my relatives are doing 'free refills' wrong. By judith martin, nicholas ivor martin and jacobina martin. Miss manners | october 9th, 2024 | letter 1 of 2. When responding to personal compliments, a simple “thank you,” or “how kind of you to say so,” seems obviously appropriate. I always try to be respectful of clerks, waitstaff, checkout workers at stores, etc. I thank them and address them as miss, ma'am, . This thanksgiving, i’m having a couple of friends over — the same ones i had over last thanksgiving. However, this year i’m inviting a third,. I abhor being asked what i do for work, as i find it the laziest way to glean anything about my being. I am happy with what i do, the. During a meal, when someone wants to speak. I’m lucky enough to work at a place where everyone generally gets along very well. We have one newer person who is nice, but has one.
