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Your Problems Solved | 23 April 2005

Etiquette advice from The Spectator's Miss Manners

issue 23 April 2005

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Q. My sister-in-law, whom I am fond of and who is very generous, has an annoying habit of inviting herself to the house whenever she likes, usually at very short notice. Each summer there is a music festival in a village near me.

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