he opens the door/elevator door to let me through and then holds the door ... getting the door/holding the elevator door open for strangers or moving forward with his wife so we can enter together?

It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have two well-behaved, medium-sized dogs. Every day, morning and evening, the three of us take a constitutional walk, with the two of them on leashes. Over the years, I have ...

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This one waitress asks me what I want to eat ... I also loved knowing what people wanted, but I would always ask and confirm. That’s part of the job. She may think you’re a regular who ...

Although traveling abroad is an exciting adventure, it’s easy to overlook how our everyday habits as Americans can come ...

Please advise me on a polite response to this situation should it come up again (it will). I agree; L.A. is great. But even if I didn’t agree, who cares what I or anyone else who doesn’t live ...