At the risk of sounding like a total curmudgeon, not enough people have manners these days!
The simple acts of "please" and "thank you"? Lost! People press buttons on adjacent floors of elevators of 36 story buildings!
It just doesn't make any sense. In the words of Full House, whatever happened to dependability?
u/icecoldcokezero asked:
What is a basic etiquette everyone should know but not everyone follows?
Here were some of the answers.
Subway Etiquette
GiphyLet others off before you get on
Holy sh*t some people don't get this one. I've seen people just itching to get on the bus, so I've intentionally started moving before the bus stops so that I can be at the doors when they open, and they STILL try to get on before I've managed to get off.
Conversation Etiquette
Listen to the content of what other people are saying before replying.
To expand on this, listen to understand what someone is saying, not just to respond to it.
Listen so you hear when they make a short break so you can jump in and completely change the subject. This is my favorite thing to see people do, a real trait.
Music Etiquette
Headphones aren't optional in a public space. No one wants to hear your music or your video clips playing.
Also, kids can use headphones too. Don't make us listen to your kid's videos full blast when out in public mkay?
Egress Etiquette
When walking with several friends on a sidewalk, pair up two by two instead of everyone walking in a row so others can pass you on the sidewalk.
I work on a university campus and college kids seem particularly oblivious to this.
"I Do Need To Leave My House At Some Point" Etiquette
Don't park your f*cking vehicle in front of driveways or garages. In my current job this is a daily problem, I assumed most people would know that its not cool, but I clearly overestimated the intellect of humanity on that one. Dicks.
This has only happened to me once and I decided to let it slide. They were trimming a tree that my neighbor and I shared. So the truck was kinda blocking my driveway. Decided just to hang out in my house for a little bit longer instead of leaving then. But if this happened more often I would be salty
"The Line Is Not Optional" Etiquette
I'll never forget this one time this happened. It has happened to me many times but this one instance, the instant karma was so gratifying.
I was waiting in line at the Publix deli. So most people know you have to take a number and they call out your number to serve you. But when there is a lot of people we all kinda bunch together and it looks like a line.
Well this mother and her 12 year old daughter come in and you see the mother look around, I'm standing in this "line" of people looking at my phone waiting for my number to be called. I see this mother sneak in front of me. And I knew she was attempting to cut in front of me just based on her body language and facial expressions. I don't know how else to explain it. So she takes her place in the "line" and after the next person finishes (it would have been my turn) she walks right up to the deli and the woman asks is she is number such and such. Highly embarrassed and feigning complete ignorance, she looks at me and motions for where the numbers are. I point to it and with the biggest smile walk up to the deli and give them the number. Best day ever. Best part is, she was now at the end of the line because several other people had grabbed numbers while she was trying to blend in after "cutting" in front of me.
Moving Etiquette
let people get off the f*cking elevator first.
stand to the right on the escalator.
don't block doors on the metro/subway, no matter how crowded it is.
don't stand in the middle of a sidewalk staring at your phone.
don't stand on opposite sides of a hallway having a long conversation.
so many rules about standing/walking that people just don't seem to understand.
Human Etiquette
There is no person that everyone likes.
It's ok to admit when you were wrong.
You don't always have to have an opinion on everything. Saying "I don't know" is fine.
Forgiving people goes a long way.
Relations Etiquette
If you're mad at a company for some transgression, don't take your rage out on the customer service rep. Chances are, this person has people freaking out at them all day for things they have no control over. Be kind to customer service people - they are likely having a crappy day.
Public Conversation Etiquette
GiphyA huge pet peeve of mine is people who can't keep their mouth shut- that just have to constantly hear the sound of their voice.
The other day in the sauna at my gym, there was this guy doing that- he randomly asks another guy what he thought of Bernie Sanders running for president. They went back and forth for like 30 seconds but the other guy clearly wasn't interested and it tapered off. Not even a minute later. "Bro". "Bro", he nudges me. "You ever watch Shameless?"
"No." Doing the least possible to engage him here.
Asks another guy the same question 2 minutes later.
Shut the f*ck up, people. Small talk is fine, I'm not some anti social *sshole but you can learn to enjoy silence and not needing to have a conversation with every stranger you see. Especially in a situation like this- you're essentially holding people captive and forcing them to listen to your bullsh*t.
No Touchy
Don't touch people unless they say it's ok.
Don't touch people's pets unless they say it's ok (and don't complain if you do it anyway and get bit by a nervous animal).
Hallway Rulez
You walk in the halls the same way you drive in your car.
- Stay on your side of the hallway, dipping only to go around people.
- If someone is stopped in the way (and you can't go around), speak (like honking) don't push (bumping their vehicle).
- Wave in passing, don't stop in the middle of the route to have extended discussions.
Why Me Worry?
GiphyIf you can't explain your opponent's side in a way that they'd agree with (due to either lack of knowledge or due to your emotional connection to your own side), then you don't know enough to be arguing them, or you're too emotionally biased to see the argument clearly.
