DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend who constantly talks about the prices of food, drinks and restaurants. I wanted to go downtown to a festival, and the first thing she said was that the beers are going to be $8 each. When I ask her about a new restaurant, she tells me the prices of everything and the cheapest way to have dinner there at happy hour. No mention of the food itself.

A lot of her conversations seem to center around how much things cost. It drives all of her conversations.

I guess I was brought up not to talk about the cost of things. Am I wrong to let this bother me?

GENTLE READER: If you were brought up never to talk about the cost of anything, Miss Manners hopes it came with a sizable inheritance.

If your friend keeps asking you how much you paid for your shoes, you wo

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