Miss Manners: Shopper is reminded that being an adult means not taking the bait when someone is rude

Miss Manners: I couldn’t believe how rude these women were; but was my response any better?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle that had two women with carts. The first woman I encountered completely ignored me, so I gently pushed my cart past. The second woman was older, in her 60s or 70s, and asked if I would like to get through.

Miss Manners: An older woman spoke to me like a child in the grocery store

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle that had two women with carts. The first woman I encountered completely ignored me, so I gently pushed my cart past. The second woman was older, in her 60s or 70s, and asked if I would like to get through.

Miss Manners: Shopper is reminded that being an adult means not taking the bait when someone is rude

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle that had two women with carts. The first woman I encountered completely ignored me, so I gently pushed my cart past. The second woman was older, in her 60s or 70s, and asked if I would like to get through.

Miss Manners: Was my reaction childish after this shopper’s nasty comment?

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Miss Manners: A stranger told me to ‘use my words’ and I lost my cool

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle that had two women with carts. The first woman I encountered completely ignored me, so I gently pushed my cart past. The second woman was older, in her 60s or 70s, and asked if I would like to get through. Thinking she was being courteous, I smiled and said, “Yes, please!” Her response caught me off guard: She said, “Use your words.” I froze, shocked, because this is …

Miss Manners: Was I rude to the condescending old lady in the supermarket?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle that had two women with carts. The first woman I encountered completely ignored me, so I gently pushed my cart past. The second woman was older, in her 60s or 70s, and asked if I would like to get through.