Etiquette - August 2007

My daddy is forcing me, against my will, to go to a boarding school for "teens that need attitude adjustments" I was reflecting upon the past year, and let's just call a spade a spade here, I was DISGUSTED with the education provided by our local public school system in Texas over the past few years. The problems included mediocre, sem-literate teachers, trailer trash school administrators, overweight students, decrepit facilities, and non-creative and physically abusive disciplinary methods. I often reminded my principal that I was not opposed to SUING but he laughed at me, spit up his tobacco and then would call ("drawl") my daddy to pick my SPOILED $SS up and take me home and DEAL WITH ME. This is the kind of arrogance I find to be EXTREMELY offensive. I have told my daddy I'd like to call the school office and EXPRESS MY DISGUST, but daddy told me to leave these "poor people alone" and not to be a PAIN IN THE $SS or he will "return the favor"

Should I call them anyways?

2007-08-08 15:05:35 · 12 answers · asked by Lori 5

2007-08-08 13:36:04 · 10 answers · asked by Y!answers: my addcition 2

when they are gone shes a lazy,nasty,bitter and unhelpfull.Plus she then spends all her time on the phone and leaves me to do all the work.No one else ever sees this as its just us 2 in the office once the boss leaves.If i tell the boss she would never believe me as she thinks my coworker is "Ms. wonderful".

2007-08-08 13:29:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

But its free.

I see so many people riding on the wrong sides of the road (toward traffic) and not following what we know as the rules.

Maybe if someone taught a class to tell us what the right rules were then maybe everyone would be lots safer. And they'd give you a bike license.... like a drivers license but it states that you been to that class/classes and its safe for you to be on the road.

2007-08-08 13:19:21 · 14 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5

Today I saw one of the counselors from my school. Well over the summer there was another teacher that made a smart eleck remark to me, and the counselor laughed about it stupidly. Well I laughed stupidly too just to be smart. Well I saw her today and she usually says "hey" but when she saw me she just looked me up and down and walked away, and she had a smile on her face, i guess from talking to someone earlier. It kinda faded when she saw me though.

2007-08-08 12:57:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know your supposed to hold a door for a woman, or let them go in front of you, but is it considered rude to exit through a revolving door before her & then wait for her to come through?

odd etiquette question. haha thanks

2007-08-08 12:29:58 · 7 answers · asked by webdude 2

i bought a keyboard and small items like a remote, a contact case, earbuds for my ipod, eye drops, a candy bar and contact solution at walmart. apparently the clerk put the keyboard and my other stuff in diff bags; the clerk gave me the bag with the keyboard and said goodnight; i went home.

i went back to get my other bag and it was after closing at midnight and they said come back tomorrow. i just wanted my bag. they made me come back this morning.

my bag couldn't be found!!!!!!

long story short, a clerk took me to an assistant manager who looked at me with evil eyes when he told her that i went home with only 1 of the 8 items on my receipt. the vibe was that she assumed i am a liar, and gave me a cold shoulder and said, "How can you forget 7 items on your list?" I didn't say anything and she was like, GO AHEAD, LET HIM GET HIS STUFF, all rude and walked away pissed off.

I called wal mart and reported her and talked to her boss. Her boss apologized. Will she get a write up

2007-08-08 12:22:08 · 10 answers · asked by SouthCali4LifeSD 3

2007-08-08 12:18:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to write an email at working....help please! People at my work have been stealing food from the refrigerator...I don't know if its the employees or the janitors...please help me, or find some links that will help me...this has happened too many times...thanks! also just give me constructive answers..if your not going to help or be a smart a** then please dont answer this...once again thanks!

2007-08-08 12:16:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was planning on just wearing a dress. Is this ok? It's not black, but I don't own anything black.

2007-08-08 12:08:31 · 9 answers · asked by ☆Zestee☆ 5

My mother in her 60s and my brother in his 40s is a sad relationship. My brother who lives in his apartment brings all his laundry at home and mother does his laundry, picks up his mail and many packages. He refuses to help her on her car since she cannot repair things like he can. He always backstabs her and calls her bad names, and says the washer washes the clothes not my mom. He claims that she never supported him, which she did all the way until he was 33 years of age at home. He always wants alot of money from her plus a tip if she wants a little thing done on the car. He is ruthless and unmerciful, and mother is heartbroken.
My Q is since he is like this, does God forgive him, because he is so vicious, and will he pay for acting like this toward mom?

He even steals stuff from our house when we are not home. He accuses family members of taking or stealing his mail or boxes that come in late he blames my mother. By the way, the mail is late and he always accuses us of somethin

2007-08-08 12:08:23 · 6 answers · asked by DREENA 2

I've just recently started working for a fitness company (would rather not mention the name). I don't have an issue with the operations manager, however her assistant is the problem. She seems to have an issue with me. Upon filling out my new hire paperwork she became frustrated with me as I was taking my time filling out my tax information. I wanted to be sure everything was filled out correctly, as it is my money and my paycheck. She grew furious because she was off at 6pm and it was now 6:05pm when I reached the pertinent information. She kept pressuring me to hurry up. She was rude to me and demeaning to me in front of other customers and co-workers.

I am 26 years old, she's 20 and the assistant manager. Now I realize age isn't the issue, but the fact that she's younger than I am and higher up, I think she feels she can belittle me anyway. I told the manager about her behavior and how I'm not willing to tolerate it on a daily basis. I'm not the only one to complain about it.

2007-08-08 11:20:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Apart from "Get your towel off my deck chair Fritz."

2007-08-08 10:37:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

All the time? Some of the time? Not at all?
What do you do?

2007-08-08 10:37:09 · 17 answers · asked by cap3382 4

OKAY, soo OMG have noo clue what is going on with people!! Before I begin please forgive me if I come off the wrong way and offend anyone.

