http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/ en-us Copyright 2009 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:40:42 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:13:19 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Today's question brings up an issue I've noticed myself: I've noticed that on crowded subway cars, a lot of parents will allow their toddler-aged children to sit on their own seat rather than putting them on their laps and allowing... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/thursday_questi_16.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/thursday_questi_16.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:40:42 -0500 I'll be chatting this Wednesday from noon to 1pm here. Come join us! Miss Conduct on etiquette and proper manners... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/chat_wednesday_14.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/chat_wednesday_14.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:46:01 -0500 The question of what is meant by "respect for the elderly" got sidetracked a little, I fear, by the fact that it was originally inspired by a letter about dealing with bigoted relatives. No matter how much I wanted it... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/response_to_wha_1.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/response_to_wha_1.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:55:18 -0500 Way back in the mists of time we addressed a question from an LW who was troubled by a man in her neighborhood who walks his dog off-leash and doesn't pick up after it. Everyone agreed that the neighbor was... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/response_to_put.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/response_to_put.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:54:40 -0500 I'm back, everyone! Thanks for your patience. On with the show ... A disgruntled neighbor writes: For the past seven years, I've hosted an annual potluck for the families on neighboring streets. One family -- nearby neighbors with whom I... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/monday_question_17.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/11/monday_question_17.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:10:48 -0500 ... see you in November! Mr. Improbable and I are taking a MUCH-NEEDED work/pleasure trip to Italy. The "work" part is the Genoa Science Festival (you can read about our first experience here). I will resume blogging as usual here... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/off_to_italy.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/off_to_italy.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:44:54 -0500 Join me! Miss Conduct on etiquette and proper manners... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/chat_wednesday_13.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/chat_wednesday_13.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:17:45 -0500 A while back we took on a letter from a person whose ex-roommate had left behind a futon, saying that if it didn't sell on Craigslist in 12 days the LW could have it, and then demanding it back after... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_who_1.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_who_1.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:36:39 -0500 When the "Miss Conduct" column was longer, before the magazine was ensmallened, I used to run a "My Word" tip every week--often one sent in from a reader. I got what would have been an awfully good one a little... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/monday_suggesti.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/monday_suggesti.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:58:48 -0500 This is just beautiful. In response to our survey of office coffee customs, my friend who had originally posted the question on Facebook did an Excel spreadsheet of the results: Categories are defined thus: Coffee pot - any sort of... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_cof.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_cof.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:49:59 -0500 Thursday questions don't always have to come from my readers, I've decided! Here's the one I'd like to get your thoughts on today: What is "respect for the elderly"? I was prompted, of course, by the question we looked at... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/thursday_questi_15.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/thursday_questi_15.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:07:10 -0500 Two weeks ago we looked at a question from a woman whose neighbor's husband had been arrested, and who wondered how, or if, to express condolences. Not a lot of comments on this one, as the LW wrote in halfway... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_so.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_so.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:47:38 -0500 Last Thursday, we addressed a question, written by a high-schooler, of how to respond to older relatives who make bigoted comments. I think we should begin, as I often do, with a basic acting-class question: what is your goal, your... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_gra.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/response_to_gra.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:16:47 -0500 Dogs have a wonderful natural sense of etiquette. Their owners, however, sometimes ... There's a man who walks his extremely large yellow mutt around my neighborhood, off-leash, constantly. As a woman who has been attacked by a dog off-leash in... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/monday_question_18.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/monday_question_18.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:07:54 -0500 If you get a chance, pick up the October 7-20 issue of "Improper Bostonian" (the music issue). They asked me to psychoanalyze the lyrics of four songs by Boston bands (Aerosmith's "Cryin'," New Kids on the Block's "You Got It,"... http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/miss_conduct_in_1.html http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2009/10/miss_conduct_in_1.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:12:50 -0500