AFTER DINNER SLIPS OF THE TONGUE

39 - Sunday, August 23, 1987 - North Shore News

When conversation becomes confrontation

DEAR MISS MANNERS —
I am embarrassed, chagrin-
ed, angry and sorry, all at
the same time.

subject under discussion at the
time.

Unbeknownst to me. the views
were in direct conflict with our

guests’ deep religious convictions,

apology in order?

While J realize Chat a free. open
relationship with this couple will
never be possible, they are business
ussociates and friends of my hus-

sores that my clumsy efferts to be
thought-provoking offended you.
As vou must know, Po have the

greatest respect for vou and your
beliefs, and } apologize sincercly
for having offended you.""

band. | ask not out of concern for rer

the business relationship, but
because they have been tovets te
my hushand, and [| never would
hase deliberately offended them.

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Hato? & Srampou y.
y,

miss
manners
by Judith Martin

GENTLE READER © Then say
so in writing. A note or apology is
never out of order. Oh, perhaps
sometimes. One should never
apologize for having delivered a
matiage proposal. Especially it it
has been accepted.

Where was Miss Mataers? Oh,
ves. At the danger of discussing
religion and politics at the table.

Although these taboos have
pretty much been removed, it is
never polite to attack someone
else's beliefs. That you did so in-
advertently just gives you a@ better
excuse for the apolozy: ‘I’m so

Ghennpae FCOnGuaners
Play Dty or Set

It was obvious immediately that
they were offended and they sett
soon afterward.

What do | do now? Should this
incident’ be allowed to pass
unacknowledged or is a note of

During after-dinner conversa-
tion recently, | quoted what seem-
ed to me the thought-provoking
views of an editorial on a highly
controversial subject. The article
wus loosely associated with the

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