Etiquette - November 2007

What can I do for my neighbor who I really don’t know well. Their house is on fire as I write this. The fire department is on scene they have it under control and it is far enough from my house. I feel so helpless for them. I want to go our there and hug them. I too had a house fire last November 2, 2006. I saw the flames and those feelings of helplessness and hopelessness came back again. I pulled up on my street and saw it. I sat in my car and wept when I pulled in the drive. My Next door neighbor is down there but I cant bring myself to go. I’m afraid I would break down right there on the spot being as I have walked that mile in their shoes. Is it wrong for me not to show support and walk down there? Am I being selfish?

2007-11-15 14:01:36 · 6 answers · asked by momof3 6

2007-11-15 13:57:44 · 16 answers · asked by Helena264 1

Just wondering. I don't ever wear make up so i wanted to hear what guys think. Please be honest.

2007-11-15 13:47:44 · 11 answers · asked by musiclov3r17 2

I work at a bank an my immediate supervisor was being so snappy today. From the second I go t to work she was complaining, she was in a bad mood towards me, snapping at me and just being overall unfriendly and unapproachable.

I usually have an upbeat personality and am generally smiley and happy at work but today it was just so hard because her attitude was dragging me down. She wasn't acting like this to anyone else.

How can I deal with her? To be honest, she's intimidating and I don't want to confront her about it. Even HER boss (the branch manager) is intimidated by her and won't confront her about anything. I just want to know what to do in the future. She's a very loud, speak her mind kind of person and very fakey. She can switch from nice to B*tch in an instant, so I'm worried about confronting her. What should I do?

2007-11-15 13:39:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Imagine what the worst crime is, hold the idea right there. But, go the whole answer without telling me what happened.

Reality as an issue is not so much the topic we talk upon, but how the issue is handled for the understanding where we were grateful for having had the experience, but took an action where no one else was hurt, it was legal, but not orientated to revenge, but healing and prevention without damage to ourself or others.

When we are hurt, some times it is morally, socially, physically, even in our mind. Terrorism in all its extremist ideology only succeeds because we either are intimidated, bullied, forced, or even wounded, surely in gratitude and forgiveness knowing lifes experiences, when our mind is wounded, surely there can be no worse crime than the freedome of being nowhere else more free than in our mind and it fails reason is worst?

Betrayal of trust, integrity, love, truth, honour, virtue, your choice make what you desire not lust as either anger or mad?

2007-11-15 13:09:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for a waitressing job. It's been about 10 years since I've waitressed. At the end of your shift, what percentage of your tips do you give to the bartender who prepared your drinks?

2007-11-15 13:01:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tricky question guys! HELP

2007-11-15 12:36:37 · 5 answers · asked by [[pinkpassion]] 2

2007-11-15 11:58:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's the deal-I am going to be house sitting for a very good friend of the family. I am supposed to check on the house several times a day and stay there every night for 5 nights. I am supposed to come up with a price for them to pay me. I have no idea how much to ask to house sit. Does anyone know the average price or a fair price to ask for?

2007-11-15 11:49:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some of my husband's family is coming to visit this Christmas. Our nephews and their parents are VERY messy. They bring out toys and don't put them away, they never make their bed, they don't put thier dishes in the dishwasher. I have to cook and clean up after my own children and family. I can't keep up with both. They just clutter every room and I try so hard to keep my house nice. The rest of the family that is visiting do just fine as houseguests.

And they do this at their house too. There, they have piles of food and laundry everywhere, it smells, and it has cockroaches everywhere. But they are very nice and are family. How can I get them to be neater while their here and get their kids to clean up after themselves without seeming like a rude hostess?

2007-11-15 11:18:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

he doesn't like holding hands or kissing in public at all. we do in the move theater, but not in broad daylight where people can see. is that weird? because sometimes i wish we could hold hands

2007-11-15 11:01:57 · 18 answers · asked by snowangels 2

I am talking about people who always say (I do not know) when you know they do cause they just told you the day or minutes before. These people must have some kind of name from some pcyho thing or some funny Greek name...

2007-11-15 10:52:20 · 8 answers · asked by haveanotherpuff 1

I haven't but will someday just for the hell of it.

2007-11-15 10:28:39 · 11 answers · asked by D 7

Here's an example of an argument I had:

Friend - You need to be more open minded and learn to accept other people's viewpoints.
Me - Well then, what about white supremacists? Don't they deserve to be understood and have people accept their viewpoints.
Friend - Well, no. They are wrong.
Me - Why are they wrong? Don't they have the right to feel the way they do and to have people me more accepting towards white supremacy?
Friend - Stop playing with words.
Me - So you are saying that there are people's views that we shouldn't try to accept then?
Friend - Well, in that case yes.
Me - Well then what makes YOU decide what views we should accept and the ones to ignore? Do you only mean the views that you agree with and not , in this case white supremacy, being you don't agree with it?
Friend - You're twisting it around.
Me - No I am not. What you are saying is that you choose to accept people's views that agree with you and not those you find wrong.
Friend - Well...

2007-11-15 10:21:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If your child performs badly in class & you scold and tell her that she needs to perform better like the class toppers who got A+ grade - then she replies back saying that "stop being so mean to me - I have got the same scores as almost the whole class, only two or three people get top scores & in all other classes it is the same way! My performance is normal only, so stop generalizing." - if your kid just said that, wouldn't you get angry and dole out severe punishment to her?

But almost all adults these days are saying the same thing - they are using political correctness as a way of defending their faults. Don't you agree? In this case shouldn't the adults receive the same extent of punishment as the child would recieve?

2007-11-15 10:12:48 · 16 answers · asked by ? 2

At what point do you say something to get their attention again? At what point should you complain? At what point should you walk out or walk away when being ignored?

2007-11-15 09:50:27 · 24 answers · asked by cap3382 4

I have a co worker whose timings to work are,

Mon: 10 am - 4.00 pm 1-1/2 hrs break

Tues: 10:00 - 3.30 2 hrs break

Wed: 10.15 - 12.45 n just left

Thru: 9.30 - 4:00 with 1-1/2 hrs break

Our boss is not around and also we have little work right now...but is this right that if you dotn have much to do you just

leave? Should I bring this to someones notice?

We dont have a timeout card, and also we are of same job levels..at work.

The worse is that me n others come n stay 9-5 even when we are not piled with nay work right now...wth do u think?

2007-11-15 09:24:49 · 4 answers · asked by Sara 1

2007-11-15 09:23:36 · 45 answers · asked by cap3382 4

he was not really a bully to me...but he would do this thing where he spits on someones face!! and he spit to his right side and left side (i was to his left) so he spit at the girl too (in class) and she said stop....I dont remember to omuch since this was 8th grade! i am in college now!! but i know u probably cant report this to the cops even though spit can carry a disease!! and i remember my mom kissing me but i dont remember if i washed my face from that nasty spit!! i am in college now but yeah if i saw that a hole again i would spit on him

2007-11-15 08:59:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

buffet?......i NEVER eat it and was wondering how many people actually eat this food.....i know people do otherwise the buffet joints wouldnt last.....i dont eat it because in my opinon the general public is just plain dirty and i speak from personal experience with noticing people who dont wash hands after using the restroom...if you do - why? and if you dont - why?

2007-11-15 08:46:35 · 35 answers · asked by cookiesmom 7

Approach them ? Do you say whats up dude? Do they get offended when they dress and act like a man. Whats up with that?

2007-11-15 08:11:06 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

My four month old niece is getting baptized this weekend. My husband and I are unable to make the trip (his sister lives across the country) but we would like to send a gift. As he and I do not follow his sister's religious path, we felt it would be inappropriate to send a religious gift. People have suggested things like commemorative engraved silver cups (they seem kind of silly) or a gold cross necklace (jewelry on a baby is so weird!). Does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-11-15 07:47:23 · 10 answers · asked by LV 1

Ok, lost isn't the correct term. They left it on the table in a room full of people and left for two minutes, and when they returned it was gone. Now he wants me to buy him another one, and I told him no. Am I wrong for that?

2007-11-15 07:29:56 · 12 answers · asked by [♥]ÿºú-kñºw-whº[♥] 6

I know Disney has a strict policy about vulgar imagry on guests but technically speaking 'FCUK" is not saying anything vulgar.

2007-11-15 07:29:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

When guests comes in and I have to notify someone that the person or persons are here, what is the best method to convey that? I especially am at a loss when there is more than 1 person.

Is there are, say, 2 guests, should I be saying "lisa and max are here" (or should I be taking their last names?). Or, "Choicepoint (their company) is here". But I cannot annouce their company if, say, they are all from 2 different companies. And if I just say "your guests are here", it sounds pretty vague.

If you were the boss expecting guests, what would you like to hear from me?

I am at a loss for correct words.

2007-11-15 07:12:02 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6

We're selling my wife's wedding dress on eBay. we just received this question about it:

"I 'm a finishing female designer here in Singapore/ UK. Though, I got a client in the US who'd just post a recent order of the same wedding dress you have. So let me know the condition of the dress along with the Firm price for it, as i would be glad to make an additional payment of $50 to its firm price, as i can't wait for the bids to end for it. Consequently, i' ll like to know if a Certified Check drawn in US dollars is fine, as thats the means of payment my client has, Reach me via my email directly: ** lee115200@hotmail.com ** and provide us your [address, etc] for payments to be addressed to as i check my mail rather than eBay account. I await your quick response NB . We'll give you our UPS shipping account and our client address in FL to... Lee Gilbert

Ever hear of a scam like this? It sounds shady, but I can't see the angle since we hold the merch until check clears. Thoughts?

2007-11-15 07:07:03 · 10 answers · asked by nerraux 1

ok so today i walk into a store to purchase some ciggarettes and like always i hand him my identification card. he takes 1 look at and and says why is your card so scratched up. (f.y.i readers) the card is over 3 years old now and i had lost it over a dozen times and all times i had it returned to me by the finder! plus i dont own a wallet i always keep it in my back pocket amongst other things and its constantly getting bent and scratched up! so i explain politely to the store owner what i just told u guys. he takes another look at it and says "what, are u cutting coke on it? "it looks like youre cutting coke on it, i was a cop for 20 years" so now im mad and just tell him u know thats very rude to be just coming out your mouth like that to someone u dont even know! i wanted to punch him in his face....he mad me look like i was some coke head in front of all these costumers! now what i want to know is what would ya have done and is there anything more i should be doing here!!!

2007-11-15 07:01:06 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

If they are so desperate to come to this country,
and want to use our benefits
ship them out to Afghanistan and Iraq
to serve with our British soldiers
for a minimum of 1 year, then we will welcome them back
to enjoy our health hospitals, jobs benefits etc
If not'
still ship them to Iraq Afghanistan to make more homes available, Sorry for offending some of you, but if you want a new house' we go out to work to pay for it

2007-11-15 05:49:07 · 17 answers · asked by denis9705 5

2007-11-15 05:45:28 · 28 answers · asked by Accelor8 2

When they hired me (it's a state organization), the secretary took me shopping and bought me lots of decorations that I got to pick out for my office on the company credit card. Now that I'm leaving and got "laid off" do I leave them or take them? Would the decorations be mine or the companies? I would really like to keep them. Thanks!

2007-11-15 05:39:53 · 15 answers · asked by Whitnie d 3