Etiquette - November 2006

I'm getting older, and maybe wiser, but do people (Men & Women) who degrade themselves by acting and talking like pigs really think someone is going to take an interest in them ?

2006-11-16 08:31:30 · 6 answers · asked by sluggo1947 4

That's how you act when you are on vacation too!

2006-11-16 08:23:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-16 08:12:35 · 6 answers · asked by pinkie_luv002 1

We always hold Thanksgiving at our house. We even send out invitations a month ahead so everyone can make arrangements. Unexpectedly, my husband has fallen ill and has been to the ER five times in the past week. He is okay now, but he is slowly recovering and will still be recovering on Thanksgiving. We cannot move the dinner to someone else's house--that is not an option. We also cannot go anywhere else as he isn't well enough to want to go anywhere but home.

He can still eat and socialize, but he will be tired after about 4 hours (went to work today for the first time since falling ill and had to go home at lunch). What is a polite way, considering the circumstances, to tell our family members that they are welcome for dinner and a few hours after, but not all night (last year some stayed until 3 a.m.). Please note that I'd never kick guests out any other time...but this is an unusual circumstance.

2006-11-16 07:56:50 · 17 answers · asked by CincyJen 2

Every time I see a commercial on TV recorded by a "brit" sounding guy for a cleaning-polishing-mopping-lime removing product there is this guy who screams at me. Whats wrong with him?

2006-11-16 07:49:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My neighbour likes to play his music rather loudly - this does not please me - ive tried to reason with him but he has told me to go away - ive never been rude or nasty and have only asked that he turns it down not off - he also likes to do DIY at stupid hours - some advice please!

2006-11-16 07:29:59 · 53 answers · asked by voluptuous 3

Why do people think it is o.k. to say, "Did you cut your hair?
I liked it better before." Am I the only one who thinks that is insulting?

2006-11-16 07:02:20 · 24 answers · asked by kriskay08 1

with the thought that, some-one you chat to over the net might not be who they say they are...
Is it a case of 'never judge a book by it's cover' if so, is that why certain people are here?

Am I naive or just plain stupid? (I've taken my IM off, for exactly that reason!)

2006-11-16 06:59:01 · 26 answers · asked by Coley 4

at your job are so disgusting. No matter what job it is, the bathrooms are always absolutely disgusting. The bathrooms smell like dog kennels. The toilets are usually filled with dried nasty stuff, the floors are covered in gewie wetness, and the sinks are all covered in rust. Theres theres the flies. It was so bad that when i tried a courtesy flush, the dried crap kept the water from going down the drain and the toilet overflowed. NASTY.

2006-11-16 06:57:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

ima cart pusher and im wonderin why dont people push their carts into the cart corrals... when u put ur carts all out in the parking lot and it hits other people's cars, guess who pays for it?? the company... which makes higher prices...

2006-11-16 06:42:50 · 23 answers · asked by bigguu254 3

just smile and wave everyday in homeroom at school? what should i say to him when i see him everyday in homeroom -8th grade. i always say "heyy, how're yu" and smile. thats what i do to everyone really but what else am i suppose to do/say? be specific! help! should i touch him more- not in a bad way i mean -but appropriate for school?

2006-11-16 06:24:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-16 06:13:27 · 13 answers · asked by Curious Georgetta 1

I had this elderly customer who used to come in weekly wearing his Jesus baseball cap with his wife. Every time he asks me if I go to church. I may be just overreacting, but I felt that question was none of his business.

I would just like to see if anyone else agrees or disagrees.

2006-11-16 05:46:51 · 43 answers · asked by Widowzpeak 5

As you can see, I'm Korean and it's custom to take your shoes off when you go in to a house. Aside from being a custom, isn't that the clean thing to do? You wear your shoes outside all day stepping around in who knows what. Why would anyone want to wear that around their house? I honestly don't understand the whole concept. It's also more comfortable without your shoes when you're inside, isn't it?

2006-11-16 05:35:30 · 32 answers · asked by nicekrngirl 3

-they can be on their phone
-they can COMPLETELY ignore you
-they can put their stuff on the belt and walk away and make us wait for them to come back to complete there order
-they can take forever
-they can get confused on prices
-confused on coupons
and they say woooops and laugh it off

but...

-if a price is actually wrong and blame it on a cashier when they have nothing to do with pricing

-we are out of an item

-if a cashier looks up a code for produce they say the price when u need the code and they get mad and say i told u (wtf)

then they try and say we are lucky they go to that store to give us a job
(i always laugh cuz i've seen people take 30 minutes on a self checkout line)

-try to get us in trouble or even fired (yea right)

i understand that there are rude cashiers out there but a lot of the time it is because of a rude customer before you

but not always....



why do shoppers think they are better than the cashier??????

2006-11-16 05:34:28 · 21 answers · asked by dukieboy 1

I mean things like holding a door open at a store when someone is behind you,smiling to someone as you pass on the sidewalk,etc.

I would say I am '8'--I am pretty darn friendly!

2006-11-16 05:15:23 · 38 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7

2006-11-16 04:57:27 · 17 answers · asked by a_poor_misguided_soul 5

Why is it that people are obesessed with skinny people. As seen in media, shopping stores, and anywhere you look. Is there any room for oversized people in this world and if so then where in America is it okay for big people to live to be able to have a self esteem?

