Etiquette - August 2007

...and does it bother you?

2007-08-02 05:55:18 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-02 05:07:20 · 21 answers · asked by cprime17 2

If nobody actually owns or belongs to anyone?

2007-08-02 05:04:06 · 17 answers · asked by MI5 4

2007-08-02 04:46:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, I'm not a native english speaker but I've always wondered how I'm supposed to respond to the phrase "nice to meet you"? Should I say "thank you" or "nice to meet you, too"?

2007-08-02 04:43:09 · 21 answers · asked by The baby penguin 5

Do polite words realy have meaning? It just seems like a trick to make people more receptive to you. For example, how does saying "please" change the meaning of a request?

2007-08-02 04:31:18 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK, ladies, if I am going to be considerate enough to lift it up to avoid drops on the seat, can you at least forgive me leaving it up?

You don't get mad to open a door to enter. So why get mad to but it down to go?

2007-08-02 04:27:57 · 22 answers · asked by a2z_alterego 4

For example someone will say "Hi, Cas how are you?" and I will say "Fine. How are you?" then they will say nothing in response.
Have you ever had this happen to you, or have you ever responded in this way? Do you have any idea why this happens?

2007-08-02 03:53:00 · 11 answers · asked by Cas 4

2007-08-02 03:44:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Putting peanut butter on all of my neighbors door knobs and key holes. Then I pour an entire bottle of dawn dish soap into the hot tubs of any neighbors who have one. Finally, I cut their brake lines and pee in their gas tank.

2007-08-02 02:48:17 · 8 answers · asked by Bluntman and Chronic 1

the letting slip of a slightest hint of a regional accent, desperately let behind in her teens and swapped for a socially acceptable Home Counties accent?

2007-08-02 01:53:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm pretty sure she's talking about me someway, because her husband and her teacher friends know my name and I've never met them before. I walked in the classroom after school and she was on the phone with her husband and she asked me where I've been since I was out of school and she told her husband "angie walked in." Then her teacher friends are like "so you are angie patterson?" and I said yeah. One time at a football game one of her teacher friends asked about me, and my teacher said, oh she's nice. My teacher is always staring at me, even in a big crowd of people. One time I think she was trying to get my attention: we stood outside because of a bomb threat, and she walked away from the group of teachers kinda toward my group, and threw up arms up in the air for no reason and looked at me while she did it. She's also nosy about me. I'm not making any of that up, it's happened. What could be up w/ her?

2007-08-02 01:34:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive been at my current job for the past 5 years. during that time, i have been divorced, met some financial difficulties, etc etc. We have parties here at work for different people who are celebrating events such as baby showers and marriages, new jobs etc. they want you to give $10-20 for each event. well, me being a single parent, its sometimes hard to give that much money when we are having parties every month (sometimes 2 times). the girl in charge of the party planning seems to catch an attitude if i offer to give $5.00 or whatever i can.
it really offends me because i have been here since our business has opened and i have yet to have a party or any type of celebration and some people here have had 2-3 parties. i have gotten a divorce:no party, had some hardships: no party, gotten my hair cut : no party!! i prob wont remarry or have any more kids so therefore there will be no party for me. but i will have spent $1000 on parties here...

am i being selfish?

2007-08-02 01:28:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

so my neighbors decided to be extremely loud and rowdy and let little kids scream and yell at midnight less than 10 ft away from my bedroom window and when i go outside to politely ask them if they could keep it down because i need to go to work they tell me they are having a wake (the guy died a week ago from old age). They basicly ignored me and i ended up calling the cops. Since when do people drink and party until 2am (thats when it finally stopped) when a family member dies?? And little kids running around at that hour of the morning being loud? Was i wrong?? Am i wrong?? When i told them it wasnt very neighborly to be loud outside at that hour they told me i wasnt neighborly to ask them to be quiet during a wake (at 12:30am). Whats with people anyway???

2007-08-02 01:08:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just noticed that when you're dining in a class restaurants, some people put the napkin in their chest to cover their shirt or on their lap. but which is which?

