Etiquette - December 2007

if you have to go really bad? or even if its not that severe?

2007-12-03 10:45:32 · 15 answers · asked by ? 3

Do you make any distinction between a ban imposed by the government or a ban imposed by the manager?

Let me know if you smoke also, or if it depends on who you are going with if visiting.

2007-12-03 10:28:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-12-03 10:10:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

What should I get my boss for our company christmas party as a thank you. I am basically his right hand girl. Help me out

2007-12-03 09:43:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a guy hugs you so tightly and too quickly enough for you to adjust your self accordingly, how do you avoid yourself slamming your chest quite suggestively into his?
please help me with that.

2007-12-03 09:24:22 · 12 answers · asked by Raquel V. 1

What should you say to someone that is always cutting you down, or saying things to try and make you feel bad in subtle and manipulative ways?

2007-12-03 09:21:59 · 9 answers · asked by Lauren A 2

I am so confused and frankly I get tired of my father calling me. I know it sounds mean and heartless, but there is a reason why I feel the way I do. I am 30 years old and my father has been on drugs for as long as I can remember. He used to actually be functional (meaning he had a job), but now he does odd jobs such as cleaning bars, yard work, etc. He stays with his girlfriend off and on, but he verbally and physically abuses her. He abused my mother throughout their entire relationship (before and after I was born). He doesn't have a car and is basically homeless, whenever his girlfriend puts him out.

He was raised by his grandmother who passed away last October. She always took care of him and gave him money each month up until the day she was hospitalized and died. Because of the way she raised him, he grew up thinking the world and everybody in it owes him something. He is a good person overall but can be cruel and heartless and times. He is also VERY violent.

2007-12-03 09:15:51 · 13 answers · asked by Hoping he will bless me with #1 4

2007-12-03 09:09:49 · 13 answers · asked by Missy 4

Every time I see this tiny hunched over elderly woman doing work a young person should be doing my heart breaks. I tried to figure out if she was working still because she had to or if she did it to stay active? I found out the worst...it was because she had to. Her daughter works in the video dept and had brain surgery, they are stacked with medical bills so the whole family works to pay it off. My heart broke when I found that out. Yesterday I was at Safeway getting a couple items and saw her pushing carts, it was 11 degrees out!! She had no coat or gloves on! Her daughter ran up to her and rubbed her hands and gently pushed back her hair and hugged her. I swear I almost cried looking at that! I went over and hugged the elderly woman. She welcomed it and held my hand I wanted so much to just make everything better, pay off their bills etc. I don't have a lot of money but what could my family do for their family for Christmas, something that would really make a difference?

2007-12-03 09:09:00 · 16 answers · asked by loseit 2

There seems to be so much poor grammar and spelling on this and other sites that I wonder what is being taught in schools today. Is such a low standard of English acceptable, or does it display a lack of respect for the reader who does not seem to warrant the effort required to produce postings of a reasonable standard? Lately I have noticed sentences after sentences in postings with no capitals.

2007-12-03 09:06:32 · 22 answers · asked by buddyboy546 2

We were all over my BF sisters house and I placed a napkin over my hand before I picked up some chips (since she didn't have any utensils to pick up stuff ) and they asked what I was doing and if I felt my hands weren't clean I should wash them! as if they were offended that I had done this....I felt like I was doing the proper thing. I just laughed it off but what was I supposed to do? I didn't want to put my hands on their stuff! LOL

2007-12-03 08:28:59 · 10 answers · asked by Tiffani 2

2007-12-03 07:57:55 · 23 answers · asked by Brilliant Queen (BQ)_forever !!! 5

I always find myself being incredibly awkward when it comes to leaving a conversation or leaving a gathering. I never know exactly the right thing to say to excuse myself from the conversation, or show myself out. Can anyone help?

2007-12-03 07:48:35 · 7 answers · asked by partyawkward 1

I returned to work today and maybe Im being over sensitive but I have been with the company for seven years and I thought we had a decent relationship. My office manager did'nt really say much to me this morning except oh you came back. I think thats kinda rude. Maybe Im sorry about your mother or something to that effect would have been more appropriette. She has'nt said anything else all day. Am I being a big baby or am I right about her being rude?

2007-12-03 07:35:24 · 19 answers · asked by shawnie 3

I am a working female who has let a male friend stay in my spare room.I have not accepted (though offered) any cash for room & board,washing etc but asked for help with garden, car washing etc. My friend has been here 1 month & so far has brushed the leaves up once & walked my dog a few times. He smokes (though not in the house) & smells of stale tobacco & I have had to ask him to bathe. He stays up late watching TV & lies in late in the morning.

2007-12-03 07:34:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all, I'm not an idiot, but I just want to hear your guys's opinion...

I was sitting in this couch in school, and there's like a a pair of mittens in the chair.. somebody forgot it, so I just took it, am I bad for taking them?

2007-12-03 07:28:34 · 10 answers · asked by Cholorophyll 3

I saw a person do this to several pieces and decided right then and there that I need to wash my produce more thoroughly before I use it. I found it quite unsettling that people do that. I know a lot of dirty hands handle produce but this just seemed inappropriate. How would you feel about it ?

