Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
At an event where almost everyone is seated, am I rude for asking someone standing in front of me to sit down? Or is that person more rude?
What I don’t get is people who act like it’s no big deal to stand in front of anyone seated. To me, that is the height of inconsideration. They seem to get offended and argue with me -- no matter how polite I am -- when I ask them to sit. I am beginning to think that what I consider “polite” might not meet someone else’s definition.Questions about who is being the rudest do not generally appeal to Miss Manners, whose mission is to make everyone more polite, not to keep score.
There’s never been a problem until now. A recent addition to the group insists on playing every game. She takes an enormous length of time to decide what tile to discard, checking and rechecking the card for a possible winning hand.
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