But what is wrong with people these days?!?! I work in an office for a University and we give out stickers for free public transportation. One sticker will allow you unlimited rides for a whole semester. These stickers are automaticly mailed to every student.

People kept coming in asking about them and we must repeat every 2 minutes that the stickers are mailed! People kept asking so we posted up BRIGHT red signs stating the stickers are mailed... They are proped up on the counter right in front of me and some people still dont bother reading...so we posted even Bigger and Brighter yellow signs hanging off the counter stating the same thing...we put signs on front door! We put signs on the counter.... our freakin office looks like a rainbow, each sign stating the exact same thing.... and PEOPLE STILL dont read... I dont get it!!!

2007-08-08 10:36:45 · 6 answers · asked by Brownies...yumm 2

Think so low of white people? Its people like you who give african americans like me a bad name . Didnt your momma raise you better than to be ignorant? I guess not.

America's mind-set has matured alot since slavery, apparently yours hasn't.

2007-08-08 10:31:04 · 7 answers · asked by Alex 1

I got a gift card to old navy for my birthday, and while I greatly appreciate the thought, i HATE old navy. It's very much not my style. Is there any way I can return the card for a refund? Even if I got ahold of the receipt?

2007-08-08 10:08:19 · 23 answers · asked by Koosher 5

I was at Olive Garden last Friday. I ordered a to go meal. I specifically stated Maraneira sauce. As I was on my way to a capm ground, as I was going camping, I started eating the food. I saw something fat and around that was brown. Then I realized those fools gave me meat sauce. I was pissed. I'm a vegatarian-I barely ate the food and did manager to separate a lot of the meat. I just ate the cheese raveoli. It is too late to complain on the service?....It'll be a week in 2 days. But I do want some type of compensation done.

2007-08-08 10:05:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where this traits originated? Do we have to say that evrytime we can hear somebody sneezing? Is it proper not to say it?

2007-08-08 09:52:28 · 15 answers · asked by edward 1

We're talking nine to five office work in London, with a twenty minute train (not tube) commute each way.

2007-08-08 09:48:44 · 22 answers · asked by Will 1

2007-08-08 09:15:17 · 11 answers · asked by Britz Bitz 3

I tried to ask this question in the shortest form possible, but I seriously messed it up. Here’s more of the story.
Two people at my grandparents’ church got offended because I didn’t send them a graduation invitation to their house.

Now yesterday, they sent me a graduation present, a ring. I don't want to thank them after the immature way they acted about not being singled out.

AND there is a good reason they were not singled out. No one was. I had a terrible battle with depression the whole second semester, and I wasn't sure of graduating until about a week before the ceremony itself. So sending out personalized invitations to over a 100 people was not an option. Addressing them would have taken at least 2 or 3 days, the mail would have taken another 2 or 3 to get to them, leaving at the most 3 days of notification for the whole thing. We put up the invitation as soon as we knew.

So, the question I was really getting at was how do I resolve this without “airing my dirty laundry”?

2007-08-08 06:49:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine who already has two children (ages 4 and 5)is now pregnate with am unexpected third child. About a year or so ago, she and her husband sold or gave away a lot of the baby stuff they'd accumulated over the course of two pregnancies. They aren't in a desperate financial situation, but they aren't loaded either. I would like to host a shower for her, but am concerned about how it would be recived by others since she does already have two kids. Thoughts? Ideas? Comments?

2007-08-08 06:47:19 · 50 answers · asked by leleygirl 2

Can 'you are welcome' be one of the possible replies?

2007-08-08 06:44:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-08 06:04:04 · 15 answers · asked by Chrissy Noel 1

We will cal her ST she does a good job at her work but she is always negative and angry. She wants to be my friend and I just cannot handle people like that. She has been married 4 times (I wonder why?) She is a total *****, nobody likes being around her. Do I tell her in private...or just let it go?

2007-08-08 05:52:16 · 9 answers · asked by VILLAGE PEOPLE 2

for something they started, do you?

o and if you don't all 5 of them jump you

I see it as since I didn't apologize im not a pussy and they really didn't hit that hard

2007-08-08 05:42:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I'm having my sister's baby shower at a restaurant, probably in a private area. Should be about 20 people. My plan is to have it at like 7:30 p.m. and I will order/pay for a selection of appetizers and salads for the group to share, as well I will pay for soft drinks.

How do I word it on the invitation, so that people don't think that they have to pay for their own meal or chip in?

I picked a later time, so that people wouldn't think it was dinner. I plan on telling the waiters not to give out menus. What else can I do to make it clear? Am I better to have it at like 2 pm to reduce the chance that people would order alcohol? I really can't afford to pay for alcohol for everyone.

2007-08-08 05:28:05 · 14 answers · asked by who-wants-to-know 6

My boss is having his annual party and expects me to be there. We're a small company and my job is managing the office. I scheduled a vacation over the same weekend that he's having his party and he's been giving me hell about it for two weeks. He claims that not only did I hurt his feelings but our customers expect for me to be there. I feel like parties should be optional not mandatory.

2007-08-08 05:26:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 5 year old son has a great little friend who he has regular playdates with. The thing is, his mom always wants to take it further, and is constantly ringing up to go for coffee, shopping etc, when the kids are in school. Ok, I'm honestly not a snob, and I've tried incredibly hard to get to know and like this lady, but I just don't have anything in common with her, and to be honest, I just don't like her that much!
If I'm out, she'll keep ringing my cell until I pick up, so she's pretty persistant.
How do I politely distance myself so we just have a coffee when our sons play together?

2007-08-08 05:26:05 · 9 answers · asked by Sonja 4