Etiquette - November 2007

I'm going to my boyfriend's family's house for Thanksgiving this year, we've only been dating a few months but since I live far from home and I can't make it home, his family invited me over. I was told I didn't need to bring any food, and I was planning on sending a Thank You card afterwards...but I was wondering if I need to being a hostess gift for his mother. And if I do...what should I bring? I dont know her very well, so I have no idea. Thanks!

2007-11-21 06:58:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

whom I seldom see nor talk to except my holiday card once a year. They were really nice and helpful in the past. They never acknowledge my holiday cards. So I feel like not writing anymore and let them go. Am I doing the right thing ? What do your think ? I'll go by what the majority of you say.

2007-11-21 06:32:38 · 12 answers · asked by E.B. Jacques 5

Are you delighted or disgusted?

Or are you indifferent to it?

All thoughts and opinions on the matter are welcome. Thank you in advance.

2007-11-21 06:22:16 · 58 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is what it is Im sitting out side the room and it sounds like she's yelling at some one. Why KAITY WHY do you yell?

2007-11-21 06:06:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

were there neclaces back then that had a piece of herb that looks like a turd that was smelly that women would wear when they were at parties and stuff? Much thanks for any info you may contribute in this matter.

2007-11-21 05:53:12 · 2 answers · asked by shangri-la 3

Ok, I'd like to ask a serious question and that is why do most people view marijuana as a harmful drug and something that should be labeled as illegal? You should really either have tried it or seen or had an experience with someone on it in order to claim it as something bad, not take peoples word for it. People lie about everything, even your parents lied to you since you were little, even if a white lie like the Easter bunny or Santa.

I will start off by saying yes I do smoke marijuana, pot, trees, weed, that sticky icky whatever you'd like to call it I smoke it. Now while I don't do it every day of every week most will say once is enough and that it's illegal and will make you retarded, mess up your lungs, make you lazy and all types of things. First of all smoking pot is no more dangerous than if you were to actually go out drinking or were to go outside to have a cig....

2007-11-21 05:51:52 · 10 answers · asked by infamy_305 1

2007-11-21 05:43:50 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 14 years old and am going to be staying with a family in Salzburg, Austria for three days as part of a global understanding program. Are there any kind of "culture shock" things I should know about? For example, maybe it's considered rude to... I don't know, make your bed when, uh, the "lady of the house" is present, or anything like that. Please respond! I want to be the best guest I can be!

2007-11-21 04:53:00 · 5 answers · asked by ~ 2

that a birthday party is for adults only?
What can you say on the invitation other than 'No Kids' or 'Adults Only'? Or is that acceptable?

2007-11-21 04:51:35 · 12 answers · asked by cz73 6

I'm 26, and I got my own office a year ago. I decided to decorate it with all of the medal I won when I was in elementary from gymnastics and karate. The medals from middleschool and highschool for swimming. I have 2 trophies from highschool for my hockey team and skateboarding. From college I have my medals from cycling, and the one from when I boxed on the local ring along with a shirtless pic of me from that day. I got my underwater scuba pics. I got some pictures of me figure skating, and from football and baseball games.
I have a pic of me rockclining.
But pople seem to have a problem with the picture of me in speedos getting a silver medal on the state meets 4 years ago. They also seem to have a problem with a newspaper clip I framed of me in posers in bodybuilders competition. I don't lift weight much, but apparently I look like someone who does, and I also keep the trophy in the office.

So I have 3 shirtless pics in my office, 2 of them I'm in briefs.
Is that so wrong?

2007-11-21 04:20:56 · 59 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am middle eastern and live in a rural town. Whenever i go shopping for groceries or to the local store i get stares. I remember one time i was even pointed out. Its really frusterating. How do i deal with these kind of situations?

2007-11-21 04:07:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 03:57:33 · 16 answers · asked by rgustavw 2

I am creating an office invitation. We are allowing significant others, but not "first dates" or children type of thing. What is the best way to word this?

2007-11-21 03:39:21 · 18 answers · asked by quirky 5

You see in my family, my husband and I do not care for the traditional food. We all hate turkey, stuffing, cranberyy sauce.. and all of that. So at our hosue we have a little variety, Mexican food, hamburgers, macaroni and cheese, mini pizzas, hot dogs, chicken instead of turkey...

Our relatives got mad at us when they came to our house for Thanksgiving and saw that we were not serving the traditional meal and vowed never to come back to us again.

Do you spice up your thanksgiving away from this "traditional food" or do yo stick with the turkey and stuffing?

2007-11-21 03:19:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our school currently has a very strict uniform which in California is very uncomfortable. For the spring/fall uniform my proposal is solid color polo shirts and khaki pants. For the winter November-March I am proposing Navy blue, black, or gray blazer, solid color oxford shirt, tie, khaki pants, and dress shoes. is that a good idea should it be stricter or looser.

For the dress uniform it would be navy blue or black blazer white oxford shirt tie gray dress pants black socks and shoes for girls navy blue or black blazer white oxford shirt gray skirt or pants

It is a coed private school so for girls it would be the same except they would have to wear white oxford shirts without the tie and they could wear skirts

2007-11-21 02:54:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

...tell them? If so, how would you tell them? If not, why? Is it fair that you have to smell funk for 8 hours?

2007-11-21 02:33:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I will be visting their home in florida for the first time .My boyfriend lives with his two 19 year old college student daughters.Would like to bring a little something but nothing extravagant.Do not want it to relate to Thanksgiving or Xmas.

