DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in a coffee shop with my spouse when a couple of neighbors entered. They approached us and said hello. I would have liked for them to have joined us because we occasionally ...

You probably already know this, but if you’re rude to someone for no reason at all, they’re most likely not going to want to play nice with you in the future. That’s what happened to the person who ...

It’s been said that good fences make good neighbors. This is especially true when the neighbors are less than savory characters, and doubly so if they can’t keep control of their noisy dogs, or their ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how to respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good relationship with my neighbors across the street -- we’re not friends, but we have a nice, friendly manner with each other. Occasionally they ask me to bring their ...