Social Etiquette...what NOT to do

ewww, that is really weird.

I once saw a lady floss her teeth at a resturant, she didn't even go to the bathroom, it was right there at the table, weird and gross

Last year, I was eating in the cafeteria with a couple of friends who were ogling a table of "hot" girls. One of them got up and started talking to a girl I sort-of-not-really knew from marching band, who is also good-looking. I remembered that her "interesting story about me" from band camp was that she had modeled perfume once, so I mentioned this to my friends.

One of the friends, who is notorious for being completely comfortable in just about any social situation and will shout things (not obscenities, mind) at random passersby, asked me "So if I go up and ask to smell her, she'd know what I was talking about?" I said "uh, maybe." So he promptly got up, walked over, and asked her. She was suitably embarrassed, and then he introduced himself, shook her hand, and pointed me out. Then the whole thing was clear.

So I guess that was socially wrong...but I guess it turned out ok.

:stunned amazement: ... at all three stories

To the OP: that woman would've had a good whack on the hand if that were me.

A lot of people will reach out and grab my earrings to get a better look at them. That irks me a bit.

I also hate it when someone gets RIGHT UP in my face when they talk to me. I'm not a big fan of inhaling your breath directly, thanks lol.

A lady started clipping her fingernails on the bus, and the bits were flying all over the place, landing on the laps of unsuspecting passengers seated near her. It was beyond gross. And despite the horrified looks of those she had offended, she went on clipping.

lol, these are hillarious.
had a coworker go and stick his finger and taste all the food that was brought for Christmas dinner one year. everybody else was in another room getting plastic forks and drinks.

traingosorry said:

A lady started clipping her fingernails on the bus, and the bits were flying all over the place, landing on the laps of unsuspecting passengers seated near her. It was beyond gross. And despite the horrified looks of those she had offended she went on clipping.

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I work with a woman who does that. Clips her nails right at her desk (and often at others' desks if she happens to be sitting there at the moment). She's notorious for picking at her various body parts. She also digs in her ears with unbent paper clips, blows her nose in front of everyone, and picks at the skin on her arms and her scalp.

It's hard not to gag around her sometimes, honestly.

Back-talking is something that a lot of people do, and it seems like many thing it is OK to do it, even Christians do this, but I really hate it when others do it. Even if it is person that is not popular or do strange things, I think it is cruel to talk bad about them, and this should be considered something "not to do" when it comes to social etiquette.

Inkabink said:

To the OP: that woman would've had a good whack on the hand if that were me.

A lot of people will reach out and grab my earrings to get a better look at them. That irks me a bit.

I also hate it when someone gets RIGHT UP in my face when they talk to me. I'm not a big fan of inhaling your breath directly, thanks lol.

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Especially when the people who do that are smokers Not that I'm condemning anyone who smokes....it's your choice. But I don't like it and it makes your breath STINK. Have a tic tac or something after having a puff

I'm just thinking "Oh great, if they've got a cold or virus, welcome to my body!" lol. Yuck. Back UP.

Bellicus said:

Back-talking is something that a lot of people do, and it seems like many thing it is OK to do it, even Christians do this, but I really hate it when others do it. Even if it is person that is not popular or do strange things, I think it is cruel to talk bad about them, and this should be considered something "not to do" when it comes to social etiquette.

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I agree.

So I went to the Olive Garden one time for a bit of a break from the usual noise in most restaurants.

So I'm sitting there feasting upon my fettuccine alfredo and zupa toscana (great stuff) and my root beer. I'm thinking "this is the life. Good food, good atmosphere and good beverage. Waitress is getting a good tip today..." when I look across the way and I see this high school couple that is eating what looked like spaghetti. The guy, takes his fork, has all this spaghetti hanging from it, puts some of it in his mouth, lets the rest hang there, so there's all this spaghetti hanging from his mouth to his plate and his girlfriend across from him is taking pictures of it with (I assume) her phone.

I almost threw up. I wanted to throw up. I wanted to walk over, stuff his face in the spaghetti, complain to the manager and demand a discount.

But then that stinkin conscience thing spoke to me saying "Don't do it. Restrain thineself. Let the world kick his behind into gear".

In the end, after the couple left, I let the waitress know that I was thoroghly disgusted with those people and requested that if it happened in the future if I would be able to move to a different table. She understood and was tipped generously.

Sure, this story was not something that happened to me, but boy, I had not gone from 0-60 that quickly before in years!

guitargalmeg said:

So..

I went to lunch with a friend of mine today. We were sitting there chatting, when all of a sudden, this woman walks up and PULLS on my friend's eyelashes and says "Are those real??"

My question is "Why would someone think that it's okay to walk up to a complete stranger and tug on her eyelashes?"

I just thought that was very strange. Anyone else have a story?

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Um wow. If some stranger got that close to my eyes with their hands they might end up with some kind of injury.

Inkabink said:

I also hate it when someone gets RIGHT UP in my face when they talk to me. I'm not a big fan of inhaling your breath directly, thanks lol.

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Some of us have devised methods to block out our personal space and prevent this sort of thing, if you get my drift. I know it works for men, anyway.

This thread reminds me why I absolutely dread getting out anymore.

You never catch a man clipping his nails in public (except in his truck), or pulling another dude's eyelashes.





Just sayin'.

You never catch a man clipping his nails in public (except in his truck), or pulling another dude's eyelashes.





Just sayin'.

There's this guy who rides the bus at the same time as I do sometimes and he chews his fingernails and spits them out. That is so disgusting!

One guy I know, saw a girl with huge breasts, and so just sat next to her, starring at them. And he kept starring at them, blatantly (she was wearing a low-cut top, of course, she wasn't naked ). She asked what he was doing, and he just said he was starring at them.

Now luckily she took this as a compliment, but that's not very... socially etiquettely.. sociable