People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren&#8217;t Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever

A B C 4 years ago

Yes please! I hate it when people almost expect you to hold their baby and tell them how beautiful the wrinkly, sausage-y proto-human they made is.

62points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

Yes! And they don't ask! They just put it in your lap and you just stay there wondering what the hell are you supposed to do with this little thing screaming in your arms!!

21points

tuzdayschild 4 years ago

BP has the largest group of anti-children people I know of. Not criticizing, just observing.

6points

Caro Caro 4 years ago

yes

5points

June 4 years ago

Just reply "no thanks, I'm a vegetarian" when someone hands you a baby.

61points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

😅😅😅can i use it? That's perfect

6points

Lara Verne 4 years ago

Or not wanting babies.

41points

Laura Watts 4 years ago

I totally agree I have 3 and that's fine for me but it was a choice as it should always be if your happy as you are then why is that not ok people heed to stop judging other people's life's and get on with their own. You do you and I wish you happiness x

12points

Magpie Magoo 4 years ago

I just clasp my hands behind my back, lean forward to inspect the child, and say "Ah yes, very baby."

32points

Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago

Bhahahaha! Perfect!

3points

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

It should be the norm that no one should be forced to hold other people's babies. I always declined. Babies aren't like puppies that you hand around to play with for some time.

18points

dv8 sm 4 years ago

You shouldn't do that with puppies either. Stuffed toys are made for that,no living being should be "handed around to play with for some time".

13points

CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago

A friend of my mother once tried to hand her baby to me without warning. When I didn't take the baby, she nearly dropped the kid on the floor. She then accused me of almost dropping her baby. What kind of logic is that?

17points

Nicola Roberts 4 years ago

Someone's kitten, puppy, even a baby snake in a little hat - yes! Baby? Not so much, sorry.

14points

BasedWang 4 years ago

"I dont wanna hold ur f*****g larva Lisa"

13points

matilda 4 years ago

I like babies, don't have my own, but what I also don't understand is to bring your newborn to the office to show others. I never know how to react so I avoid it. Why we can't bring new puppies or kittens?!

13points

K 4 years ago

We should bring kittens and puppies. Instead of dress down Fridays we should have a puppy kitty day.

8points

Alyssa 4 years ago

I absolutely adore baby animals…. but human babies, yeah… I just have zero interest in them. Even friends babies, I have to fake my interest so that I keep my friendships.

11points

#2

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Turning down an invitation to go out simply because you’d rather stay home with your pets, save money, and preserve your mental health in glorious solitude.

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511points

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Daria Z 4 years ago

How is it unacceptable? I thought it's perfectly normal and widespread today 🤔

107points

Son of Philosoraptor 4 years ago

You can get peer pressure to be out all the time, in certain social circles.

8points

Cassandra Pascual Norberg 4 years ago

I never feel like i can just say to friends/family/collegues "no, i dont want to, I would rather just stay at home and do nothing"

2points

WildBerry 4 years ago

I thought so too. But I'm having a hard time even concentrating on this because I'm too busy admiring her hair.

1point

Happy_Pandalover 4 years ago

Agreed. Just say no if you want to stay at home. Nothing special with society.

1point

Ahimsa Soul 4 years ago

Me too. People need to choose better friends.

0points

Otter 4 years ago

You say "How lovely, I wish I could join you, but I've already made plans for that night". You don't tell them the plan is to lie around with the pets and remote.

6points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

When your friends know that you wouldn't have plans to go out even if there was a fire in your place then they know you are lying!!

2points

ThePracticalSarcastic 4 years ago

pretty sure this isn't a problem. lots of people haven't unsealed their front doors in 19 months. no one cares.

5points

Fulsome Kitten 4 years ago

The "introvert reset" explanation works great these days!

4points

Id row 4 years ago

Good thing I don't care about what's socially acceptable. I'd rather stay home with my pets in my comfy clothes.

2points

kjorn 4 years ago

people always find me weird because i never wanted to go out in bar and drinking beer. I never gives a s**t!

1point

Shelli Aderman 4 years ago

Maybe PRE-Covid, but now? Naw.

1point

Linda Marrs-Patterson 3 years ago

After working all week I don’t want to go out. I’m a hermit come Friday afternoon.

0points

Kathy Molley 3 years ago

If you want to go ,...go, but if you don’t then ....we’ll, just don’t.

0points

Jose Carlo 3 years ago

THIS! Is what I do 98.5% of the time!

0points

#3

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Using swings/playground equipment as an adult. I friggin love going on the swings, I’m 30 and it still fascinates me that I can quickly and easily get 10-15 feet (or higher) in the air with some simple leg movement. One day I was at a fairly deserted local park on the swings having the time of my life. Suddenly Karen shows up with her two ankle biters, hands on her hips and yells at me “WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THERE?! THE SWINGS ARE FOR THE KIDS, NOT ADULTS!” My tax dollars paid for these swings, and there’s no sign saying that I can’t, so I’ll use them as much as I damn well please whenever I want. How much tax did little Johanathan and little Kymburleigh Pay last year? None? Guess they can’t use the swings either.

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459points

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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago

I too love the swings and will happily go on them when the playground isn't busy.

