Etiquette - February 2007

I remember somewhere that says you can't put "required" on an invitation for dress code. This is for a corporation evening awards banquet at a hotel for over 200 people. Can someone please send the link/source for this rule -- Miss Manners, Emily Post??????

2007-02-07 01:56:15 · 6 answers · asked by pathfindercia 2

All I can come up with is congratulations on your retirement...but we would like to say something a little more witty or profound. Any ideas.

2007-02-07 01:47:56 · 5 answers · asked by EJ 1

I am a 27 yr old man want to know about worlds thinking about perfect human being, and want to become a world's common man

2007-02-07 01:30:43 · 24 answers · asked by Jayraj 1

2007-02-07 00:47:20 · 16 answers · asked by leila 1

i want to throw a mardi gras party but im moving into a new house so i need sometime to fix up the house so... when does mardi gras start and when does it end?

2007-02-07 00:14:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We're always talking about these young women stars partying hard, and therefore being bad role models for young girls. However, here's what I don't get....we always read about these guys who start fights at clubs, throw chairs, throw punches, pick up hookers...yet, we never worry about them setting a poor example for young guys. Why is it that women having fun at clubs and enjoying our youth gets ostracized, while men who pick fights and beat people up, get left alone? Talk about your gross double standards! Why can't the world just get off women's backs and give men a tough time for a change?!

2007-02-07 00:01:48 · 8 answers · asked by Jaime P 1

what does it mean to you ??

2007-02-06 23:50:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

recently my friend encountered with an accident that resulted in some seriously deep cuts( stitches needed ) and bruises throughout the upper part of the body including the face. Will our sincere apologies to the victim family be enough? as we believe that we are partly guilty as to the accident or should we compensate them with a sum of money among those involved? or both? thx

2007-02-06 23:47:47 · 9 answers · asked by bvnthery 1

This letter was sent to the principal's office after an elementary school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. An old lady won a new radio as a door prize, and wrote to say thank you.
This story is a credit to all human kind.
Forward to anyone you know who might need a lift today.
____________________________________________________

Dear Faculty and Students,
God bless you for the beautiful radio I won at your senior citizens' luncheon.
I am 84 years old and live at an Assisted Home for the Aged. My family has passed away. I am all alone now and it's nice to know someone is thinking of me. God bless you for your kindness to an old lady. My roommate is 95 and has her own radio. She never lets me listen to hers, even when she was napping. Then one day her radio fell off the nite stand & broke into little pieces. She cried a lot and ask if she could listen to mine. I said f*** you bit**. Thanks for letting me share this with you.
Love
Agnes

2007-02-06 23:13:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I said to my girlfriend where she wanted to go for Valentines Day. She said which restaurant, and I sent her a text saying what time she wanted. She sent a text back saying the time, and so I rang the restaurant to book a table. She then tells me today that she rang the restaurant to check that I had booked the table. Don't like that!

Is that normal, or have I overreacted by saying that surely she could have trusted me to book a table.

2007-02-06 23:01:56 · 7 answers · asked by Soliloquy 1

2007-02-06 22:42:39 · 16 answers · asked by shabev 2

a guy at work has really bad teeth, his breath is unbearable..
he is the driver and sometimes i go out driving with him on jobs..
i am pretty friendly with him and have been going to tell him but i just feel awful and cant bring myself to tell him.
i go on my maternity leave in 7 weeks shall i just not bother saying anything..

2007-02-06 22:11:57 · 20 answers · asked by missnikid 4

Have you been inspired to do something in your life on account of what someone has said on answers.

2007-02-06 21:12:59 · 27 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-02-06 20:58:54 · 32 answers · asked by thombot 2

2007-02-06 20:52:22 · 19 answers · asked by romantikfella 1

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2007-02-06 20:32:33 · 10 answers · asked by pat t 1

Particularly when you ask someone the price of an object that they have, you admire it, maybe you want one of your own or you wonder what something like that is worth. I'm not talking about gifts, here.

Then there is the issue of income or net worth. I can understand not making it everyday conversation at work and setting up a competition among co-workers.

I just wonder if being less secretive about money and budgeting in terms of lifestyle wouldn't help us to understand as a society what people can afford and how they make it happen...and help with our tendency to try to keep up with the Jones'.

As long as you don't judge someone based on their money situation, or brag about your finances...an open discussion between friends, etc should be acceptable.

Agree or disagree? Can you help me understand?

2007-02-06 19:53:23 · 12 answers · asked by musicimprovedme 7

It's not so bad if it's a child or a neighbour doing you a favour like telling you you left your car lights on or something, but when it's a person who is calling from house to house, like the meter man, postman or some survey/door to door guy, it makes me spit feathers! They should know better. It's plain rude!

