Etiquette - October 2006

2006-10-23 16:36:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

you all please be truthful now!!! when was the last time you went of your way to do something nice for a stranger??? did you do it with the intention of getting something back in return or was it completely unselfish??? if you lie about it you might fool me, but god knows your heart and he will deal with it in his own manner!!!!

2006-10-23 16:31:20 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Recently a professor has given me an immense amount of help on a project just because she is nice. I would like to give her a gift to express my appreciation. Could you help me choose an appropriate gift? (Don't worry; I'm not trying to buy a grade. In fact, I'm not even enrolled in a class of hers right now.)

She's a relatively young woman. As I recall, she doesn't like chocolate all that much, and she feels that she's not good at taking care of plants. Any suggestions?

2006-10-23 16:25:59 · 22 answers · asked by drshorty 7

Has this ever happend to you? You find yourself wondering if you should say hi and start a conversation. While you mull this over, you find yourself staring at the wall, looking at your feet, fiddling with your purse (or what ever you have in your hands). Before you know it, you have reached your floor and your are thankful that you were able to get out of there! I was wondering if anyone else does these same things? If you don't, what do you do??

2006-10-23 16:21:11 · 10 answers · asked by Easter Bunny 4

It just seems pointless to ask people questions about themselves and respond to questions about myself when I probably will never meet that person again in my lifetime. What am I missing? I do not want to seem rude, but quiet is nice; to me, anyway. I was told I appear aloof. I have a good time, but I am just not chatty.

2006-10-23 16:10:49 · 10 answers · asked by Sandy 1

Is there anything that can or should be considered too Inconsequential as to be deemed "Beneath Contemplation" by sane men??

2006-10-23 15:44:15 · 9 answers · asked by Marco S 1

After I was offered the position, I was told about the rate of pay and was not too happy about that. I cannot afford to make anything less than what I am making right now... Without being rude, what is the best way to turn down the position?

2006-10-23 15:34:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

stresses out so much and spends way too much money, we have quit a large family, immiediate and extended. I am strapped for cash my own self and am still trying to pay off the debt I made last Xmas season. Is it wrong of me to tell my family please not to buy me gifts and that I won't be giving gifts. What do you think?

2006-10-23 14:55:00 · 15 answers · asked by KatieJ 3

2006-10-23 14:42:01 · 15 answers · asked by iluvlucy_2007 2

X-father-in-law passed and I want to make a good impresion

2006-10-23 14:33:46 · 14 answers · asked by pete47130 1

Anybody dealt with this before? I don't know if it is still necessary or what. I am from the United States and my religion is Christian if anybody needs to know that.

2006-10-23 14:29:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anna 4

Got a email warning me that I was upsetting you folk.... the question was horseless person seeking horse. My response was MOOO MOO cowboy. Will probably get another email ohwell soon they will ban me.

2006-10-23 13:55:35 · 11 answers · asked by Future boy 3

what if overnight your buddy became self obseessesd would you still be their friend or just tell em to screw off??

2006-10-23 13:51:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone else get those annoying calls where they use a computer to test dial your number first to see if anyone is at home? Also i find those calls where they call you up and a recording tells you to wait on the line a real pain in the a**. I don't have time to wait for people who called me to answer the phone - i think it's kind of rude.

2006-10-23 13:49:45 · 22 answers · asked by una g 3

If you cancel a date because you are ill, should you automatically sort out the next date or suggest that the other persons arranges it again? Is there any hard and fast rule?

2006-10-23 13:19:42 · 20 answers · asked by bovie 4

Are they just whistling for the fun of it

or

Are they trying to be sarcastic in a subtle way like they see you as a failure or something

Pls answer this its always bugging me

2006-10-23 13:09:42 · 8 answers · asked by Random_Unkown 2

I was intimate with him once, and I was turned off by his hygene. I've been avoiding his calls, but he now calls me from different numbers. I dont want to sound mean either. What do I do/say?

2006-10-23 13:02:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I dont know about you, but i love it!

2006-10-23 12:44:44 · 14 answers · asked by Craig C 2

i asked my sister in law if she was leaving with her galfriend, she yelled at me "iam not going to change whatever that means".. i kept quite with shock.
help it really hurts me whenever i think about it.she never calls me anyway, and it seems to me the enitre family is of disrespectful pple.

