Remember when common courtesy wasn't just a nice surprise but an everyday expectation? These days, it seems like basic social graces have gone the way of rotary phones and Sunday drives. Some equally annoyed people on the internet shared the most important social rules that folks just aren't following anymore, and boy, did they have something to say!
From people treating restaurants like their living room (complete with speaker phone conversations!) to the lost art of proper queuing, these overlooked social niceties will have you nodding in agreement. Whether it's the person bathed in enough perfume to clear a room or those who think surprise puppies make great gifts, we've compiled 35 basic manners that really shouldn't need explaining, but apparently do. Get ready to reminisce about the good old days when people actually knew how to behave in public!
#21
Please acknowledge new people in your life properly. You brother brings a girl home? Your bestie is bringing a friend to the bar? Introduce yourself, give a handshake, acknowledge the new human in front of you. What happened to manners? This keeps happening and it makes me feel invisible.
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17points
#22
"Good Morning" - It's like saying "I acknowledge that you're here and I wish you a pleasant day".
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16points
#23
if i'm pulling out of a parking space and you plan on parking in that space give me enough room to actually reverse out of that space without hitting your car.
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15points
#25
If you are entering someone's home and you see shoes near the front door, take your shoes off at the front door. Don't care what you do in your own home but you do not wear shoes in someone else home if they don't wear shoes in their home. And if you're going to complain about having to remove shoes in someone else's house, you don't get to b***h about getting kicked out when you refuse to comply.
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14points
#26
DON’T touch other people’s baby (atleast not without their permission) regardless of how cute the baby is! Also never kiss a baby if you aren’t one of the parents.
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14points
#27
Don’t make it obvious you’re not interested in something someone is telling you especially if they seem really excited to tell you. It can be kinda shattering.
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13points
#29
When luggage is coming off the plane onto the conveyor belt, if you crowd the belt you are a massive d**k. Stand 10 feet back, and when you have a visual on your luggage, then you approach.
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13points
#30
Don’t take pictures of anyone without asking first. Especially someone else’s kids and pets. Family included. Put that phone away grandma.
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12points
#31
If you're eating and other people are within earshot, chew with your mouth Closed. Nobody wants to listen to your crunching and lip smacking.
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10points
#32
If you open something, close it again. I can't stand it when people open a bottle and don't put the cap on all the way, or "shutting" a drawer only to leave it and inch or so still open. Open a cabinet? Close it.
If it's closed when you go to use it, put it back the way you found it.
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10points
#33
People holding doors for each other. Although there's always someone ready to baffle me with their social ineptitude.
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9points
#34
When you talk to me, don’t get close to my face. If I can see your pores and you can see mine you’re too close. Breathing other peoples air makes me have to repress a gag and I’m already trying not to be rude.
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8points
#35
If someone gives you their phone to look at one picture, do not swipe left or right.
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7points