Letter writer interrupted one conversation for another conversation and feels bad.
During a casual conversation with a co-worker in the break room, another colleague entered in a hurry. We often share friendly banter about a sports team, and a significant event had occurred with the team the night before.
Wanting to make a quick comment to the second co-worker, I excused myself from the first. However, what I thought would be a brief exchange turned into a longer conversation about sports and unrelated work matters, inadvertently leaving the first co-worker out of the conversation. I did return to them after my conversation ended, offering a sincere apology, which they graciously accepted. I certainly could have chosen not to interrupt my initial conversation in the first place, but was there anything else I could have done to be less rude in this situation?It appears that you were the initiator at every stage, so there were plenty of options. You could, as you said, have continued the first conversation.
Have manners changed as to when someone can begin eating their meal? I grew up in a household that believed no one starts eating until everyone is served. My daughter-in-law thinks that if you are served a hot meal, you are allowed to begin eating it right away.and what is proper are not always the same. The rule has not changed, but Miss Manners trusts that you will teach this to your daughter-in-law with your behavior, not by rudely correcting her manners.
To this, my mother said she remembered, and wasn’t “losing it” yet.
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