Etiquette - October 2006

I work at a sub place. People place their orders at the counter, sit down, and we bring it out to them. There's a tip jar on the counter. This women's soccer team came in today. (About 30 plus their coach, who paid for everything) They gave no advance warning that they were coming. Luckily, we had 3 extra people working. We had all their orders taken and served in under 15 minutes. He left us no tip at all.

Most people who come do leave tips. After all, we do serve them, even if we don't wait on their tables.

2006-10-28 14:14:55 · 18 answers · asked by musicgirl31♫ 4

THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TODAY

My professor loaned me a few of her textbooks so I could do some research this weekend. I was getting really distracted at home, so I decided to use my annual pass for the zoo and go study there. It was really busy but there weren't many people by the hippo area, so I set up there with my books, notepad, pens, etc. I had only been studying for a few minutes when a hippo came right in front of me and pooped. It wasn't a big deal because the poop was behind the wire fence. However, remember that hippos don't use toilet paper. What I didn't know was that hippos also mark their territory. Shortly after pooping (and not wiping), this particular hippo chose to mark her territory. Out of her "nether" regions came a huge spray of yuckiness, PLUS all the poop that was still hanging out in that area. It covered me AND the textbook I was studying from!

2006-10-28 13:58:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I took my daughters for portraits today, but our portrait session was interrupted because a lady that showed up 20 minutes late for her kid's appointment was throwing a fit wanting to get her pictures done so I volunteered to take a break and let them snap her pictures for her- being polite- which I know is unheard of these days. After we resumed our portrait session the photographer wanted to charge me for TWO setting fees because her computer counted it as two because we paused then resumed and I refused to pay for the second one. The photographer made some comment about how I shouldn't have had the kids' pictures taken if I wasn't willing to pay for them. I called her supervisor and complained and they gave me a certificate for a free setting fee next time around, although considering I paid for two today when I shouldn't have had to, I don't really feel that is enough compensation for the photographers rudeness considering I did THEM a favor by allowing them to interrupt my session

2006-10-28 13:45:51 · 27 answers · asked by Jennifer F 6

2006-10-28 13:25:20 · 15 answers · asked by N 1

I read that women attempt to commit suicide more than men, but often dont succeed. Men on the other hand dont try and commit suicide as often but are more succesfull. My question is, how the hell do you fail? I mean seriously.

2006-10-28 12:41:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

if someone sells you 12 cows, is it not only proper to give them 7 pigs and your grandma?

2006-10-28 12:40:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-28 12:37:30 · 8 answers · asked by hdryden@rogers.com 1

Recently, I had a coworker, who is higher in rank than me, make a somewhat rude comment about my job position and the money that I make. When he was saying it, his body language and tone didn't indicate that he was joking. I was definitely offended by what he had said. So later on that day I brought it up to him that I thought his comment was uncalled for and unwelcome. He responded by saying that he was only joking and that he jokes around with everyone. I told him that I don't know him that well yet and it was hard for me to tell that he was joking with me. So he apologized and I accepted his apology. A few days later, we went out to lunch with coworkers and, while joking around with others, he made comments such as "I like that Marty (or whover) doesn't get mad at me when I joke with him". And he made these comments in front of everyone else. He probably did it at least 4 times. What would you do you in this type of situation?

2006-10-28 11:49:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter received an invitation to a baby shower. Included was a list of suggested gift items, including for the parents-to-be (spa, dinner certificates) and large items (strollers and a rocker?).
And what really made me gasped was noted on the invitatation "to keep the cost down, please bring a food and drink item-the cake will be provided).
Fortunately my daughter went back to school and can't go to this shower.
Isn't this being a bit odd?

2006-10-28 11:40:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please include title and author, if possible.

2006-10-28 11:06:30 · 4 answers · asked by Butterfly Princess 4

I mean REALLY NASTY!

2006-10-28 10:53:47 · 23 answers · asked by AZRAEL Ψ 5

I don't want to talk directly to her about it as we don't know each other yet.

2006-10-28 10:48:53 · 45 answers · asked by jody 1

I need to know for a chart I am responsible for in a class.

2006-10-28 10:26:19 · 5 answers · asked by BabyFace 2

Even her facial experssions are new to me when she is with them. And she won't acknoledge me as her boyfriend to them.
When were are together and she sees a classmate, she hides from them if she can.

2006-10-28 10:02:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've known people who are prim and proper and always put knives, forks, spoons ect on the table even if the meal doesn't call for it. Me, I just put what we need on the table. If we don't need spoons, I don't put them on. I see it as a waste and more dishes to do.
How do you set the table?

