Let's Talk About Manners...

[Horsewell]

I hate people who have no idea what "personal space" is! it drives me insane when they think that they have to stand as close as possible when your standing in a line, or passing in the corridor or even when they're talking to you and think they need to be 2 inches away otherwise you cant hear them!

 

[maplesky7]

How about neighbor kids that walk in your house withouth knocking or asking.... huh? where'd you come from? and no, you can't have a chick or a juice box. go home if your thirsty.

and does your dad or sister know your over here? don't walk in the mud and then try walkin through the house, shoes off. put the toys away before you go play with something else. leave the cat alone. in or out. don't let the chickens out. don't chase the ducks. turn the hose off. it's a hen. no, it's a hen. I told ya...it's a hen not a rooster.

ha ha ha. weeeee.

 

[debilorrah]

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I had some kids behind us that did that - I would wake up in the morning and there is this child in my fridge. Their mother didn't do such a great job, so I often fed her.

 

[scbatz33]

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Those stupid urban tanks they call SUV's drive me NUTS. if they park next to me and dont leave enough space, I am much obliged to leave dents and paint chips from my van door on the side of their car. And if that means setting off the alarm, so be it.

That is one of my BIGGEST peeves. Why the XXXX do people need those things? Half of them are giant with no power- cant pull much more than a pair of snowmobiles with them, so why not just get a minivan? Stupid idiots and their giant SUV's.

Ummm yeah, I have an SUV because I have six kids at home (out of eight) and I can't fit eight people in your standard mini-van. I also can't pull a horse trailer with your standard mini-van. My SUV is a 3/4 ton that I ONLY use if I'm taking the whole family or pulling a trailer or picking up a truckload of animal feed. I can put every one of my kids in that car, buy a month's worth of groceries and pull two big draft horses and STILL go 70 miles an hour uphill. Love my SUV.

Have to agree here. We had an F350 crew cab dually with a full bed. Yeah, we barely fit down a city street and yes we took up 4 parking spaces, but we could haul anything and everything with that bad boy!!! Oooh did I mention it was diesel??? ARR ARR ARRR!!!!

Sure, I can put two bales of straw and a couple bags of feed in my chevy 4 door, but that's it. I surely can't haul the horses , the dogs or the whole family in it seperately much less all together. We have a 150 now and can't put much in it. It was NOT happy about hauling our mare 5 miles!

I miss my big ole road hog!!

 

[scbatz33]

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I'm not a fan of the "close talker" either. Nor do I like Mr. Feely hands. Don't touch me! No I'm not your baby, honey or sweet heart. No your not cute and no I don't want to give you my number.

Oh, and just 'cause you don't respect your marriage, don't disrespect mine. Yeah I'm out here driving a truck, no my husband doesn't drive. No he doesn't "allow" me to do anything. I do what I want.

Don't even get me going about people who don't use turn signals and who park whereever they darn well feel like.

"Hey buddy, those yellow lines are there for a reason!! See that sign it says "No Parking. Fire Lane". You're not special, go park your car and walk in like the rest of us." Oh, and just 'cause you put on your hazard lights doesn't make it any more legal or acceptable.....

 

[Im4Eggcellence]

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Ok, along the same vein but probably a bit more controversial... how about adults that do the same thing. We have some in-laws that we're not particularly close to, who will show up at the door without calling first, and expect to be entertained for 2 or 3 hours. The final straw was when they showed up at 7pm and without even knocking tried to open the door and walk in.

After that, we wrote them a polite letter asking to please call before coming to visit - they now act totally insulted... thoughts?

 

[Dar]

I have actually stopped talking to people because of their lack of manners and or etiquette.

I had a friend who no matter where we were she would let her gas go free..and I am talking a fart or a burp. we were in a store and she actually cocked her leg and let one drift and she started to laugh as she walked away. for a little while i let it go as she was raised by a man her mom died at an early age. I tried politely advising her that her actions were not funny she was not out back in the woods with Pa.

and there was another friend who would cough or sneeze and not cover and she was teaching her son to do the same. she claimed her doctor told her not to cause it restricted the air flow and she could burst a blood vessel

 

[maplesky7]

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I had some kids behind us that did that - I would wake up in the morning and there is this child in my fridge. Their mother didn't do such a great job, so I often fed her.

The juice boxes are for my dd's lunch...I have to reserve them for that. I once gave them all juice boxes and then he just kept asking for another one and telling me he was thirsty....and didn't want water.

He's not deprived either...I've been in their house, seen the inside of the fridge, it's stocked...and then they got a swim pool and a new snow mobile and other toys...they are doing ok. Me? I got a budget and I'm in the red...gotta draw the line sometimes. He's just the kind of kid that doesn't know many boundries.


Im4eggcellence....oh well...It's rude for people to do that and be so presumptious. No skin off my back, I'd say. I would have done the same thing.

me,
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[scbatz33]

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Ok, along the same vein but probably a bit more controversial... how about adults that do the same thing. We have some in-laws that we're not particularly close to, who will show up at the door without calling first, and expect to be entertained for 2 or 3 hours. The final straw was when they showed up at 7pm and without even knocking tried to open the door and walk in.

After that, we wrote them a polite letter asking to please call before coming to visit - they now act totally insulted... thoughts?

good riddance to bad rubbish? I can't stand that. We have folks who have told us "you don't have to knock, just come on in" Ummm, no. What if you're doing "things". I still knock. I just can't walk into anyone's home like that. I certainly don't want people doing it to me.

Of course, we have 3 dogs - big dogs - so we don't have it happen much!

Oh and I can't call someone before 10am or after 10 pm. It just seems rude. It was just how I was raised.

 

[maplesky7]

He just broke a toy. sigh.