The Washington Post, September 3rd, 2000
As a social inquiry, "Tell me all about your vacation" is in a category with "What does your baby do now?" and "How's that contractor coming with the repairs on your house?" Extreme caution must be exercised before interpreting such questions as the starting signal to tear off on a long-distance narration without looking back. Miss Manners does not consider "But they asked me!" to be sufficient excuse for nonstop showing-and-telling. Of course, people ask returned vacationers about their vacations. Despite warning signs that these people are bursting with stories to download, there is nothing ...
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