I thought most of those things were the standard
Your parents. Your parents are expected to teach you these.
- How is this a guide for adults?? I knew most of these before I became an adult.
- These ought to be taught by parents and other adults which are important in the child’s life, and backed up by demonstrations by example. Parents have a duty to demonstrate correct behaviours themselves, and reinforce those behaviours in their children.
- The shopping cart one ought to be extended to “if you pick something up in the store and don’t want it, put it back where you got it from”. I see far too much perishable frozen/refrigerated goods stuffed elsewhere on a shelf and dethawing to unsaleability because people changed their minds and couldn’t be arsed to put it back where it came from.
- For the “cover your mouth” one - please, for the love of Pete, learn the difference between a cough and a clearing of the throat. They are not the same damn thing.
I never knew the let people exit first because I never lived anywhere with public transit. It’s obvious if someone brings any attention to it but in my head getting on the subway the first few times I was like “why are people running into me what is happening” lol
Why is there a separate one for exiting an elevator when there’s one for exiting rooms below? Same principle
Lot of people here saying they disagree with the tipping one. But you must surely admit that it is everyday etiquette in Canada. This guide is not for what’s ethical – after all, it is ethical to harangue somebody about their unethical dietary decisions – it’s to teach you what to do so that you fit in to this society better.
Where does this guide state anything about Canada ? In Northern Europe its seen as an insult to tip your waiter. Just pay your workers a living wage instead of hoping for the customers gratitude.
Hot damn, i just saw what Lemmy instance I’m on. I’ll let my comment stay just to add to the discussion, but I was wrong and are sorry for the misunderstanding.
You cover your mouth with your hand when you cough, but you don’t cover your ass when you fart. Curious.
Unless you’re naked; your ass is already covered.
You assume a lot about both my anatomy and my clothing choices
eye contact
No thank you
You don’t cover your mouth with your hand, I thought since Covid crisis it was common knowledge.
Also, commenting food choices is political. Why can’t I comment food of speceists eating animals or animals derivated products in order to understand what allows them to eat such food and how is it ethical at all? 🤔
Go ham- ask everyone about their food, but recognize that it violates a nebulous and unsaid etiquette and may incur consequences commensurate.
You eat plants? Dont you know how much environment destruction you cause?? Learn to photosynthesis like the rest of us.
Why can’t I comment food of speceists eating animals or animals derivated products in order to understand what allows them to eat such food and how is it ethical at all?
You’re the reason we need these rules.
I don’t personnally ask people at dinner but I do it outside when I go to rally and do public actions. Any problem with protests, standup actions and democracy? 🤔
PS: most of the time others do not hesitate, at dinner, to comment what I eat tho. But I have a feeling you feel bad about being part of mass murder and torture of sentient beings, don’t you?
Don’t look in my eyes. Fuck that don’t even look at me if you can help it and I’ll return the favor
A smile is enough. A smile while talking transfers a smile to the voice (a trick I learned in the phone mines) . Eye contact is great but you don’t have to have it.
When a lot of today’s parents fail to teach their kids all these things… But to. Hell with the tipping
Big fat no on the tipping. Tipping should be outlawed altogether, start paying your employees a decent wage instead!
Also do comment on people’s food choices as long as it is positive. “That looks awesome, I would LOVE some >insert nice food here< for myself next time!” I would maybe change that one to just “Don’t criticize people for their decisions that do not affect you” or something like that
No virtue signalling intended but I’m happy to say that I do all the rest of these things, are those things not normal to do anyway?
To hell with your tipping culture
Yeah this makes it seem US flavored.
My mom taught me all of these, other then the phone ones bcauee cell phones didn’t exist back then.
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Don’t shit on the floor, and if you do, make sure to clean it up. #lifehacks