The Golden Rule: No Track Suits
-if you are well dressed on a plane and there is a flight delay or cancellation, the ticket agent will help you in a way that she wouldn't if you were in a tracksuit. The preceding principle also applies to the following situatons: At restaurants, in certain nightclubs, taxi-hailing and when being pulled over by a policeman.
- never blame anger or a state of inebriation for a bad decision you've taken
- call it quits in time, whatever it is, rather than let it go on far too long in a wrong direction
- always explain and say goodbye to a person with whom you were romantically involved with, rather than becoming a ghost all of the sudden
- always treat people in the service industry how you'd want to be treated if your roles were switched
Maybe Trump Could Use This Advice
You don't need to understand someone to respect their wishes or believe they mean what they say they feel.
In other words: you don't have to be transgender to use someone's preferred pronoun; you don't have to understand why something you consider trivial someone else finds bullying or harassment before you stop doing it; you don't need to get why someone's relationship works to respect it; you don't need to understand why someone believes or doesn't believe in a certain religion to support their rights.
Your understanding is not a prerequisite to seeing others as people as opposed to symbols of otherness.
You're Literally In A Place Where You Can And Should Park
If you're going to park in a parking lot to wait for someone, park in a designated parking space.
It's unbelievable how many times I see someone parked by the curb or in one of the lanes of the parking lot, disrupting traffic without a care in the world.
You're in a parking lot. Take the extra 20 seconds to find a space while you wait for you passengers to return.
"What is the craziest conspiracy theory that you secretly believe in?"
Or The Singers Just Wanted To Travel?
"Ireland began deliberately entering bad songs into the Eurovision Song Contest in the 90s."
"After winning it consecutively for a few years it began getting too expensive to host so they sabotaged their chances of winning it."- Houlilala
They Weren't That Cute...
"Build-A-Bear came out with a bunch of new toys that were all the same shade of yellow right after their Minion launch severely underperformed."
"They had stockpiled yellow fabric in anticipation of the Minion toys selling well and getting a big production run and had to find a way to use it all."- everlasting1der
Be Careful What You Ask...
"I believe r/AskReddit is actually a data farming operation that is being used to feed AI algorithms in order to produce more effective propaganda, social control mechanisms, etc… but what do I know…" - Sackerson-502
Search Engine Instagram GIF by GiflyticsGiphyBut Where Do The Beans Go?
"This is dumb, but my mother believes that the coffee grinder machines at the gas station are fake..as in they make a lot of noise just to make you think what your getting is fresh coffee."
"When it's 'grinding' the beans, you never see the beans move."
"We called the gas station and the employee said he doesn't know how the coffee makers work since a 3rd party refills them up or changes the flavors."
"I've called her crazy but slowly i'm getting sucked into it, simply because it's fun."- james_castrello2
Which Would Be More Embarassing?
"Paul Pierce sh*t his pants during the 2008 NBA Finals."
"He sat on the floor apparently injured until he was taken off the court in a wheelchair and returned minutes later completely fine."
"Sitting on the floor and leaving in a wheelchair stopped anybody from seeing his dookie stains."- pierremanslappy
paul pierce GIFGiphyNot Exactly Helping Anyone...
"Micro plastics are making people dumber."- blackbeautybyseven
When They Could Broaden Their Client Lists...
"That the weight loss industry sets people up to fail, because if their products worked they wouldn't have return customers."- Funky_chicken89
What's Important, He's Out There...
"It’s not the cameras: Bigfoot is blurry."- QuillDidNothingWrong
Bigfoot Sasquatch GIF by MOODMANGiphyThe World May Never Know...
"North Korea had an underground nuclear testing site collapse."
"Kim Jong Un then went to China."
"North Korea declared in their state news paper that they have perfected the nuke, and will no longer do any more tests."
"My theory is that Kim Jong Un went to China to ask for help fixing their nuclear disaster."
"Xi told him to deal with it himself and to stop playing with nukes."
"Kim came back to N.Korea like a beaten dog."- Initial-Finger-1235
What Lurks Beneath Midtown
"Occultist architect Ivo Shandor outfitted most of the buildings in downtown Manhattan with a specific alloy which, when activated under the right conditions, would summon Gozer the Gozerian."- Rogue_Wallet
A Connection To Brag About?
"This is dumb lmao, there is a man who lived and worked as a teacher where I'm from in NC."
"His name was Peter Stuart Ney."
"It was during the early 1800s, there's a local legend that lives on that this man was in fact one of Napoleon's right hand men, and fought alongside him even."
"It's been disproven apparently by the French government over the years, it's just funny how this guy was supposedly executed in 1815, just to show up over in NC as a teacher with the same surname and military expertise just 1 year later."
"They say he was a skilled fencer, and he had precise military knowledge even though he was just a teacher for the local school system."
"On his deathbed he supposedly confessed to being one Marshal Michel Ney, the 'Bravest of the Brave', according to Napoleon."
"Wild story but part of me just fully f*cking believes it's crazy enough to be true."
"Records indicated he had shown up in Charleston SC in 1816, just a year after this Michel Ney was executed in France."
