Etiquette - February 2007

It's incredible, no one is in your office for an hour or two, you let one squeak out and sure enough, someone walks in.

2007-02-21 04:37:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

receiving an invitation to a wedding, birthday or baptism, and you are not able to come. Are you still required to send a gift with your reply that you are not coming?

2007-02-21 04:23:42 · 10 answers · asked by TJ 1

2007-02-21 04:15:00 · 5 answers · asked by Toilet 2

2007-02-21 03:53:43 · 9 answers · asked by Mullet Man 2

I've had a recurring problem with loud upstairs neighbors in my apartmnent complex. They play their bass really loud at different times of the day (day and night) and they like to stand outside on their balcony (right above my bedroom window) and talk at all hours of the night. They are NOT quiet about that. The thing is that they'll go for days without being noisy and then all of a sudden they'll decide to party hard.

About a month ago I spoke to the manager about this and he indicated that some of my other neighbors had complained as well. He said he would "read them the riot act" and I thought the problem was solved. They were quiet for about 3 weeks but now they're back at it again!

I don't want to seem petty but it is disturbing me and it's annoying to put up with. What should I do?

2007-02-21 03:52:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-21 03:48:50 · 7 answers · asked by pooja 1

2007-02-21 03:45:21 · 32 answers · asked by hello world 7

Because I have kids I would rather entertain at my place instead of going to bars (all my friends don't have children yet), but do you think 30 minutes is too much for people to drive to our place.
I make really good food and have a variety of alcoholic beverages.

2007-02-21 03:22:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am going to brazil in a week and staying at my boyfriends mom's house, then his dad's, then his aunt's. am i supposed to get them gifts, i thought a thank you, but a gift when i get there, or when i leave and suggestions please!!! Thanks!

2007-02-21 03:08:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

These people don't stop - huge company, and all they do is e-mail mass messages about food and potlucks and ordering out. The amount of time they spend doing this each week probably adds up to a full day of lost work.

Who else here would be disgusted about leftover hotdogs at 10 a.m.?

2007-02-21 03:06:29 · 8 answers · asked by Reserved 6

I often pick my nose while driving down the road and have always wondered if people notice I'm picking my nose.

2007-02-21 03:05:46 · 14 answers · asked by losenmyass 2

that he can't find half the words, even though I provided hints!!!

I gave it to him, he was so touched by it and excited. We sat down with it for over an hour, he found some things.

A week later, I come home, and he's really mad; it's driving him nuts, he's stared at it for hours! Then he gets all in a bad mood even though I've given him many more additional hints and sat down with him .

Is he being ungrateful or what?

It took me hours to make up this homemade gift for him!

Should I just circle all the answers to shut him up?

My main question is: Is he being ungrateful by getting so upset over this?

2007-02-21 02:25:27 · 3 answers · asked by Reserved 6

when we go to dine in a hotel we are always given a spoon, fork and a small knife. According to proper table ethiquette should we eat with the fork and cut with the knife? and only use the spoon for the soup?

most people i see used the spoon to eat (things like rice) with the spoon!

2007-02-21 02:14:06 · 16 answers · asked by sh 1

My girlfriend and I were recently out to a pricey French restaurant to celebrate her promotion. We ordered a pretty expensive bottle of champagne at $100. When the waitress was seating the couple next to us, the wife of the other man, was walking in between our tables and was wearing a long trench coat. Her coat brushed up on our table and knocked over our bottle of champagne. When I addressed them about it, they said that it was an accident , but they refused to replace the full bottle of champagne, which we hadn’t even drank from yet. I thought it was rude, How should I have handled this??

2007-02-21 01:57:08 · 22 answers · asked by Jennaba9048 1

2007-02-21 01:47:05 · 9 answers · asked by brad paul 1

Last year he had a really rough time when we flew and I don't want him to go through that again. He makes me nervous!!

2007-02-21 01:45:20 · 5 answers · asked by sandiegirl55 1

Earlier I found a question that asked the same one of both men and women in separate questions. A woman had given an answer in both categories. In the women's side it was a nice polite answer. In the other side, the men's side, it was given to directly critique men. Had I given my opinion on the men's side I'd have been considered a jerk.

2007-02-21 00:18:46 · 14 answers · asked by GameWarden 1

I live next to the most awful couple. They're in their 80's & still fighting fit, but their very presence makes me feel oppressed. They've not wanted anything to do with my child and I (I'm a widow) since the day I moved here 35 years ago. In fact, they don't want anything to do with anyone in our neighbourhood. I've tried every which way I can to 'break the ice' between us, but they remain hostile. They don't answer the door to anyone. It's like living next to the invisible couple, in fact. Anyway, he (the husband) cannot keep his hands off our dustbin. He keeps looking inside it, and transferring his rubbish from his own into ours. I got so fed up that I wrote & told him to keep his hands off our property. He's the type of person who doesn't like anything that doesn't belong to him on his side of the property, & the bin men often leave our bin in his drive after collection. Yesterday, he kicked our bin to my side of the drive, just missing hitting my car. What can I do?

2007-02-21 00:14:05 · 19 answers · asked by The way I are 1

Think of someone you hate, or perhaps dont like to bother with, and give me your reasons.

2007-02-21 00:00:40 · 22 answers · asked by lonely as a cloud 6

Is there any situation where it's better to say thank you very much, or just saying thank you would be considered rude?

2007-02-20 23:41:37 · 16 answers · asked by martha_828 1

2007-02-20 23:18:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-02-20 21:42:21 · 11 answers · asked by Direktor 5

Or am I just gross? I dont find burps gross..but what is your opinion?

2007-02-20 20:49:37 · 30 answers · asked by Minty 3

its gross. yesterday a girl in front of me was coughing her guts up, sharing her germs with anyone in a 10 yard radius. how rude. could this be the reason why "superbugs" are so prevelant? lack of basic manners?

2007-02-20 20:33:29 · 26 answers · asked by ginger 6

The thing is I go to these meetings with my bosses and a male junior staff. On other occasions, most of the meetings attendees from outside our company never see me twice but still greet the male junior staff everytime they see all of us. After several occasions, I started to think they must've thought of me be less important and need not bother to greet than my male junior staff just because i'm a woman. Really, i'm curious.

2007-02-20 19:43:23 · 5 answers · asked by Olibia Momma 1

I am getting married for the third time and it will be my boyfriend's first marriage. A few people have asked where we are registered. What is the etiquette in this type of situation?

2007-02-20 19:33:44 · 9 answers · asked by ltapp0219 1