Etiquette - March 2007

My friends are starting to notice and I'm not sure what to do. I can't control myself! When im at home im frantic, i cant get anything else done.

2007-03-23 01:10:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

A restaurant webpage says
Parking:Valet parking is available for $10
Is that the tip, or do I tip beyond that. (Marche in Chicago)

2007-03-23 00:44:25 · 5 answers · asked by Freakgirl 7

2007-03-23 00:36:42 · 9 answers · asked by thomthom 1

i have to write a letter to the council, explaining why i want to move into the house next door to my dad, it as to be convincing snd correctly worded, he as recently lost his wife and he is not in the best of health, i would like to be near him, could one of you people out there who can compose a good letter, please write one for me. thank you very much.

2007-03-22 23:45:05 · 1 answers · asked by Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocleti 2

I get so embarassed about how much I can eat. I'm not a big person (5ft 3in & 9 1/2 stone). I feel like such a pig when I eat, not with table manners or anything (although I do enjoy eating food with my fingers sometimes - things like chicken and ribs, not, like, baked beans or anything!) Example - last night I had 1/2 a chicken, baked potato, carrots, cabbage and corn on the cob. Would you be embarassed to be seen out with someone who had the appetite of a cougar? I don't think I have a problem or anything, but I do feel bad when I see other women tucking into just a salad!

2007-03-22 23:09:03 · 27 answers · asked by Helen B 4

How does the ideal business card look like? What are some mistakes you've seen done in this area?

2007-03-22 22:36:03 · 5 answers · asked by Marble Magic 3

Please no Monica/Clinton dirty jokes

2007-03-22 21:53:38 · 10 answers · asked by MST3K 3

2007-03-22 21:44:59 · 3 answers · asked by kvcreom 4

2007-03-22 21:43:26 · 9 answers · asked by khatzzz 4

"You're different....like, I bet you talk to yourself."
She wasn't saying it maliciously...but how can this be taken as anything positive? No mean answers please.
Thanks

2007-03-22 19:19:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm going to a baby shower Saturday and I just found out that I'll be sitting next to a woman who is KNOWN to have bad breath ... horrible breath in fact! And I cant change my seat because I'm the only one she knows (besides the mom-to-be) and she asked to sit next to me.

What the hell do I do? I mean, her breath is unbearbale. It will make you gag!

HELP!

2007-03-22 19:11:42 · 12 answers · asked by tgfann 3

I have a 'ticklish: neighbours problem.My neighbour is a longtime bulaemic. She has not spoken to me about this but our homes are very close, especially her bathroom and our back yard and several times a day I hear the her vomiting. This has been going on for years. We have been neighbours for nearly twenty years and although friendly enough I am definitely not close enough to her to raise this issue. She is not a young girl, probably late 30's. There are times when the sounds from her bathroom,/toilet nearly make me sick and certainly make me feel queasy . I have to try and avoid being out in my yard or on my patio at various times, generally around mealtimes or an hour or two afterwards, but the lady is a shiftworker so this can also happen at odd times through the day. I am also concerned because I have a young and impressionable teenage girl who can't help but hear all this and is starting to query it. Please. I AM sorry for my neighbour but I CAN'T broach the subject. Any ideas?

2007-03-22 19:08:56 · 4 answers · asked by Phyllida 1

2007-03-22 18:57:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lincoln shoe polish only comes in the 2oz cans. Before I can use even a decent amount, it cracks up and becomes pretty much useless. Any ideas how to keep it from cracking? I have tried keeping water in it but it seems to only make the top rust.

2007-03-22 17:58:55 · 2 answers · asked by quickone86 3

2007-03-22 17:46:20 · 17 answers · asked by ACME 4

tomorrow there is a team tennis torunament and only six players can play. One of the players is ranked higher than me in the section, but I beat him twice (6-0,a week ago, then 6-3 four days ago). I even beat the kids he lost to(but that shouldn't matter). The coach says that since the kid(9th grade) is ranked higherand "grinds till the end", he gets to play instead of me. This doesn't seem fair, but are far as the ranking is concerned, I can see where the coach is coming from. However, he isn't applying this rule to everyone. One of the players is not ranked at all, but he gets to play because he is better than most of the kids. That is understandable considering that he won the state doubles championship. But in my situation, the coach is using the ranking rule against me even though I have clearly proven that I should play. I always treat the coach and my teammates with respect and I never had problems before.