"Idk, it's just a crazy story."- actuallyjayft
pizza emoji GIFGiphy...Aside From The Fact That Fairy Tales Are Public Domain...
"Disney only do remakes to retain copyright on the stories."- AndPlagueFlowers
Likely True For Some Of Them...
"All those crazy Boomers have lead poisoning."- octavialovesart
Bodes Well For Online Dating Too...
"The Empty Internet Conspiracy."
"A large part of the population of the internet and, thus, a large part of interactions on the internet are completely fake."
"Just faceless chat bots tooling around; generating social media posts, YouTube comments, and opinion articles on news sites."
"With the rise of AI generated essays and research papers, it's becoming easier to draw lines between those papers and how random news articles can read in a way in which a human would never write."- Karmit_Da_Fruge
Internet Netneutrality GIF by Ryan SeslowGiphyAs long as people keep these beliefs to themselves, and don't try to promote them, then they have every right to believe these rather dubious stories are true.
And who knows, some of these stories are so far-fetched, perhaps the only way they came to prominence was because they actually happened.
Redditor pambannedfromchilis wanted the wealthy to spill the deets on being wealthy, so they asked:
"What is something only a wealthy person would know?"
Tell me the secrets. Just first let me get a pen and paper.
Private Listings
I Am Rich Nene Leakes GIFGiphy"You can opt not to be on those 'wealthiest people' lists - for a price."
draggar
"The number of people that actively avoid those lists is far higher than the number of people on those lists. Also, some people actively manage the amount the list shows."
Ragnel
Call Me
"The phone numbers from people who could help you out of any (even bad) situation."
purevenuscookieslog
"All you need is one person with the right phone number and worth that level of protection."
There is a neighborhood in Colorado Springs with a large number of former generals, nuclear scientists, corporation directors, etc. Within 5 minutes of a burglary alarm going off, the criminal was dead. I can assure you that the Colorado Springs police can't respond that quickly."
jeffh4
HELP!
"The less help you need, the more you get."
manIDKbruh
"You have access to favorable credit lines with better rates than ordinary folk. They just throw money at you when you have money."
dbx999
"Bob Hope used to say 'a bank is a place that'll lend you money, but only if you can prove you don't need it.'"
tommytraddles
Premium Help
"How to fully use a hotel concierge service."
Firebolt164
"Was in Australia at a nice hotel. Wanted to go to Royal Observatory but there were no tickets that evening - only the evening we could make it. Ended up in casual conversation with the hotel concierge. At some, told him how much we were enjoying our visit and he asked if there was anything disappointing."
"I said only that we could not get into the Royal Observatory. He said he’d see what he could do, catching me by surprise having been unfamiliar with what a concierge does before then. That night my wife and I were looking at the Jewel Box through the telescope at the Royal Observatory."
arriesgado
Celeb Encounters
Rihanna Boat GIFGiphy"You can rent celebrities for your private events. Not just musicians, but bonafide actors and actresses."
MediumRareTaint
"I remember a few years ago the founder of Lululemon, Chip Wilson, had the Red Hot Chili Peppers play in his backyard here in Vancouver. We could hear them from the beach below."
madam1madam
If had the money to rent people for private events, Adele would have plans forever!
What is Rent?
Alicia Silverstone My Bad GIFGiphy"Have a friend who is moving to the Bay area. To work for a non-profit. Part-time. She didn't know what her salary would be."
minervazahara
Fly High
"Private jets come with different size luggage compartments."
thinkx5
"I mean, do all cars have the exact same size trunk? No, some are roomy as sh*t and some are teeny. It makes sense that different models from different manufacturers would have different sized/shaped compartments, especially given there are some that seat 4 passengers and some that seat 14."
fireandlifeincarnate
Member-Owned
"The difference between an equity country club and a membership country club."
smurfsundermybed
"Some country clubs have vested ownership (ie 100% member-owned) while others are owned by corporations. It really isn't always a prestige thing, many older clubs in the sticks only came about because they were member-owned and built by a group of families."
"Of course, nearly all of today's old-school elite courses started out as member-owned but that doesn't mean all member-owned courses are elite."
Salamok
"Yeah, this is a good one. Also, the understanding that you can't just walk into most private clubs, write a check for whatever the fee is and become a member. Most of the equity clubs have a white ball/black ball system too, similar to fraternities, where two or three blacks DQ you."
xkulp8
When in Need
"The VIP hotline number at the children's hospital when your kid needs urgent care but there's a big wait in the ER (but your kid isn't sicker than anybody else's kid in the ER), and you won't get to the front of the line. Blew my mind when a very wealthy friend told me he did this for his child (the friend's father was a huge donor to the hospital). More power to him, but there is the wealthy and then there is the wealthy."
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The Most Valuable
Seth Meyers Time GIF by Late Night with Seth MeyersGiphy"That wealth is not what people see. It's what people don't get to see. That the most valuable asset is not things, but time."
shidored
Whoever said money can't buy happiness is lying.
There is the biggest secret.