2006-10-28 09:49:04 · 7 answers · asked by helpme1 5

what would be some things that i can say on the engraved knife to my boyfriend
that is not too lovely dovey

2006-10-28 09:36:50 · 6 answers · asked by daisylady2601 2

My friend and I were thinking of sharing a party since our birthdays are 5 days apart. we were gonna invite a lot of ppl and have it at the club house.
do you think we would get less presents if we shared a party??
like say someone each gave us a giftcard..do you think they'd put less on it since they would have to get 2 presents??
i'm not trying to be greedy or anything..
but i was just wondering!!
thanks. ♥

2006-10-28 09:32:56 · 8 answers · asked by C M 3

if you put noodles in before the water boils ive put the noodles in all the time when the water is at normal temp....im talking about ramon noodles or is it ramen i dont care, but ive done it like like whenever i eat them and it hasnt made a difference...........................

2006-10-28 09:01:47 · 9 answers · asked by justin 1

Just like if you were in foster care as a child or your father killed someone in a drunken brawl or that you had to go to the soup kitchen ......

2006-10-28 08:57:14 · 18 answers · asked by somethingelse 5

Everytime I write a message in my diary people keep replying in it.
Every night I stay up late untill everyone is in bed and write my feelings into I guess what you'd call a journal.

Then I hide it. The problem is that first of all people keep finding it because the screen is to large to hide properly and the harddrive is pretty big as well.

Secondly it's not jsut one person it's loads. Load's of people giving me advice on what I should do about situations. But really I think they are all stupid and im not going to listen anyway.

Why can't people find their own 'answers' instead of writing in my ones. Aren't we meant to find the answers within?

Why do you all keep coming here? it's my space and my voices.

ps. not to self -
Also why does mary across the street keep re-using the same tampon? I 've checked and it's three years past it's use by date. Is this unhealthy?
What can I do to stop people on here posting replies to my messages?

It really upsets me so I

2006-10-28 08:48:32 · 11 answers · asked by phoenix26ashes 2

I am meeting my sons new female friend today. He was with the same girl for 6 years so this is the first time I am meeting someone new. He is 22 years old and lives at home (he works full time and goes to school full time- so no slack on that- OK).

At this age how should I expect her to address me- Mrs. XXXX or by my first name?

Thanks in advance....

2006-10-28 08:34:07 · 18 answers · asked by Mommyk232 5

I was on a business trip out of town and while I was away I asked my girlfriend to come clean up my apartment for me. It kind of have got a little messy since she had cleaned it up the week before. Anyways, I forgot to put my Rainbow Brite coloring book away. I had left it out on the nightstand because I had been talking with a guy online about how I was all into Rainbow Brite (I never told my present girlfriend because the last one I had didn't like it) Anyways, we were talking about the Sprites, the Color Kids, the Color Caves and all that and he revealed to me that white sprite (Twink) on there used to be red until Murky Dismal (the villian) took his color away. So I wanted to go back and make Twink Red again so I got out the book and started coloring over it. Anyways, my girlfriend thought it was trash and threw it away which really is upsets like you wouldn't believe. I had that coloring book for a long time and my g/f is 28 so she should know better. What should I do?

2006-10-28 08:19:10 · 14 answers · asked by Lucky L 1

2006-10-28 08:06:22 · 14 answers · asked by catwoman 2

I walk in with my mum or dad into the the doctors or shops, and I speak on their behalf for something - and the assistants always end up talking to them instead....this is even so when it is so obvious that my mum or dad has left me to do the talking....I ask them a question and they answer the question to my mum, and they carry on the conversation with them - even when my mum hands it back to me to talk, the assistant keeps talking to my mum instead?? I have thought about my manners, but i am always very courteous and I do take care and make the effort to be polite. I don't think it's my age because I'm in my late 20s, so it's not really a case of dealing with the 'adult' instead. Am i doing something wrong, or do they have a problem?

2006-10-28 07:40:25 · 24 answers · asked by Jules R 1

2006-10-28 06:52:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

dispite trying not to, i usually end up putting people off.

2006-10-28 06:47:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to make a bar pack for my friend.
I'll put in a cocktail strainer, a cocktail strainer, a couple of cocktail glasses, and bartender's guide (probably "Bartending for dummies). What else can I add, and how should I wrap the cocktail glasses so they don't break?

2006-10-28 06:32:44 · 17 answers · asked by Moon O 1

For example: the "n" word or when people say "that's retarded".... I hate those words.

2006-10-28 06:27:46 · 9 answers · asked by TML ♥'er 3

2006-10-28 06:14:00 · 3 answers · asked by Scorpion 1

I was sitting at dinner with my friend who is from Indonesia he always puts his elbows on the table , well the way i was raised was it is rude to have them up there so i told him hey put those down we laughed and joked a bit about it but he asked me why is it rude here? I really could not tell him.. Does anyone know where these table manners come from?

2006-10-28 05:54:30 · 16 answers · asked by Kyle 2