# Why do people hate Miss Manners? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 4, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-miss-manners/288441 "2005-02-04T22:49:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-miss-manners/288441/61 "2005-02-09T05:30:32Z")
> [@chique](#): > > I don’t like it when my failings are pointed out, particularly in black and white. Miss Manners does that. Some people take that as a personal affront rather than an opportunity to better themselves. Did you write to her asking for advice? Because if not then her response was to someone else. **She** did not point out your failings, **you** did. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-miss-manners/288441/62 "2005-02-09T06:34:19Z")
Exactly. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-miss-manners/288441/63 "2005-02-12T04:04:06Z")
Well, I guess I’ll just have to continue being a heathen who is not invited to swanky soirees because . . . anytime I’ve got an atomic wedgie, I gotta pull it out immediately, no matter where I am or who I’m with. Sure, I’ll try to wait till I get to the ladies’ room, but sometimes, depending on the underwear and slacks interaction, a wedgie can impeded mobility. I ask you, which is worse? Quickly pulling out my wedgie and moving along briskly, or moving in such a way as to suggest a pinching of the loaf was taking place AT THAT VERY MOMENT? I rest my case. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-miss-manners/288441.md?page=3)