It is in the interest of restaurants to have dissatisfied customers speak up, so that errors are corrected and they go home ...

I need my alone time to recharge, but she will keep talking and bothering me, especially during lunch at the studio where I work.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin provides guidance on how to politely request alone time from a friend during lunch breaks at work, suggesting that meeting at the studio ...

Then, just one time to show goodwill, offer to go out to lunch instead. Miss Manners cannot guarantee that your friend will ...