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Chat today!
Don't forget, I'll be chatting today from noon to 1 on boston.com. Transcript to be posted here afterward.
UPDATE: Here's the transcript! Comments open for anyone who wants to continue the discussion.
Excerpt:
Lady_MacBeth: Whenever people hear either the name of my high school or college (both of which are rather well-known and prestigious) I often get the same response: "You must be really smart!" How am I supposed to respond to this? I don't consider myself particularly smart; I simply am who I am. I also consider "You must be really smart!" to be a very gauche statement, and it always leaves me tongue-tied. Help, please?Robin_Abrahams: "People say that all the time, and if it were true, I'd have come up with a better response by now. Oh, look, a butterfly!"
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About Miss Conduct Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine.
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Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