2007-03-22 17:34:42 · 5 answers · asked by texanpride 1

I am graduating from college, and I need some ideas as to what to do immediately following the ceremony. I know that dinner should be involved, but I have a big family. Is it cheesy to ask people to pay their own way after the dinner?

2007-03-22 17:33:40 · 4 answers · asked by MYRI 1

Some backstory: I'm a 20 year old college student and I go to Barnes and Noble's about 3 times a week to study. I never had a problem until tonight.

I usually bring in a cup of covenience store french vanilla cappuccino, for three reasons,
1. It's cooled down and actually DRINKABLE when I start studying.
2. It's cheap. I'm poor.
3. It tastes good. IMO starbucks coffee does not.

However I will concede that if a manager asked me to stop, I sure would and I would understand too.

The night in question I droped my books off at a table and went and bought a cd from their cd area. I then grabed a test prep book and started studying. About 45 minutes later a young, unhappy woman comes up, stares at me and says "This is not a library" and "Study at Caseys' (convience store) if you want to study.". I was totally shocked by this, I had always thought barnes and noble was an study haven for college students. I was kind of thrown off, so I grabed my stuff, and bought the test prep book

2007-03-22 17:33:16 · 18 answers · asked by goiowa6 2

I'm 220 lbs. There are only a few treadmills at my gym that are big enough to handle me running on them, and plenty of smaller ones that start to pour out smoke and smell like burning rubber if I get on them.
Sometimes all the sturdiest machines are occupied by little tiny people whom the smaller machines could easily handle, and I am left waiting while there are still plenty of machines free.
Would it be rude of I suggested to one of these more slightly built people that they could change machines for my benefit?

2007-03-22 17:28:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, we say we're all here because, uh gee, I'm bored. But we're not really bored, are we? At least, really I'm just lazy. I've got plenty of things to do here, but it's easier to just sit here and answer and ask and look than it is to mop the kitchen floor. Who will stand up and admit that they are lazy with me?
Let's start a lazy march. Surely it will stir someone up.. We should demand our rights as lazy ppl, there must be a syndrome we can drum up somewhere. Ok. now I'm getting carried away. Are you bored or lazy? Be honest.

2007-03-22 17:13:34 · 17 answers · asked by tamboz 3

I am dating someone and I want to tell my best friend but I dont know if she will tell everyone and my boyfriend is shy and he dont want everyone knowing...yet...should I tell her?

2007-03-22 16:56:10 · 13 answers · asked by cutiebabe66048@sbcglobal.net 1

What would that actually prove? If they were lying, you'd never know anyway, right?

Ponder away my friends...

2007-03-22 16:46:56 · 8 answers · asked by pancakes & hyrup 6

Is that a politically incorrect term, such as calling a black person black vs African American. Should we say Hearing Impaired instead of deaf?

I don't mean what we hearing people would think among ourselves, I mean what would a deaf person actually think about this?

2007-03-22 16:35:17 · 14 answers · asked by pancakes & hyrup 6

2007-03-22 16:28:52 · 2 answers · asked by Karley S 1

We're not that close, so Mom and Dad aren't as comfortable and they're much older than me, so the first name thing doesn't work either. Am I the only one that calls their in-laws Mr. & Ms.?

2007-03-22 16:11:20 · 13 answers · asked by prplluva 3

me about it,
he asked if i wanted to show off my nice tan when i came in to work with a tear on my sweater by my neck
in the middle of a converation he asked if i was weraing lipstick(but i wearing lipgloss) and mentioned something about me biting of his thing
he called me stupid and i told him to shut up because i'm positive he's done some dumb things before but he told me "i've done some dumb girls before" and i laughed and he got mad
i'm 19, he's 25 and engaged

2007-03-22 15:41:30 · 4 answers · asked by precious 1

Quite often people (mostly strangers) just come out asking me how much I make per hour at my work. Is that rude or no? I think it is. Am I alone in thinking this is rude? Maybe it's just where I live the culture is very different? The answer I give is: "I make enough".

2007-03-22 15:31:34 · 25 answers · asked by sharpy 4

I found it odd that this person not only eats the entire entree before eating each side dish, but the different foods on the plate also cannot touch each other. Is there any ettiquette to suggest if this is rude, or simply just an odd way to eat?

2007-03-22 14:57:16 · 25 answers · asked by BubbaB 2

Um, yeah. That's pretty much it. So, what can I do?

2007-03-22 14:50:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

When does it start? Does it apply to everyone or just a certain group? What things can't you wear? etc.

2007-03-22 14:49:28 · 18 answers · asked by Ze Bird 2