2006-11-16 04:57:20 · 19 answers · asked by raemom05 2

I have not been in Hastings bookstore in over a year because when my youngest daughter was a newborn I had an "incident" there and I'm too embarrassed to go back. My husband wants a certain game for his game system for Christmas, but it's only found IN HASTINGS BOOKSTORE. I want to go back, but I'm embarrassed to. LOL It's ok to poke fun because I see the humor in it, but please, give a decent answer with your fun..

2006-11-16 04:53:48 · 13 answers · asked by Jennifer F 6

2006-11-16 04:16:12 · 33 answers · asked by malynda c 1

Last year we recently bought a house in a quiet, cozy & safe neighborhood. It was the perfect little place. Our only issue is with one of our neighbors. For some reason she hates us and we haven't done anything to her. She moved in just after us & when she did I went over & introduced ourselves and she was cold to me then.
As time went on her behavior worsened. We have a 3 year old & one day when we were outside she ran through her house slamming the windows complaining of the little loud mouth brat neighbor kid to whoever she was on the phone with. Since she has thrown garbage over the fence (not ours), called the police because our boy hurt himself & was crying outside (public nuisance call), and always sneers if she sees us.
Hubby wants to tell her off, I want to confront her and ask her WTF? Is she just cranky or in dire need to get laid? Anyone else with this issue...what did you do?

2006-11-16 04:07:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Don't they realize it's rude, not to mention they make an incredible amount of unnecessary noise by doing it.

2006-11-16 03:59:32 · 17 answers · asked by ? 4

I waitress part time. One evening, my last table left. I found one person of that party meandering about the lobby. " Can I help you, m'am?" I asked. She asked the hostess and I if we had comment cards. We hadn't carried them in awhile and I asked if everything was okay. The lady informed me that she was upset that the other waitress had interrupted the conversation she was having her family to ask if she would pass the sugar caddy to refill. This lady said the other waitress had no business doing any type of cleaning let alone interrupting her conversation. She felt rushed to leave. I apologized and reassured her that I didn't mean for her to get that impression. The thing is, the manager had motioned us to tend to our closing duties such as cleaning our section 1 hr. prior. The lady went on to say that if she felt like like staying until midnight, we should hold off on cleaning up for the night until they left! Who's out of line here?

2006-11-16 03:52:31 · 20 answers · asked by Suz E. Home BAKER 6

My office mate is always bringing stuff for us for lunch. I usually eat it but today she brought Brunswick stew. I don't like Brunswick stew and am craving a taco. How do I bow out gracefully and not hurt her feelings?

2006-11-16 03:44:34 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7

2006-11-16 03:14:34 · 13 answers · asked by Twiggy 1

When someone says: "I don't understand why this has to be so difficult", they are really making a classic passive-aggressive insult which roughly translates to: "This is not difficult, but you are making it so."

It is infuriating.

The only responses I can ever come up with inflame the situation. My responses vary depending on how long the passive-aggressive obstructionist and I have been going at it.

Here's how typical conversations go:

Speaker:"I don't understand why this has to be so difficult."

Me: "Which parts do you find difficult?" (when I'm trying to help)

Me: "Which parts don't you understand?" (when I'm frustrated with the person)

Me: "It is not difficult." (when I'm slightly angry at the person)

Me: "Yes, you are right." (when I'm very angry at the person)

Can anyone please provide a more diplomatic response that would 1) defuse the situation and 2) ideally, address the fact that the speaker has offered a veiled insult.

Thank you in advance.

Steven S.

2006-11-16 03:08:29 · 11 answers · asked by Steven S 2

2006-11-16 01:51:01 · 6 answers · asked by prasanth 2 1

Here's the situation. I'm a very sociable guy. I'm out at least once a week, usually twice, sometimes 3 or 4 times. Therefore, I also know a lot of people. I love going out in big groups, networking, introducing friends to other friends and such, so whenever I go out I wanna invite everyone I know. Now, the easiest way to do this is by cell phone. But it costs money. Just to send the initial email about whatever is I'm doing probably costs about $6 each time. This doesn't include writing back to people with questions. Not too much to spend for one event, but for 10, 15, 20 a month? Adds up. So what I do is, I send an email once a month detailing everything I'm gonna be doing for that month. Big money saver but... what happens is I get people emailing asking me what I'm doing that month, or I get people saying "you never told me what you were doing." Any suggestions on how I can get people info that they'll remember without having to spend too much money?

2006-11-16 01:17:02 · 8 answers · asked by JudasHero 5

2006-11-16 01:16:33 · 8 answers · asked by Priscilla H 1

When i was working as a call center employee, a customer who called insisted that i call him "daddy".He said that that was his nickname and all his friends called him that.I was uncomfortable doing that, so i told him that since this was a professional call, i was obliged to call him by his last name(or maybe his first name, but i didn't tell him that).Anyway, he was pretty pissed off and said if i wasn't going to call him by the name he wanted to be called by,he wouldn't do business with him, and hung up.
It has been a while since i quit that job, but i was wondering, did i do the right thing?Or is it ok to call a customer "daddy"? It feels so weird!!I know i've quit the job and i probably shouldn't care, but this question has been on my mind for quite a while now....

2006-11-16 01:13:25 · 9 answers · asked by Sunrise 5