2007-11-21 02:29:51 · 14 answers · asked by eagle 1

It doesn't have to be expressions either it can be mispronounced words (like George W. who says NUCULAR instead of NUCLEAR....idiot) Or expressions like "Nuff said". And don't worry, I'm not making fun of people in here so just relax if you find yourself on the defensive.

2007-11-21 02:28:09 · 19 answers · asked by ndn_ronhoward 5

to someone who wasnt invited to a wedding but found out later and sent a gift anyways.

how do you thank them for the gift...?

2007-11-21 02:27:39 · 18 answers · asked by jasonalwaysready 4

What is your favorite way of getting rid of telemrketers without just hanging up or being rude?

2007-11-21 02:22:33 · 30 answers · asked by crankydad_9999 3

We're talking about in the absence of any promiscuous or suspicious behavior here. I had a significant other who demanded this of me and I thought that was too much, particularly since I was the choreographer for a large volunteer performance group and people knew I was always on the hunt for new dancers to feature front row or for the chorus. I was brought up that it is perfectly fine for your date to dance with others as long as they ask you first, or the person who is offering to dance (typically the man) asks you as their date, first. And as long as the first and last dance were saved for the one that brought you, it was O.K. to dance with others (to a limit, mind you, but not to the point they make it obvious they are more interested in everyone else). Well, my significant other thought these were ridiculous rules and she refused to allow me to dance with any other...and I thought that extreme. We eventually broke up over her controlling ways. But what are your rules here?

2007-11-21 01:15:24 · 8 answers · asked by John S. 5

2007-11-21 01:03:44 · 35 answers · asked by The Boy 1

I remember a radio episode where Howard Stern said his mother-in-law always did this in his kitchen when he had prepared some microbiotic dish or diet combination of food in a bowl that she had never heard of and just HAD to know what it was. But she stuck her big nose over it...AS IF THIS WERE HER TERRITORY TO GO SNOOPING! Ha! Howard ranted about that for 10 minutes, it was kinda funny because I could relate. We have sneeze guards at salad bars specifically so people won't go breathing all over the food. Maybe we should invent personal sneeze guards to hang from our necks to prevent snoopy mother-in-laws and other busy bodies from sticking their big probosces over our food. Do you have someone like this in your home? How do you deal with it? What is that instinct that makes people in a civilized society still want to stick their faces so close to the food? It's smell, right? WELL DON'T GO SNIFFING MY FOOD, O.K.? SNIFF YOUR OWN! Ha! I'm joking here. But maybe not really.

2007-11-21 00:56:49 · 8 answers · asked by John S. 5

I am on a committee where the leader likes to delegate tasks to others but then won't allow any of us to just do our jobs. He makes sure that he's right there next to each of us when we make any decision. I am meant to arrange a lunch for our group (this is the job he gave me) and I asked him the basics of info that I would need to get the job done such as when, where, how many, do people have dietary restictions. He gave me the info and has since over ruled every decision I have made. I found a great company that would bring to our venue nice platters of fruit, sandwiches, soups, and cakes and he came in right as I was booking it and told me I should use another company. How should I respond to this person? He isn't my boss just a co-worker who has taken the committee head job on for themselves. I don't want to be rude but I think that once a job is delegated that person should be left to get on with it without having some one looking over their shoulder.

2007-11-21 00:01:38 · 20 answers · asked by quietgirl 3

What in the world causes people to just go into a question and thumbs down every answer, regardless of content. Am I the only one who thinks its rude?

2007-11-20 22:29:13 · 15 answers · asked by Samijo 5

I asked a question recently about whether there were still pools that required women to wear one-piece swimsuits rather than bikinis.

I was very surprised that some people said "yes, it's a good idea, women should cover up, children shouldn't see women wearing bikinis".

What, in principle, is the difference between that and Islamic fundamentalists saying women should veil their faces?

Aren't both judgments just saying that the human body is something to be ashamed of?

(Regarding children seeing women in bikinis: God forbid that children should learn what the female body looks like. (Yes, that is sarcasm!))

2007-11-20 21:42:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

should they get net curtains?

2007-11-20 21:04:21 · 16 answers · asked by BobDanzig 1

Okay, so I was out to dinner with my brother in-law, my nieces and nephews, and his boss and his family. I am from out of town and never met his boss or his family. At the end of the meal the boss is paying for the dinner, do I offer him money there at the table or offer afterwards or offer no money but thanks for the dinner? My brother in-law said he wants to take us out to dinner and I am invited.

I don't have any problems paying, I just felt awkward, like would it be insulting to offer to pay? What is the expectation? I don't want to seem presumptuous either. Is a "thank you" enough?

2007-11-20 19:15:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

If someone calls and says “Can I speak to Jane Doe?”

Do you reply, “Yes, this is her” or “Yes, this she”

2007-11-20 16:30:08 · 24 answers · asked by Autumn 2

I went to the gas station yesterday and went inside to pay. As I came outside, there were 6 guys dressed in army clothes, recruiting people. One of them shouted, "Hey!" as I walked towards my car. I ignored it as I wasn't interested, being a college student and not holding a favorable opinion of our doings abroad anyways. He called again and started jogging after me. I turned around and he was offering some kind of card. I said,"I'm not interested," and turned to walk to my car. He says, "Oh, you're just going to turn your back on me like that? Give it to a friend" I turn around again and say, "I'm not interested, my friend aren't either," and turn to walk to my car again.

2007-11-20 16:19:29 · 21 answers · asked by doblechivo 1