%6 - Sunday, September 1, 1985 - North Shore News

Money talk not gauche

DEAR MISS MANNERS —
1 would never ask a person
their income or the price of
‘any possession, However, :I
see no harm in inquiring ©
about the rate charged for.a
service.» by :-a” tradesperson
whom I am considering us-
ing, such as someone who
delivers mulch for flower
beds, or a cleaning service, if
they have been recommend-

ed to me by a close friend in

private. -

Maybe rm hopeless; .
f :

afraid that to me, it is mere-
a ly a tool..;
v “You: See). Miss. Manners,

asking you how much he
charges?”’

But where did you get the
idea that banning a topic
from social conversation
means that everyone con-
siders it dirty? What does
that make of the rule that
one doesn’t discuss one’s
religion at the dinner table?
(Aha, that’s not the example
you thought “Miss Manners
was going to give, is it?) :

And where are you lucky

enough to. know people who

still.obey the ‘rule about not
discussing. money?.. Miss

know them.
. DEAR MISS MANNERS . _
For more than 50 years, I’ve

“ “been attending symphony

concerts .in. various. cities.
I’ve never been annoyed by

anyone _ keeping time by

|. “nodding bis or her. head.

(Music : teachers do it.) At

‘least that’s quiet..

“ing itup.
“tion. Simpl P'
‘Neighbor ‘privately ‘and. say: °

“I'm thinking of trying your. ~

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“My... gripe? ... People who.
save: their. coughs. to.
.- Gistribute” them’. between -

_ symphony. : movements, . or,

worse,’‘during quiet -
: passages. If - they .-are so
bored. why me to the con-
- they - have: -
. pireumonia; they should | stay 7

‘cert? . Ore

home in bed.
“Sometimes: people. “will

clear. their’ throats. as if they
‘ate going to be called on for. .
“-spéeches.. (I: -bring. lozenges, .
just in case.) :
oe think - coughing at sym-.

phony concerts is an unpar-
donable sin.

GENTLE READER — In-
deed. Any true music lover
ought to choke to death
quietly. - ‘ .

Can we perhaps have just
a little tolerance here for
human frailty? Coughs are
not necessarily symptoms of
boredom or pneumonia.
Admittedly, people who ex-
pect to cough should stay

~ out of concert halls, but oc-

casional coughs and sneezes

do come upon - perfectly
is Manners,::whohas. heard ‘a’. . ; ;

* fittle too much Socially about
“real estate, the stock market
and - international : exchange
fates, would. dearly. love to

honorable people without
warning.
Most people do, with con-

Siderable discomfort,

manage to stave off coughs
for a while. That is why you

:.,hear. coughs. between -move- - ‘

ments, ‘
Miss Manners does agree

with you, however, that.
quiet passages. of musical.

compositions are a poor
choice — if one has a choice
— of timing. The ideal time

to cough, if one must, is:
when the cannon~ goes . off.

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