“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers)

I agree. I'm not a big breakfast food person. I usually eat leftovers from the fridge 😋

I believe you show respect to everyone until they show me they don't deserve it. Sometimes it happens within minutes of meeting people. You get what you give. And that includes how you treat others, not just me.

My daughter is 16, when we go for dinner I buy her a beer, or wine. Which she openly drinks because that's legal in UK. She loves Baileys also. She tends not to have a second because she doesn't like the way she feels.

Not this again. US and Europe have very different tipping cultures and we will only get into a fight over this.

What family would not do that? I am not going to buy my son the exact same game I have, just so he can play! What?

Ads are my personal red line. I block them wherever I can, esp on YT

Ah, so I’m not the only one!

Different rules and expectations in different countries. Germans in particular are very keen on everyone waiting for the man to turn green before crossing, even if they ca see hundreds of metres in each direction that there's no road traffic. I don't follow suit and get some funny looks whenever I'm there.

Rules about pirating content, period.

If I see who dropped it I will return it to them, or if it's a whole wallet with id cards I'll hand it in. But just loose cash on the ground, nah.

100% AGREE! People need to be able to talk

It's better to not immediately make your bed so your mattress and blankets can air out.

Maybe pay them a living wage??

No need to do that with 99% of modern fabrics, but take care with new garments, particularly deep reds, as some may still not be colour-fast at least for the first few washes. Dark blue jeans as well.

I work in the video games industry and we're open about salaries, but people freak out if you start talking about unionization. Legally we're allowed to say anything except directly tell people they should sign up for a card. But people act like it's taboo cause they're afraid of consequences from leadership

I just refuse to use Starbucks...

Where I live, you can still buy blueray and not pay a monthly fee for c**p shows.

That seems really weird. If you survived any cancer and are healthy, why would you need a special parking space? This seems more like PR and lip service to breast cancer awareness than it does practical or meaningful

"I met a girl in a bar. She said, you know you're wearing two different colored socks. I said, yeah, but to me they're the same because I go by THICKNESS." --Steven Wright

Like the two ladies beach volleyball teams that were fined for refusing to wear the ladies gear and instead wore what the men wear.

Grammar rules enables others to avoud misunderstandings AND learn a foreign language. You would not understand my English if I applied the grammar rules of my mothet tongue. That having said, it is very confusing that "they" is not solely plural anymore. I give up on quit ea lot of texts, because it is impossible to figure out how many people there are. You do you with your language, but for me "they" is more than 1.

Agreed. Luckily, I have flexible hours, so I can basically start whenever I want to as long as I do 8 hours a day (which is also stupid because I don't need 8 hours nor am I able to focus for 8 hours, but as per contract)

My grandson is not quite 3 & weighs close to 40 pounds. Granddaughter is 19 months and weighs 33 pounds. Neither are overweight, both in the 95th percentile. By age, granddaughter should be seated facing backwards, but she's too big. They're both very tall and big for their ages, and pediatrician says very healthy. You have to go by weight and height.

I have CIPN (chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy). I wear socks and slippers 24/7. Anything touching my feet causes pain. The socks protect my feet.

I don't put months either, especially if it was several years ago. It's old news.

Complete;y fallacious explanation, that's not the reason for the 'rule' at all. It comes more from the concept that if you do so you're hogging the table space and blocking yourself off from your table neighbours.

Let the judging begin! Likely, this refers to some 5 km/h over or so ... likely, the comments will assume it's like doing 200 in a 30 during a snowstorm in front of a school at half past one, drunk and rolling a cigarette on the wheel, with a disabled Grandma tied to the roof.

I have never heard that rule in my life. If I plus you, then I will plus you, and HARD.

*gasp Blasphemy!!!

If I got particularly good service, I will definitely do that.

This is common sense, which is why people don't obey this rule of the road.

I don't tip by percentage, I tip by level of service. If service was poor, I tip less. If service was great, I tip more. I always take into account if the server is really busy, if they are new, etc.... I have never not tipped but it is MY choice how much to leave, not some random whoever that decided we should all tip this. I rarely eat out anymore because I am so disgusted that this is the 21st century and restaurants can still get by with paying their help less than $3.00 an hour.

In the US it's totally unfair that servers are paid ridiculously cheap and not livable wages (I've ;heard about $2.50!) because the owner feels they'll make it up in tips. And the waitress usually has to share the tips with the busboy and the chef etc. It's outrageous. there should be a national law about a bare minimum for servers!

