European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Odds amp ends talk is cheap a. Unless Miles of phone Bills separate you miss manners Cindy Chambers columnist "w1 Quot a to than we moved 10 Europe i said % Al / goodbye to my Mother. And a hello to a hell. Ills been Rcw w assuring to know that i Chin talk to t a loved ones tar away with just the Alliek dial the very thought brings tears to my eyes a. J five Bucks a minute is enough to make anybody cry. A Quot. Whoever Saidt talk is cheap 1 never made a i trans Atlantic phone Call in be had car payments lower than the total at the Bottom of my phone Bill. At least 1 think that a where the total is to eat cd. No one knows for sure. A it in Many eur Spean countries its actually a against the Law to use the words a a understand and a phone Bill in the same sentence. Not that it s Likely to happen a european phone Hill consists of six pages of random 10-digit numbers followed by a Brief a sex a Plantation Quot of the done to know about you but i pm always re _ lived when things Are explained to me in Clear concise terms such As a a and its enough to make me want to reach out and touch somebody with a Sharp stick. A Ltd so Why done to i just write letters you ask Well 1 Hale to cast aspersions on the overseas mail service but i recently got a letter from a Friend in a which she slated firmly that a someday Man will go to the of course . Postal officials Are Quick to us sure us tiie american mail service is the Best in v. The world what they mean is uhe Best in the a 1 d i f y of h a p be n t o be a u. A pos to i official its a great place to work a much nicer postal Scricc which requires its employees to transport Large animals and Twe Ripe cheeses great distances by hand As you Quot can imagine the life of an albanian mailman is _ fraught with anxiety by comparison stress Levels at . Post offices abroad Are remarkably Low there just does t it. V seem to great sense of urgency plaguing . Postal workers. A you want this package to reach. The states when Quot they la ask chuckling cheers land tossing your Box Over their shoulder. What with the Happy sounds of laughter and. The pleasant tinkling of broken Glass us Post offices Are some of the most popular tourist spots to Europe but when i really want to get information out fast i just sit Down and write a column. It never. / gets lost or garbled in transmission. Ube Slof All unlike the Pho Survise the stars amp. Stripes never cuts me off in the Middle of a Cindy Chambous is a military tardily living in Schweinfurt a Germany. A. Judith Martin United feature Syndicate a a a a a. T. 1 vi1 -. A v v a a a ear miss manners. I recently broke a b up with my Boyfriend. One of Thein Many issues we disagreed on during our relationship involved his name. 1 for example if his name was Stewart i would Call him Stew. Of the longest time be allowed me to do this but one Day he snapped Back a my name Isnit Stew a its i can assure you his shortened name is not offensive he has nicknames for All Bis friends and they have one for him. I see nothing wrong with shortening a persons name when we Are friends a gentle Reader you continued calling your Boyfriend a nickname he told you he disliked and he Only recently broke up with you miss him on his patience. There is hardly a More insidious Way. Of annoy ring someone than to make unauthorized use of his name. No general Rule about nicknames has anything whatever to do with it. We arc each in titled to our you May accept it from miss manners that any a person you Call by. A name lie does no to like will Stop taking your calls., a a dear the planning committee of my spouses 20-Ycar High school reunion has come up with the following is for classmates Only saturday a night spouses Are included then there is a picnic on sunday for the whole family. Is this typical i particularly done to like being excluded on the first evening in be never heard of this. Have you gentle Reader of sure miss manners went to a female institution where one reunion year the alumnae decided notto bring their husbands. Many of the ladies miss manners among horoscopes for the week of May 27 Aries March 21-april 19 pay off mounting debt. Take indirect approach in Romance positive vibes attract positive people. Write thoughts in journal _ Taurus april 20-May 20 consider others feelings. Renew Long term relationship. Plan for quiet time face emotional challenges head on gemini May 21-june 20. Lots of love life surprises watch Wishy Washy tendencies. Enjoy financial fruits of Success. A a Ance personal and private lives 1 cancer june 21-july 22 reconciliations a. Are possible prepare for a social a loved ones you mean business. Use Charm to diffuse enemies. Aleo july 23-aug. 22focus on work. Ideas come in droves take so ail Leps before big leap of Progress. Stay physically close to a relative. Virgo aug. 23-sept. 22 temper words with Wisdom and patience. Diversify financial interests Long distance communication a must. Get extra sleep. Libra sept. 23-oct. 22 family discussions smooth jangled nerves. Be assertive with new -. Lover. Accept status quo. Release impulsive de them wore shocked. A a a you mean-, one woman to the plan Knitig Eom Milter a that after All those years of try ing to smuggle men into now we can do it legally and you done to even want to Quot a miss manners tells this i talc order to Poi n t but t h a t a i u m n i som e t i mex 1 to gather. Wit Houf the people whom they have graduation it is simply Casior to talk Var old times without constantly having to explain to people who miss the jokes and references. A. Of course it is also a pleasure to show these people off and have them meet ones old connections. Your spouses High school class is building the event from classmates to spouses to children it does no to sound like a bad plan to miss manners. A but if you feel left out because of missing Fri Day. She has a suggestion for you. Throw your own party that night for the. Other spouses. But get lots of refreshments. The classmates will be Over to join you earlier than you think. Dear miss manners i am a High school Stu Dent and had planned on going to Paris during. ,.-. My Spring vacation. Because of the persian Gulf War the trip was canceled., l i had received gifts of Money from my relatives to go toward the trip. I do hot want to offend any of them by returning their gifts bul l feel bad a about keeping Money that will note used for the purpose for which it was Given to me. Gentle Reader you Are quite right not to pocket Money so specifically earmarked. Miss manners promises you that you will not offend a a the givers provided that you write a thank you letter repeating your gratitude. In a totally spa rate paragraph along with other news of yourself or your family you May mention that you Hope to get to Paris manners assures you that much of that Money will be Back by return mail. Not Only will your relatives want to assuage your disappoint mint but they will figure that it is too much Trou blk to rebalanced their Check books since they will need to write the checks again when the trip actually takes oct 23-nov 21. Let others into your web. Gripe Only to old friends. An error in judgment must be corrected put new business on Back Burner. Sagittarius nov 22-dec. 20 a depressed Friend needs help the past needs rectifying. Internal struggles loom. You have the sj1.i Capricorn dec. 2 Jan. 19 inner and outer worlds come together. A moment of fulfilment. Be Loyal to colleagues. Avoid double talk. Aquarius Jan. 20-feb. 18 quiet persistence brings Success. Count every Dollar break Down project into Small tasks. Don t leave a a Friend hanging Pisces feb. 19-March 20 live within your Means. Seek out financial advisers. Clear out closets move furniture. Relax Ltd Yilth books and movies. Quot Page 1c a sunday May 26. 1991
