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Mind your manners! How to deal with sticky situations
Your husband's boss makes a pass at a party. Your lunch date skimps on paying her share. What's a girl to do?
By Nicolette Linton
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A friend always talks about herself but never asks about you. How do you make the conversation more balanced?
"The way to solve this problem is to find another friend -- before you die of boredom."
You've invited a friend over for dinner at your home several times and she never offers to bring anything -- nor does she call and thank you the next day. How do you call her on this?
"Personally, I think that when someone invites you to dinner, you don't have to bring anything other than your witty, grateful self. But the absence of a telephone call, email or handwritten note to the host afterward is just plain-and-simple bad manners!"
It's freezing outside. You want to wear your grandmother's vintage mink coat, but all your friends are anti-fur. You decide to risk it, but you bump into a pal on the subway. What do you say?
"Just tell your friend that it's your grandmother's vintage fur coat and that you're proud to be wearing it. Mention that 'this coat could tell many wonderful stories.' If your friend is rude enough to make a remark after you say that, tell her that it's obvious she wasn't lucky enough to have a grandmother like yours and you feel very sorry about that!"
You're having a very bad hair day, so you wear a charming cloche hat to work. When you get there, you remember that you have to attend an important business lunch. Do you keep the hat on?
"Yes, keep the chic hat on for lunch -- you'll be a sensation. Tell everyone that you've decided to start a new trend: wearing a hat to lunch."
Your neighbour keeps her air-con on while she's away on vacation and doesn't bother to recycle. How can you encourage her to reduce her carbon footprint?
"Give her an anonymous gift of one or two excellent DVDs on saving the environment. Maybe she'll watch them!"
You are walking along and notice that the person in front of you has just thrown his litter on the ground. Do you say something?
"Rush ahead, pick up his cast-off litter and say, 'You dropped this, and I know you want to do something with it -- at least, I hope you do!'"
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