2007-02-06 19:48:40 · 10 answers · asked by Honey W 4

2007-02-06 19:41:34 · 15 answers · asked by ari-pup 7

Whether it be just the two of you or in a group...Is it rude to look at the bill when you're not paying??

2007-02-06 19:13:17 · 24 answers · asked by Direktor 5

My husband has a cousin that recycles her unwanted, and sometimes used gifts to us. How do I put her straight? I'd rather not be receiving gifts from this person at all. I have a few things that I'd like to return to her.

2007-02-06 18:07:41 · 9 answers · asked by rabidpotter 2

if i wanted some ham from a deli like a handful say 200 grams
thats 7 ounces
0.4 pounds

so would i say 7 ounces or half a pound?
i just dont want to look like a fool :P

2007-02-06 18:03:49 · 13 answers · asked by Tom O 2

Here's the scenario-- I'm living with 2 other adult women, and I'm suspecting that the one of them is stealing my food straight from our shared fridge. It is clearly not theirs, and I've already asked both of them straight out-- they both denied taking anything.


I am suspicious of one roomie in particular who happens to be my landlord... she smokes up throughout the day (I went downstairs at 4 am to get water once, and I could smell the after scent in the kitchen), so I think she gets midnight 'munchies'. I think my food is more of a target because I eat all sorts of junkie goodness, whereas my other roommate is a health nut. I've also caught the suspect eating some stuff (which I did explicitly welcome her to), but in the middle of the night when I ran into her in the hallway. She seemed very embarassed.


My question is-- How do I catch the perp without having to use a spycam?


Ps. I am considering moving out-- but I won't give up yet!!!

2007-02-06 18:02:00 · 17 answers · asked by babysport 2

I don't stop to pick up stray animals on the street, I have been known to talk back to old people, and to tell scary stories to little children. To be fair, though, the old people are usually being rude, and I've been known to generally pass on the sentiment that they should get over their crustiness and not take it out on everyone else. And, the little kids were my niece and nephew, and it was one time when I told them there were monsters living in my parents' side yard. It was a pretty elaborate story, though, and my nephew got pretty scared.

2007-02-06 17:20:02 · 23 answers · asked by Wendy N 2

My sociology instructor wanted the women of the class to do an experiment. The instructor stated that men are more likely to interupt people in conversation than women. So she prompted us to have a conversation with a male that is close to us and try to count how many times he interupted you. I tried this experiment last night with my boyfriend and my boyfriend interupted me 6 different times during our 1 hr conversation. What do you ladies think about this experiment?

2007-02-06 16:56:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

This happened to me back during my school years a lot. I would walk into the lunch room, where you sometimes feel like all eyes are on you. Well, one table was always fully taken up with all of the cool kids. I would sit down at the table with the semi-cool kids which wasn't as packed. Anyway, sometimes when I sat down next to a kid. He'd be there for awhile and we even exchanged a couple of poltie words. However, a couple seconds later, he would get up and go sit next to someone else. A lot of people would see it to and I felt kind of embarrassed. No one was sitting by me, and I didn't really know how to react. Anyway, after that experience, I never went to lunch again and that was in the 7th grade. I am 22 years old now, but I feel kinda bad for my self. I should have had a more enjoyable lunch hour. Instead I spent my lunches at the library, pretending to read books. Now this behavior isn't bullying or anything, but I didn't know how to handle that subtle hurtfulness at school.

2007-02-06 16:51:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

and what would make it easier to speak up in these kinds of situations ?

2007-02-06 16:08:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

would you said no to a girl that asked you for a ride home under severe conditions? i.e. snow is pouring and she lived right by you and you constantly flirted with her-because i thought this guy would take me home and he did'n't, why is that?

2007-02-06 15:46:23 · 14 answers · asked by amanda 1

Theres this guy whom work at my gym and he just smiles.. and I worked out with him this weekend..and the whole timeI he just kept smiling non -stop.. he just couldn't stop smiling/blushing while he would talked to me,, and I asked him why was he smiling/laughing so much..he told me was beacause of the faces I make they're so cute... so we continued on..and my phone started ringing, and it was by him, and instead of just handing it too me, he actually picked up the phone, and looked at the caller screen to see who was calling before he handed it too me..luckily it was my mom...but then he asks me, does my friend work out at the gym, I said no,so he said the next time he works out he'll call me.. so we could work out together.... so do you think he that into me..even though he hasn't asked me out yet.. and the cell phone thing...what is that all about

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plus when we said bye..I shook his hand, and he was blushing/ smiling..I thought to myself wow..

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3 minutes ago
he asked about me having a friend come with me to work out because he says that I'm always by myself..and I always look bored...

2007-02-06 15:46:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the ideal number of q-tips to use in any given situation involving hair. Also, where can I find hair? And how can in improve my closet romance with Fernando?

2007-02-06 15:42:52 · 11 answers · asked by Rams N 4