DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like to hear your opinion on whether or not using“ Excuse me” can be rude. In my opinion, if I can see that a person’ s activity will only take a minute, it is ...

In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, “Excuse me,” and expect them to stop what they’re doing to allow me to accomplish my task.

In that case, you may say, “Excuse me,” with Miss Manners’s blessing. Note that tone is important, too. A haughty “Well, exCUSE Me!” is always rude. Stories by Miss Manners.

By DIANE PHILLIPS. A few years back, some time around 2019, I think it was, the government of The Bahamas decided we should have addresses. Well, we probably already had addresses, we just did not ...

In that case, you may say, “Excuse me,” with Miss Manners’s blessing. Note that tone is important, too. A haughty “Well, exCUSE Me!” is always rude.

In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, “Excuse me,” and expect them to stop what they’re doing to allow me to accomplish my task.

In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, “Excuse me,” and expect them to stop what they’re doing to allow me to accomplish my task.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like to hear your opinion on whether or not using “Excuse me” can be rude. In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude ...

Whoever you are, please contact me. We can stop this if enough people care and clearly people do because as of this writing, more than 330 have signed the petition opposing the signage on Montagu ...

Dear Miss Manners: I would like to hear your opinion on whether or not using “Excuse me” can be rude. In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude ...

In my opinion, if I can see that a person’s activity will only take a minute, it is rude to say, “Excuse me,” and expect them to stop what they’re doing to allow me to accomplish my task.