2007-08-02 00:54:55 · 10 answers · asked by askme n 1

2007-08-02 00:00:00 · 11 answers · asked by John S2005 3

sometimes i laugh when i get nervous, like when i am in trouble or even when there is akward silence, and i cant stop.. is anyone else like that?

2007-08-01 23:21:55 · 17 answers · asked by nancy 2

Etiquette guides always say that 'how do u do' is not a question, it's just a greeting. so u should respond by saying 'how do u do' again. but practically i have seen everyone answering ,"I m fine, thank you". What is correct?

2007-08-01 23:09:00 · 14 answers · asked by ravish2006 6

2007-08-01 22:25:11 · 10 answers · asked by countrygirl55 2

My father's 60th birthday is nearing. We want to celebrate "sashtiyathapoorthy"? What is the procedure? Does it has to be celebrated exactly on the day of his 60th birthday? Pls give ur advise. Thanks

2007-08-01 21:41:37 · 5 answers · asked by agp 2

Just wondering...

2007-08-01 19:05:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's the deal, I have a really good friend coming into town to visit me and he is gay. It doesn't bother me obviously but I just moved in with a new roomate. I knew this guy previously to moving in with him but I don't know his position on homo-sexuality. I need to tell him out of repsect for the house but how would I bring this up?

Should I just straight tell him " I have a gay friend coming into town" or should I find out his position on gays first. I just don't want things to become awkard between anyone.

And I'm not gay ( I don't know if this makes a difference or not)

2007-08-01 18:38:29 · 13 answers · asked by DLB 4

My father's 60th birthday is nearing. We want to celebrate "sashtiyathapoorthy"? What is the procedure? Does it has to be celebrated exactly on the day of his 60th birthday? Pls give ur advise. Thanks,

2007-08-01 18:22:28 · 1 answers · asked by agp 2

They don't try to help me & they don't give me advice. Instead, they point the finger @ me & judge me & look for ANY minute reason to find me at fault for my problems. If they can't find fault, they always say what I "probably" did wrong.

2007-08-01 18:18:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-01 18:16:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you had to go to the bathroom,
would you?

2007-08-01 17:47:48 · 5 answers · asked by Buttface Cool Guy 2

There's a program @ my university where they give a MEMORIAL Loan to students who are in financial need & are receiving financial aid, & the money is deducted from my refund checks. But they told me that if I am in DIRE need, I have to write them a letter of being in extenuating circumstances, so I can get the money earlier. I'm on a fixed income, my electricity bill is high because I had to pay a deposit on it, & I'm low on food & clothing, & I need books & school supplies. & this type of loan is NOT credit-based. My financial credit is poor as a result of Hurricane Katrina (long story) but I became in debt, trying to replace my necessities.

I only have 3 towels & washcloths left. I didn't realize my brother was stealing my stuff when I was living with him. Now I have my own apartment.

2007-08-01 17:40:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't have the guts to tell them to turn it down. In the past, I've asked neighbors to turn their loud music or TV down, & from that moment until I moved out, they made SURE they tortured me.

2007-08-01 15:06:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just became a manager at a wendys and the customers really piss me off! first of all they never leave a tip and then complain because the employees are rude...i mean if want to get treated special, then at least throw the cashier a buck or two! they have some f****** nerve coming in and complaining because a employee who makes minimum wage does not treat them like royalty, what do they expect. and then they expect their food within 30 seconds or they get all pissed off, it is absolutely impossible to please these people. why don't they leave a tip if they want to get treated so well.

2007-08-01 13:47:41 · 16 answers · asked by john s 1

If you want to eat, why can't you eat BEFORE you see the movie? It makes no sense to me. I was watching "The SImpsons Movie" and this girl next to me was gobbling away as if she hadn't had a decent meal in years -- hot dog, popcorn, nachos, soda, the whole works. I mean seriously, who started this tradition of eating at the movie theater and why?

2007-08-01 13:29:44 · 33 answers · asked by Noel C 1