2007-12-03 07:16:20 · 14 answers · asked by maybemaybenot 3

I think I'm being a bad houseguest. I'm staying with a friend for a few months until I get my own apartment. He likes to keep the place really cold. He wears sweats with the hood over his head and 3 blankets to keep warm at night and walks around during the day in quite a few layers.
I like a warm home. I asked if it was ok to keep the temperature at 70 degrees day and night as a compromise. He said it's okay but he keeps turning it down to 65. The apartment is extremely drafty and I always have goosebumps.
Should I remind him about our compromise or not since he's letting me stay in his home at no charge? It takes a lot for me to get warm--I'd have to wear 2 sweatshirts!

2007-12-03 06:57:47 · 24 answers · asked by fairydancer2003 2

My ex-bf died suddenly last month. He was my 1st bf and I only have good things to say about him. Our families have remained very close or well over 10 years and even though we both had moved on with our lives, we remainded friends.

He died on a plane crash last month. I feel extremely sad for his family and also for myself. I feel guilty about feeling sad for his death because a) He was married b) I'm engaged, and I do not think that calling his family would be appropiate and I do not want to impose either.

What would be the propper etiquette here? I'm clueless

2007-12-03 06:53:18 · 31 answers · asked by Blunt 7

I am not a great talker and have been invited to visit our work colleage in a hospital cause he has just had an operation on his heart. He is not going to come back to work. I know him a bit, we sometimes talked and laughed together. I will be going with people who know him much better. My question is how should I act? Of course I won't laugh and be loud but I also don't want to just sit and say nothing or only smile. He will be probably very sad but happy he would see me. I want to be nice and show him I care. But I can't find proper words what our conversation should be about. Please help if you can.

2007-12-03 06:35:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, I just went to Wal-Mart on my lunch break to grab a few things I needed. I was just about to turn down a row of parking spaces and saw that the first car on the right hand side was backing out to leave. So I stopped, turned on my turn signal and waited for her to leave. As I started to pull into the spot, a lady in a car that was past that parking spot in the row started to yell at me. She claimed it was her spot. Her car was facing the same direction as mine, so she obviosly had pulled down the row and then saw the car leaving in her rear view mirror. Apparently she would have attempted to back into the spot from where she was (which would have been really difficult, by the way). So I told her it's my spot since she had already driven past it and basically lost out on the chance. She then waited for me to get out of my car so that she could yell at me and call me a bit....h.

Who do you think the parking spot should have belonged to?

2007-12-03 06:31:37 · 21 answers · asked by J to the R 2

Could some one please Define the next sentence. ' The house was a tip' If you could give examples as well i would really appreciate it. I will post my reason for this question at the end

Cheers

2007-12-03 06:20:05 · 10 answers · asked by Lize-May B 2

I'm always hearing from women that men should leave the toilet seat down, but to me, it would make more sense if women (and men) would leave the toilet seat up. If you leave the toilet seat up, then it's less likely that you'll have to clean up someone elses urine on the toilet seat before you use it, (which I really hate doing). Some public toilets are actually spring loaded where they are always in the up position, and are only down when there is weight on the seat. What do you think?

2007-12-03 06:06:09 · 19 answers · asked by straightshooter 5

people speak a different language to each other knowing I do not speak that language? At work there are two guys that speak french creole. sometimes while they are talking, they switch back and forth from english to french creole. I don't think they are talking about me or anything. but I do get a little irritated. do you think I am right to be a little aggravated at the situation? I mean, this is america. and I only speak english. I think it is just rude.

2007-12-03 05:58:28 · 26 answers · asked by gretch 5

Just wondering if I as the host or even the person who brings the wine, should be expected to open and drink the wine thats in question? Setting aside the obvious doesnt go with the meal part (red/meat, white/fish ext.).

2007-12-03 05:57:26 · 10 answers · asked by Patrick N 2

A friend of mine, a runner, won an award for "fastest 10K race" in his running club. However, after winning the award, he learned that another club member had actually run a better and faster 10K than he did, but the award committee had not seen those race results. My own view is that my friend should alert the award committee, and offer to give the award to the person that ran the faster race. If it were me, I would also make a point of congratulating that person. I'm trying to convince him that he'll look better and be a better person if he does this. What do you think?

2007-12-03 05:49:03 · 6 answers · asked by Susan 3

Im brazilian and my girlfriend is american, and when i met her family, i kissed her aunts on the cheek. It's not even kissing, its like, touching cheeks, and that's normal in Brazil, but my girlfriends uncle hates me, and i think it's because i greeted his wife like that Im guessing it's ok depending where you are in the US right?

Tks

2007-12-03 05:40:37 · 11 answers · asked by putyouridhere 1

2007-12-03 05:31:02 · 2 answers · asked by Scriobh 1

Constantly butting into peoples business, goes over supervisors head to administrators, plays to be your friend then stabbs you in the back, twist what you say around to benefit self, mostly preys on the younger employees

2007-12-03 05:30:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 05:27:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous