family are short. Most furniture is designed for people
taller than us. Our feet do not reach ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4245851</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grandma's Not Getting The Hint]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a former colleague for a weekend. Like any
proud grandmother, she wished to show me a video of her granddaughters
singing, to which I happily consented.

I was less pleased, however, when my houseguest proceeded to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4245202</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Over-Invite At Your Own Risk]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it acceptable to invite more people to your
wedding than may be accommodated, on the theory that inevitably some
invitees will decline? Does it matter whether the limit is set by law,
venue policy or logistical necessity?

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4244683</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Answering Questions About Now-Distant Son]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Several years ago, after a long and unhappy
marriage, I finally found the strength to leave my husband. It was one
of the hardest decisions I've ever made, but I knew I needed to do it
for my own well-being.

Because our son was...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4244026</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bickering Over Birthday Cake]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know this will probably sound trivial, but: Who
should decide who gets the leftover birthday cake?

See? I told you it was trivial.

I made a birthday cake for my nephew. While I was icing it, I mentioned
to his mom (my sister...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4243166</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Octogenarian Baffled By Deluge Of Compliments]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: The oddest thing started happening to me when I
reached my 80s: Strangers began approaching me to tell me how beautiful
I am. It continues regularly at the supermarket, at restaurants or on
the bus.

It is unnerving and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4242197</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Must We Invite Doom-And-Gloom Neighbor?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a good friend who lives near us and is part
of a circle of friends who attend each other's gatherings. This friend
has become a doomscroller and is very agitated with the political scene.
I have asked him to please just ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4240365</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dinner Party Differences]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of
difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country.
When an American co-worker invited me and other friends for dinner with
his family at home, it turned out to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4239732</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shaming Guests Not The Flex You Think It Is]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter was recently married -- a second
marriage both for her and for her new husband. They had a lovely
ceremony and invited close family and good friends -- well, some good
friends.

Three of my daughter's friends work ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4239132</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['hey, You! Quit Yelling Out Your Window!']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Will you please write something about people not
talking from their windows, especially from a second-floor window to
someone below at the door?

GENTLE READER: While she agrees that it is impolite to yell at all
hours and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4238455</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wise Words: Never Wear White To Seek Errant Lobster Shells]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I were on the coast and stopped at a
quaint place for lunch. I ordered a lobster tail, which came with the
shell on. When I started to open it, it suddenly flew off my plate and
out into the dining room somewhere....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4237573</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/30/2026</pubDate>
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