Dear Miss Manners: Many grocery stores, and even restaurants, now seem to require their staff to chitchat with customers. Miss Manners’ response to those rote questions would be, “Fine, thank you, except that I ran out of food, which is why I’m here.’’Dear Miss Manners: I went to the worst shower ever. Dear Miss Manners: When someone invites you to their private club, who should pay the bill? New Miss Manners columns are posted Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays on washingtonpost.com/advice. You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, missmanners.com.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2017 04:07 UTC