I will tip a lot better if I know I'm going to be returning to that restaurant multiple times, as that often equates to better service (and sometimes freebies) on future visits. But even if it's a place I know I'll only visit that one time, I will still do 20%. I hate tipping culture, but it's not the servers' fault, it's the owners & managers -- and I refuse to penalize the servers for that.

All the cheapskates always seem to forget these people make $2/hr and the IRS taxes them presuming they make 10% in tips.

In the USA there are jobs which are classified as tipping roles… such as wait staff. If your job is classified that way minimum wage does not apply. Many of the people in those jobs are paid as little as $2 an hour because their cheap a** crappy employers are not bound by minimum wage laws. You literally, by tipping, may be helping those people pay their bills and feed their kids.

Well you’re a right POS then. Lobby the government to abolish the server’s wage, or at least don’t brag about being a stingy fu**.

In SA most of our people are fuckoff poor so I give about 12-15% minimum (our standard is 10%, so this is generous). Basically on a smaller bill (under R 200), I give ZAR 50 (which is equivalent to a hamburger and chips). 200-500 I give ZAR 50+10%. Over ZAR 500 I give 10%. Basically they always get between 50 and 100 ZAR, which would feed their family one meal. Assuming they have 10 tables per night, and two major shifts (lunch/dinner), it gives about ZAR 1000 per day, or ZAR 20 000 per month, which is a middle-class salary. Base salary is about 5000, so that brings it up to 25 000, which is about what a teacher gets.

In oregon card tips are taxed 8%, so I'll never tip less than that, but almost always more. I don't think you should have to pay to serve me, and you've gotta do something pretty bad for me to only tip 8%. I usually tip between 20-30%...depends on how rich I'm feeling and if someone gave exceptional service

I tip based on whether or not the server is being paid an acutal wage or is being forced to live off of tips

I'm not tipping on the tax or soft drinks. And I don't care how often they offer refills or top-offs because other than coffee I reject them.

Corporations are screwing both their employees and their customers by underpaying the employees, so customers feel like d***s if they don't tip. F--- corporations.

Thank you for punishing employees for their employers' s****y behavior. You suck.

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The reason there is a percentage is because the servers do get taxed on their tips, so, if they don't get enough in tips, they don't make enough money to live. That being said, servers should still do the job well. If they consistently suck, they should try a new job.

I don't know what country this comment comes from, but In the US, employers are allowed to pay FAR below minimum wage for restaurant servers. I get not tipping for counter service etc, but if you can't or won't tip your server, stay the F at home

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You shouldn't have to tip full stop!!!!! The crazy entitlement of some servers is ridiculous!

I don't think the norm of not dating at work is about this. It's to prevent super awkward post break up situations and ij some instances to stop nepotism and inappropriate collusion between departments in a business

I used to work at a DG store so close to my house that you could holler and I'd hear you from my porch. They tried to tell me that, as the only key-holder, I wasn't allowed to leave the premises on my mandatory unpaid breaks. Nah, I'm going home to kick off my shoes and play with my dogs. Holler if you need me.

I use the margins for editing

When I grew up Sunday's were a no-no for serving alcohol. EXCEPT if you were travelling. So everyone would drive 40+ miles to a distant pub. Essentially you were encouraged to drink and drive.

How do you do this?? Oh... you... pretend the 'new device' you just bought broke? Wow... OP must be VERY careful with their stuff... doesn't show any signs of wear...?

I think these rules are to prevent hoarding pets; hoarding can be deleterious to everyone’s health, the pets’, the owners’, and even the neighbors.

Depends on the floor and what it is. If I drop a piece of candy or whatever on my floor at home, I'm gonna pick it up and eat it. If it's outside on the sidewalk, the candy is for the streets

As long as it's the same prescription and dosage, I see no problem with it.

On what planet is this a 'rule'

I will write No Longer At This Address for the first month or so. After that, it's trash. I've done the forwarding thing with the post office and had it take weeks to take effect, so I don't mind doing it for a little while

A good restaurant will bring all the food at one time, although it may take a waiter a couple of trips to serve everyone. In such a case it's still considered rude in most places to start eating before everyone else just because your plate came first. In less formal settings, especially at a larger table where it's clear that it may be more than a minute or two waiting it would be common courtesy for someone else to say "Oh don't wait for us, don't let it go cold" before starting to eat.

Late husband and I agreed to never lie to each other. Don't ask if you don't want to know. In our almost 27 years together, I never once lied to him.

Use whatever you want!