Example: Sometimes I'll be coming around a corner, spacing out, and nearly collide with someone. I'll just say "Scuse!". 'Excuse me' is just waaaaaaaay too long and would be taking up time that I could use for other, more important things. Like waiting in line or something.
2007-10-17 11:25:09 · 13 answers · asked by Brandon's been a dirty Hore 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
i say that all the time...
usually i say scuse you, because half the time people are being morons and aren't looking where they're going
and they suck
2007-10-18 03:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If someone says 'move' I'M the one who says 'excuse me?'. It's very very rude. Even if you're in a hurry, two polite words aren't much harder than one rude one. I recently saw a man jump a huge queue at a convenience store, say 'move' to the first person in the queue, then when the person serving told him to go to the back of the line, he yelled at her and said 'I don't have time to line up, I've got a class to get to!'. All this from a man who was probably in his late 20's. I was pretty shocked. So yes. It's definitely a rude thing to do, and I probably wouldn't move out of their way.
2016-05-23 05:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the way people say "Excuse Me" depends on where they are from.
I tend to find I say a lot of words a bit, "funny" b/c of where I was raised. People have different dialects.
I'm not from New York, but A LOT of people think I am. However, my great-grandmother was from New York and my grandmother grew up there and then moved away. I'm guessing some of the NY dialects transferred to my mom's speech. She in turn walked around her whole life speaking with these "accents" So, when I came along and my mom started teaching me to talk and such.........I pick up on those "accents" my mom had.
2007-10-17 11:36:19 · answer #3 · answered by Je Adore 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's been a long time since I took Italian but as I recall, "scuse" is Italian for "excuse me".
Any Italians out there to set it straight?
2007-10-17 17:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totaly considers the scene. If you are around people that you are not around regularly, turn of the politeness a few notches. I would reserve "scuse" for regular peers and friends.
2007-10-17 11:48:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure that I do. I will try to do better and pronounce the entire word from now on. Waiting in line is just sooooo important! lol
2007-10-17 11:33:23 · answer #6 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah
2007-10-17 11:27:53 · answer #7 · answered by peaches6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ya, i always do just because i don't feel like saying it all
2007-10-18 09:56:49 · answer #8 · answered by Claire 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually, no I really don't get lazy and say that.
2007-10-17 12:42:55 · answer #9 · answered by shrlytmpl1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say scu-me
it's cuter that way
2007-10-17 11:27:35 · answer #10 · answered by Jenae, TV (tempter of the vile) 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