Etiquette - November 2007

my friend invited me to come over to her house. the thing is she wants me to help her write an English paper due tomorrow. I have my own homework to do, but I told her I'd see what I could possibly do to help her, she expects me to call her back in a few minutes. what do i do?

2007-11-27 13:59:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-27 13:58:22 · 8 answers · asked by shiningStar 2

some guy who lives above me talks so freakin' loud. everytime he says something, i hear him. and my walls and ceilings aren't even thin.

2007-11-27 13:55:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep having to use the same old ones with my family and friends, and they're just not having the same effect they once did. Does anybody know any good zingers???

2007-11-27 12:19:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Holding the door open for someone is a nice thing to do...right? I'm asking because some people get all mad like they don't need you to hold the door for them. I always thought it was a nice thing to do..but now I'm wondering help please!?

2007-11-27 12:06:34 · 13 answers · asked by sanyo21 1

The my friend (we have been good friends for 20) booked the wrong dates for our weekend trip and the hotels are all booked, I told him he can have my other bed. Only problem is i normally sleep nude and the only thing i have to sleep in are panties (mine are g-strings and pretty see thru, i dont wear bras) and one short t-shirt that only comes above the navel. The rest of my clothes are formal business attire, nothing i can sleep in or walk around in after our seminars. We have all day seminars and dinners and I have zero time to go find new clothes. Every moment is scheduled out.
I am not a super shy person just unsure what to do. We haveno intrest in eachother sexually strickly friends.
Is walking around in a pretty much see thru thong wrong?

Any suggestion

2007-11-27 11:30:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

in general but also in highschool

its just more vocab.

whats wrong with it? does it cause cancer? lol

is it disrespectful even if its not directed towards any1, only a situation or event?

2007-11-27 11:27:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

She told me it's ok to wear jeans (as long as they weren't all torn up) to an interview for a high school. I want to be a student there, not a teacher.. so I guess they'll realize that I'm a teenager. But are nice jeans (with a formal top that looks cute with jeans) ok for interviews?

2007-11-27 11:21:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My young niece got married on November 10th and just jumped right into her "Thank You " cards. Unfortunately, she didn't receive anything from my brother-in-law and sister-in-law*, who, like me, are thirty-something. (*They are very responsible, working adults with a 4 year old and live locally.) My niece is unsure of what to do.
I said wait until one month passes, then go ahead and send a card that just basically says "Thank you for coming". If there WAS supposed to be a gift, they will figure out that it wasn't received by the "Thank You". That way, my niece isn't calling them and flat out asking, "Um, where's my envelope?"
My niece wants to go ahead and tell them that they should cancel and reissue a check because she never got it.
What would you do?

2007-11-27 11:12:18 · 11 answers · asked by PHA 2

Example: In my circle of friends, there is a good guy friend who always answers a serious question with a question. He is an educated person, and has a qreat sense of humor, but we all wish for once that he would just give a straight answer (like the rest of us do). His question to the orginal question leads to more scenarios to ponder, everone just rolls their eyes and the look on their face clearly shows:... here he goes again! We just feel that we always get side tracked by his behavior. No matter in what tone or manner we ask him to just answer the question, he laughs and asks the question again, or another one.
Do you think this is a true case of narcissism, or his own fear of giving the wrong answer or advice? Maybe he just wants each person to figure out their solutions to their own problems?
Please, some fresh insights on this type of behavior would be appreciated.
Thanks !

2007-11-27 11:03:53 · 12 answers · asked by Mama Mia 7

So, how do you go about this? For example, my mother in law freaks out if we don't spend xmas with them. However, I'd like to start our own xmas traditions. We tried one year and she had a fit and didn't speak to us for the entire new year until xmastime again. I don't want to anger people but I don't want to get in a rut where I'm not doing what I want all the time - you know?
Is there a good way to go about esablishing new traditions without stepping on the toes of those that already have existing traditions?

2007-11-27 10:32:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

some of our are friend start eating already what would i do?

2007-11-27 10:06:03 · 17 answers · asked by nitz 1

I'm saving up for a brand new car. So I am on a VERY tight budget.

2007-11-27 09:21:06 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need initials.. thank you!

2007-11-27 08:16:59 · 11 answers · asked by i_love_the_astros21 3

All i've done is be nice to people.. sometimes it is quite an effort, but i am never nasty to anybody. so when people are rude to me it quite upsets me. i have been called ugly quite a lot, and people swear at me alot too. i've had enough of it. my 'sweety-pie' image is too much. can somebody help me? i mean, i am nice. but sometimes i just can't be nice all the time, you know what i mean?

2007-11-27 07:48:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-27 07:30:40 · 12 answers · asked by thankyou "iana" 6

Is there a new thing that I am missing? People throwing there own babyshowers? I seem to be getting a ton of invites from people that I know throwing there own babyshowers. Isnt that tacky?

2007-11-27 06:45:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My sister had a birthday yesterday and he treated her out to a cirque de solei show. However, she wants to do the same gesture by treating him out to a game when it is his birthday. However, he turned her down flat saying he is busy that day . So, was my sister wrong for returning the gesture?

2007-11-27 06:44:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My neighbor a senior, asked me to write a character reference letter. It's not for a job or school. I guess they just want to know about her personality. My Word doc is empty for the past hour.

I started with "I felt quite honored when my neighbor ------asked me to write a reference letter for her" and from her I'm blank. Anyone care to help me?

She is a very Caring, Intelligent and independant woman. I really love her and I want to help her.

Thanks

2007-11-27 06:37:54 · 8 answers · asked by cakecraze 1

Now when you go to the store you see people half dressed or in there pj's, slippers, hair not brushed, it looks like they just rolled out of bed. I don't see why people dont take the time to get ready before they go out. In the 30's 40's an 50's they used to always get dressed up and look nice, take the time to iron there clothes and put on something that actually fits them. Even the low income people took the time to dress nice. What to the people?? Is it bcuz of laziness and excuses why they can't get ready anymore?

2007-11-27 06:00:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dad's boss gave my dad four tickets to the Laker game on Sunday. My dad took both of my brothers and I and we had a blast! I know my dad will thank his boss in his own way, but I wanted to mail a thank you card from me personally.

2007-11-27 05:40:50 · 11 answers · asked by Red 2

When I was 18 and incredibly stupid, I got a tattoo of a Playboy Bunny on my left shoulder blade with my name under if in pretty cursive. (Please, no "I Told You So" or "Serves You Right" lectures about tattoos, I regret it enough as it is and plan on getting it removed). If I were to wear the halter, my tat would show like a sore thumb.

I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be appropriate at all and I'm planning on covering it up with a little method I learned when I was a cheerleader in high school, but my boyfriend is under the assumption that it wouldn't be a problem since other women in my office have tattoos.

What's your opinion on this?

2007-11-27 04:50:28 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do I feel this way?..Any ideas on how to get over it?..?
I have a friend who I have not spoken to in over 11 months now due to her lack of interest as a friend & questioning me on something she felt she did have to apologize for. I vowed unless she made the first move, I would not talk to her. But out of now where subtly apologized sending me a gift via online, a flower. She had no message with it. I resent her the same gift saying "Thanks for the flowers." We both are college students; live in different states. I do want to get back to talking to her via aim, as thats how we communicate best. But every time I get on,***** I can't seem to send her a message, I'm just afraid history will repeat itself. She also knows I'm available, but won't do the first move. *I never told her I was mad, I just ignored her on aim & eventually she got the hint, she so sent the gift as an apology to "amend" the friendship, *it's my take thats the logic behind it. Any ideas on how I should be with her/if I should do it ?.

2007-11-27 03:55:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What was it about and how did you feel?

I hate it when that happens.

2007-11-27 02:26:39 · 9 answers · asked by Ms Ghost 6

Any1 know how to be annoying? Pranks that annoy people.

2007-11-27 01:41:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did they actually break their promise yet, or don't you think they did and therefore forfeit any right to having THEIR secrets about what they do (borrowing and not paying back, LYING, etc.) kept?

2007-11-27 01:29:25 · 7 answers · asked by dumbuglyweirdo 5

What they do to you? Like if they PROMISE you something, and your only promise is not to tell anyone what they did, and they don't keep ANY promise they make to you, shouldn't you be allowed to tell someone about at least SOME of it? Or should you just become more beaten down and quiet. HELLO!

2007-11-27 01:26:49 · 3 answers · asked by dumbuglyweirdo 5

2007-11-27 00:20:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

You know that they are nasty and their home is full of dogs and cats and they pet them while they cook?

2007-11-26 23:48:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine who is, to say the least, a bit on the chubby side came to visit me the other day. While he was here had asked to use the bathroom and, whilst he was in there, he broke my toilet seat. I told him that as he'd damaged it he'd have to pay for it, which he didn't agree to. We had a heated arguement and he left. This has left me now where I have no toilet seat and no means to pay for one in the near future. I am unsure of my position and would be grateful if someone could tell me how I stand.

2007-11-26 22:53:17 · 25 answers · asked by nice_lancashire_fella 1