2006-10-23 12:10:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am married to an american and I am still not applied for the citizenship, so I am an alien (a legal one). My question is what should I do on social events when thay play the US National Anthem or the flag pledge? Just stay quiet and show respect?

2006-10-23 12:04:28 · 15 answers · asked by Vlady72 2

Choices:
San Francisco (Trust me I lived in the Bay Area for 15 years! These people are as smug and arrogant as they come)
New York City (Naturally due to the heavy east coast bias in the media and the city's influence over the country)
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles (the only reason they're listed is because of jackass celebrities who never shutup!!!)

2006-10-23 11:19:55 · 12 answers · asked by L.A. needs a football team! 1

(It's up for sale) and after the realtor and her clients left, I went through my rooms to turn out the lights. I went into the bathroom and found my medicine cabinet left wide open. What gives people the right to invade our personal privacy? What were they to learn about the house by looking in my medicine cabinet? Should I say something to the realtor?

2006-10-23 10:51:11 · 18 answers · asked by atomictulip 5

2006-10-23 10:44:30 · 21 answers · asked by Pinky 3

... my parents were once immigrants, but they made the effort in learning to speak English. But why people that have lived here for years, dont even try to learn the language??? Why do we spoil/ accomodate them. If a Latino/Hispanic where to migrate to China, Japan, or even Kuwait- they wouldn't bother to translate stuff in Spanish for them. I do understand people migrate to the U.S. for a better life. But I still dont understand how most of the Latino community, start to have a boat load of kids. And take advantage of the state (ex: Medicaid, Welfare). I'm not trying to sound racist. Does anyone understand where I'm coming from?

2006-10-23 10:25:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lately I have been aware that I interrupt more often than I ever though I did in conversation. I am the baby in age in both offices that I work at, and I fear it makes me more immature than I am already. Does anyone have some tips for me to stop this annoying/selfish habit?

2006-10-23 10:17:32 · 10 answers · asked by carlaerickson 5

BTW, I took two friends with me on the date. Basically, I met him at a bar and I told him beforehand that I would be bringing some friends because I had another party to go to afterwards. He seemed fine with it and even said he thought it was smart of me to do that since I only met him for 5 minutes before going on this "first date." I really liked him and want to see him again but one-on-one this time with no "friends" to bring along. Did I scare him away? He did text me to say he had a good time and that he wanted to do it again, after I sent him a text on satruday night to thank him for getting drinks. How long should I wait before I call him or should I not call him at all? Help please.

2006-10-23 10:15:19 · 27 answers · asked by texirocks 2

my bestfriend sister is throwing her an engagment party but her sister never sent out invites. the party is on november 5 and my best friend called to tell me the day and time and who was invited in my family to go. my mom said no invite she is not going and told me that it is so very tacky to call people to tell them the infomation. problem is my little sister and i are in the wedding.
i feel weird going
so is it very rude for a bridesmaid and flower girl not to go to engagment party because invitationss for it where not sent?
just wondering what people 'opions are on stuff like this
thanks
please no rude feedback or mean stuff thank you

2006-10-23 10:08:59 · 11 answers · asked by ~*big mama *~ 3

2006-10-23 10:05:10 · 14 answers · asked by pmdawn80 1

2006-10-23 09:44:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

While doing my laundry in my apt building, one of my neighbors accidentally bleached some of my clothes. I must have come down right after it happened. She had dumped my clothes on top of another washer (btw there were other washers and laundry carts available) and was still fixing her laundry. She said she didn’t realize my clothes were still in the washing machine and put her sheets in. Then she told me she put bleach in there but there was only a sock in there at the time and showed me the sock. Luckily it was a mostly white load and when I examined my wet clothes, it didn’t seem like anything was wrong. I took the sock w bleach, threw it away and put my stuff in the dryer. Later, after taking my clothes upstairs, I realized my boyfriend’s khakis and my tank top must have gotten bleach on them bc they had white splotches. I don’t care ab my tank top but my boyfriend is upset ab his pants. What should I do? Should I ask her to pay for my boyfriend’s pants or let it slide?

2006-10-23 09:35:01 · 14 answers · asked by Helen 1