Mary Killen Mary Killen

Your Problems Solved | 22 May 2004

Etiquette advice from The Spectator's Miss Manners

issue 22 May 2004

Dear Mary

Q. Here’s a solution to noisy New Zealand neighbours having barbies in the garden late at night. The last time ours had one my husband went over and told them the noise was absolutely fine by us, but there was a lunatic on crack in the assisted housing flats next to them.

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