Etiquette - May 2007

Say this person is being quite sarcastic to you consistenly every time you see them, would you not respond at all or talk **** back to them. Sometimes you really cant win because if you get mad they will say you are too seriuos, or sensitive, or if you laugh it off
they may perceive you as a wimp and one to "**** on". How do you handle sarcastic boisterous loud mouth arrogant people?

2007-05-29 08:23:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been dating my bf for just under 3 months. He is a very intelligent and sweet guy who treats me well, and he also thinks farting is absolutly hilarious.

One of his favorite jokes begins with him asking, "Want to hear something funny?" and ends with him passing gas.

Why do so many men find this funny?

2007-05-29 08:22:31 · 33 answers · asked by mistaken4sane 4

I need help writing a Thank You note to a family that brought me along with them on a trip to Cancun. They paid for my plane ticket and the all-inclusive resort that we stayed at. We went swimming with dolphins and did some really cool things. I really wanted to write them a nice thank you note but I am not very good at writing these types of things. I also plan on getting them a nice gift. (That I am pretty good at!) Any help would be greatly appreiciated.

2007-05-29 07:52:21 · 8 answers · asked by brp23 2

I get tired of answering questions sometimes!! Specially when people have nothing to talk about except for putting down people?? what are people's thoughts on that?

2007-05-29 07:04:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems to me - that most of the wealthy people I know are very well organized - and their homes are always nice and neat. Maybe it's because they can afford a maid - or whatever - but my thought is that rich people are very seldom slobs. Do you know any rich slobs?

2007-05-29 06:24:36 · 6 answers · asked by liddabet 6

or am i just being mean, oh well

2007-05-29 06:08:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-29 05:58:46 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

One of my co-workers husband passed Friday. I never met him, but my work wants me to attend the service. I would like to go out of respect for her, but my company is really cheap. They do not pay holidays, sick days, vacation, etc.. and I WILL NOT GET PAID FOR ATTENDING THE SERVICE. Normally I wouldn't be so cheap, but I am REALLY depending on the money right now, it simply isn't in my budget. What do I do?

2007-05-29 05:50:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

My date recounted this to me. The taxi driver was an old man. When they got to their destination, and my date found that he didn't have enough cash, he paid whatever he had, took his bags and said he'll be right back with the change. The old man snatched and pulled at his bag and never allowed him access to his own bag - said he needed money first. My date, shocked with the rudeness said "you are a jerk" before he left. And ofcourse, no tip.

The taxi driver's behavior was indeed shockingly rude, according to me. But am not sure, whether saying what he said was justified.

Another question: Should I lodge a complaint with the taxi service about this driver?

2007-05-29 05:24:12 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6

Why do they do it? Do they really believe that they can convince people to 'join' a religion? How do you get rid of them?

2007-05-29 05:12:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

when ur walking in a narrow path & someone is walking 2 u, is there a correct side 2 move aside so i dont bump into them? u know, instead of both of us moving 2 the right, then left, then right....

2007-05-29 04:40:57 · 10 answers · asked by Ms Medieval 7

I'm playing in a golf tournament tomorrow and based on the conversations I've had so far I have a feeling that the four-some I'm playing in plans on drinking quite a few beers and I can already hear the peer pressure. I will be driving a company vehicle which is even another reason not to drink at all.

2007-05-29 04:23:21 · 21 answers · asked by Red 2

Well Im supposed to give a speech at my friends wedding, and I have a small speech to give, but I need some good points of what NOT to do when public speaking.

Hopefully I can get maybe the top 20 from everyone that I can jot down in my mind.

Thank you all <3

2007-05-29 04:15:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-29 03:30:08 · 6 answers · asked by Libby 44 2

2007-05-29 02:30:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-29 01:37:21 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

I found out last night at 10pm that my friend who I don't know so well is having a surprise birthday dinner at a restaurant tonight and that I was invited. We are all paying are own way. ( I am almost positive). My bday recently passed and she called to wish me a Happy Bday.

What is appropriate? A card? A card and gift? I don't know. It is not a big party. We are just meeting to surprise her for dinner. Any thoughts

2007-05-29 00:38:11 · 16 answers · asked by Laurience 2

It could be fun as she was born in the year of the rat

2007-05-28 22:56:18 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im going to write a chapter on a certin issue that the youth need to be addressed considering youth all over the world; there for suggest to me 'what the youth need to be addressed now and today'??

