Let's Talk About Manners...

[scbatz33]

Joe,
That's exactly what my friend from NZ says! She "can't stand what you yankees have done to the language over here!" Cracks me up, especially since she pronounces aluminum like this "al-u-min-eum".

Now who's messin' up the language!

 

[patyrdz]

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Why don't the people who love them tell them it looks awful??? When I see the way too tight clothing I think"awww nobody loves them"!!LOL

 

[Lunachick]

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Yeah but sometimes there's that situation....when you can't !! It happens! It's not manners, it's ......OOOOPPS!

 

[joebryant]

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Yeah but sometimes there's that situation....when you can't !! It happens! It's not manners, it's ......OOOOPPS!

It's not bad manners; it's just good beer.

 

[me&thegals]

To The Rude People in My Life:

Do not EVER chew bananas with your mouth open! Or peanut butter. Actually, any food, but especially those two.

Do NOT EVER, EVER eat your boogers!!! (to the kids in my daughter's first-grade class). It makes me need to fight my vomit reflex.

Please use a napkin to wipe your face and nose!

Muddy shoes must be removed. I actually have other things to do in life besides vacuum.

Please and thank you are wonderful, magical words. Sorry is quite amazing, too.

Your knife works great to push food onto your fork and looks nicer than using your fingers.

Your napkin is great for getting food off your hands instead of you licking your fingers.

Please do not tell me what I mean or what I am thinking. Incredibly enough, only I know that.

Please do not finish my sentences. You are often wrong anyway.

If you buy eggs from me and we have a pre-pay arrangement, please DO NOT make me beg you for money for a month!

I love getting thank you notes, especially when I've mailed the gift. How else do I know you've gotten it?

If we are having a political discussion, at least pretend to have a smidgen of openmindedness. I'm not talking to you so that you can pound your opinions into my brain.

Acknowledge my kids when they are with me. To ignore them completely seems a bit rude to me.

Please do not put me on hold or call waiting when you have called me. It makes me feel very second rate and annoyed. I actually have things to do and YOU called ME!

To my son: Please PUT THE LID UP when you pee!! It's not that hard and it makes me and your sister happy. Then, put it back down when you're done.

To my family: Please do not whine endlessly about the food I have made you. I will take note of the fact that you don't like it, but honestly--do we need 5 min of complaining?

To store clerks: I appreciate a smile and a greeting. I will always say please and thank you to you. Good manners back makes for a cheery day.


Wow--didn't realize I had so many pet peeves.

 

[jonathansenn]

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I would also like to add the phrase," I need a beer"

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My wife and I are guilty of this in the grocery store and at my parents house. We also are guilty of speaking Spanish so our oldest doesn't listen in on our conversations.

Sorry

 

[conny63malies]

wipe the freaking seat off, lift the lift and put it down again!!!!!!
it hurts when you walk to the bathroom half asleep and sit on the hard bowl.

 

[jonathansenn]

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Yeah but sometimes there's that situation....when you can't !! It happens! It's not manners, it's ......OOOOPPS!

one time I was coming out of the grocery store and had to pass gas. I was brave and trying to hold it until I sneezed. I did both at the same time. Usually I blame it on my youngest, but it was so loud that I knew I couldn't pin it on the baby. What's worse? There was a lady right behind me. I said sorry. that was all I could do.

My son passed silent gas at the UPS store counter the other day. The girl at the counter, my son, and I all smelt it at the same time. He just busted out laughing and blamed it on me! I couldn't defend myself because I was laughing too.

 

[conny63malies]

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You would hate living in Florida. I am a imigrant myself and i actually prefer speaking english, even to other germans.
But when i dealt with americans at work back in germany , i prefered when they spoke english to me. It is easier to understand what they want that way. It drives me up a walnut tree when americans try to impress me with their german-when in fact they just mumble some made up stuff.Believe me you cannot speak german just because you were stationed in germany in WW2 for six month. AND DONT CALL ME FRAULEIN!!!!!

 

[HennysMom]

ok..to add to the native speaking of languages.. I'm going to add my biggest pet peeve yet (and please - I'm not looking for a debate on this..it is what it is... thanks):

If I walk INTO a store/grocery chain/fast food joint - whatever and its a US SPEAKING ESTABLISHMENT and I place my order in ENGLISH.. DO NOT YELL BACK IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE WHAT MY ORDER IS or stand around speaking in a different language constantly while customers are fully around you!

I'm all for culture...absolutely.. but want to aggrevate me and every other customer I see standing beside me or sitting IN the establishment? Start talking in a foreign language while you're taking my order/money/complaint - whatever the case may be - want to infuriate me even further? Tell me "I no speak English" while working at said Establishment

. If I were in your home country I would expect that, but you are in the US - so please please speak English. I learn your language when I travel to your country....its the least I can do.

I will no longer give my business to establishments that refuse to speak English.

Just a big issue with me.