2007-05-28 21:46:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you borrowed someone's cell phone, but then last it on a ride at Disneyland, would you buy a new phone for the owner of the phone?

Facts about the phone:

It was a older style razor
A plain black one
and it was given to the owner as a gift

2007-05-28 20:46:25 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you deal with someone who doesnt like u or talk to you, how do you act around that particular person?

2007-05-28 20:42:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother doesn't have work - my Dad earns a decent living but is always out on business. She has many friends, and stays out with them almost everyday - until like 3, 4 am! We're all grown up - 14, 18, 21 but I feel like my Mom doesn't take responsibility. Our house is a mess, she rarely cooks, and when she's home she's too tired to hang out with us. I try to help out cleaning once in a while, but then I feel it's unfair because it's not my house and I wil want to move out soon anyway. It irks my Dad a bit but what can he do, he's busy earning money for all of us and can't stay home to watch what everybody does. Am I being reasonable? How to deal?

2007-05-28 20:18:56 · 8 answers · asked by Wanna 1

This is a serious question...
my friend and i were discussing it the other day...and he said yes, whereas I said no.
This is not a racist question...i don't mean to offend anybody. I love all creeds, ethnicities, races...
what do you think?

2007-05-28 20:07:50 · 14 answers · asked by Happier in China 2

Is it OK that if you're living under someone else's roof, they have every right to just go in your stuff & take & use or steal it without asking, just because it's their house? I'm living with my brother & he does that to me, & I feel like he's dogging over me & taking advantage over me, & people tell me I have to listen to him in his house, but at the same time, he needs to ask me for my things before he uses it. One time he used one of my previously used razors without asking. Today, he used my umbrella without asking for my permission.

I want to move out of here soon when I get paid. I don't like it here.

2007-05-28 18:41:52 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lets say you are standing in the check out lane somewhere .. like wal-mart and you get this feeling you are being stared at. you look around and notice someone .. lets say two isles over is staring at you. so you say to yourself no biggie. but then you look back again at some point and they are still staring in your direction! don't that just creep you out?

2007-05-28 17:57:27 · 27 answers · asked by Ding Bat 5

I have just been given 2 thumbs down, for perfectly serious and respectful answers. Personally, I only give thumbs down if the answer is rude or abrassive... not just for fun, or because I don't agree! What is your reasoning for giving a thumbs down?
-because you disagree with a different opinion
-for kicks
-or for rude answers?

2007-05-28 17:52:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Over the years, several of my distant relatives have sent my family graduation announcments whenever they finished high school or college. They sent us these announcements despite the fact that, until recently, my family lived on the other side of the country, and that we rarely kept in touch with those particular relatives.

My parents always sent gifts, albeit grudingly. But my parents forbade my sister and I from ever sending graduation announcments to anyone, because they felt that it was inapproriate to "ask" for gifts.

Some of my older relatives, however, seem to think that graduation announcements are actually invitations to the ceremony, and that our decision not to send announcements means that we do not want them to attend the ceremony.

Do graduation announcements serve any purpose other than to ask for gifts?

2007-05-28 17:46:13 · 14 answers · asked by SoCal Dude 3

Why do people feel it's perfectly OK to conduct their business, family or social life in doorways, on stairs or sidewalks or from their cars in such a way that nobody can get by? And why do they get upset when you try?

2007-05-28 17:44:38 · 9 answers · asked by hairypotto 6

First I want to say that I have worked in a lodge for many years. I have made good friends with many people much much older then me.

With my grandparents though, my family expects me to let them cross bounderies and be rude to me and my kids 'because that is respectful and they are old'. My response was that I think that at their age they should be better at life and have less of an excuse to be rude and that I shouldn't have to silently 'take it' or be seen as disrespectful by my whole family (my family is huge on politeness and conformity and appearances rather then standing up for yourself).

Is it so wrong to not coddle them and be all close to them, because I don't like the way they treat me? I love them. I talk to them occasionally.. but I can't be close to someone who shows such rudeness in a loving and tender 'I only want what God wants for you' voice. I love them, but can't include them alot. I dont' cut them out, but am distant. Is my family right? Am I so awful?

2007-05-28 16:42:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The tone of an email is sometimes hard to read. Lately, I have recieved numerous emails that end with "please advise". I don't know if I'm reading into this too much but the phrase "please advise" seems to be a passive aggressive way of saying, "you figure this out and let me know what I need to know but don't know how to ask for." What do you think?

2007-05-28 16:36:51 · 21 answers · asked by virgilwatson 2