121points

Joey Marlin 4 years ago

That's the thing isn't it? When the children come along you get off and let them have the swing. So what harm does it do? Though I confess I have been very disappointed when I've had to stop!!

28points

Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

Me too. I always loved them. They make me feel like I can fly. So if I find a free swing no one intends to use, it's mine until some kid wants it (or until I have to go)

7points

DC 4 years ago

I'd join you, and mock people who complain. They suck.

5points

Brandon Marlowe 4 years ago

Upvote for "Kymburleigh"

25points

WildBerry 4 years ago

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fire bug 4 years ago

I am a mid 40's man and love the swings. I also have three young children so instead of looking like a creep on the swings it just looks like I am a good dad. :)

25points

Watching 4 years ago

If you're swinging with your kids, chances are you are probably a good dad. Hugs.

11points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

The only issue I might see is if there is a weight limit or the morons who get stuck in the swings with leg holes. Those are not meant for adults.

21points

M O'Connell 4 years ago

@Fancy Teacher Man, Junglegyms and other play structures are typically designed to have no practical human weight limit (they can support as many people as will fit). Standards for swings vary, but generally chains are rated for 800lbs and the seats themselves are rated for a minimum of 250lbs. Heavier people may be accommodated just fine, depending on the seat design (where the chains loop beneath the swinger there would be no practical limit).

8points

Annie Myers 4 years ago

Excellent use of Kymburleigh as a baby naming tragedeigh

12points

Auntriarch 4 years ago

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Remi A. Paulin 4 years ago

I'm 56 and I still swing sometimes... lol

6points

Otter 4 years ago

I love swings! But I generally use the park swings in the evenings, after the kids have been taken home for dinner.

5points

Stephanie IV 4 years ago

we have a park with two huge swings for adults. heaven! the increased size means its just like when you were little.

4points

MikariMartini 4 years ago

Ditto to swings and trampolines! I’m a 59yo gramma who goes to trampoline park and bounces. I jiggle and Giggle! It’s so freeing to be gravity free even for an instant. Plus it’s a great cardio work out. So sad to see parents on sidelines staring at their phone.

4points

Pen Irwin 4 years ago

It's tragic that as adults playing is considered immature, a waste of time, or seen as someone being lazy. Play is essential to mental health and learning. Yes, even as adults.

4points

#4

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Not answering your own door. When there's like a salesman at someone's door, they won't want to answer but they will act like no one is home, and be really quiet so the person outside the door doesn't hear them. But it's your house. I could just stare at a salesman out the window as he rings my bell, who cares. It's my house. I don't have to answer my own door, for whatever reason I deem acceptable. You came to my house, not the other way around.

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436points

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Alex Bailey 4 years ago

Have CCTV installed specifically so I could see who was at the door and avoid answering it if I didn't want to - get a lot of deliveries as I have my own business and need supplies. People with clipboards (one last week which surprised me as it was the first since covid) get ignored.

47points

LuckyL 4 years ago

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Not Proud British 4 years ago

I work on Zoom a lot and can see people come to the door whilst I am in the middle of a meeting. I try to block them but some have even come to the window and signalled to me to open the door - they can see I am on a laptop and am clearly talking into it. One of the curses of home working is people assume you can drop everything and pay them attention.

36points

Big Blue Cat 4 years ago

I don't know why you got downvoted. It's a legit reason not to open the friggin' door when you are working.

14points

Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

For some reason I love the idea of just standing in my doorway looking through the glass, deadpan expression, and a slow shake of the head "no" as the salesman walks away in defeat

22points

WildBerry 4 years ago

We have a solid door that opens to a storm door without screens. We lock both doors. If he feels like it, hubby answers the solid door while naked and just stares without saying a word. The sales people always leave very fast.

3points

DG 4 years ago

Also, it's pretty f***** rude to go to someone's house without being invited, so if you ring once and no one answers, please go away and don't keep ringing for like 15 min!!!

19points

Deanna Crichley 4 years ago

lol! BF and I were both home, knock on the door. Through the peephole I could see they were Mormons. I opened the door, and a young girl said "Hi! My name is blah-blah...". I said, "We're not interested.", and closed the door. BF said "That was COLD." I looked at the bookcase and said "How many copies of The Book of Mormon do you need!?" There were 3 on the shelf. For heavens sake, he's Presbyterian!

10points

Alaska 4 years ago

Yup 100%. Phone calls too. I don't care if I'm home, if I don't want to answer the door or your call I'm not going to and I'm not going to make up some bs reason why either.

10points

Ivy la Sangrienta 4 years ago

I never answer to numbers I don't recognise.

6points

Lunar Bicycle 4 years ago

Through the living room window I could see that it was a couple of Jehovah’s Witnesses coming up to the door, so I just yelled at the top of my lungs, “If it’s about Jesus, I’m not interested!” I’d had a hard week and I was NOT getting off the sofa.

8points

Rainy Day Wolf 4 years ago

over here they always come with a stupid question like "what do you think it's humanity's purpose in the world?" and I always answer in a short way leaving no opportunity for them to elaborate "none, have a good day"

1point

DUN DUN 4 years ago

I DO THAT ALL THE TIME! ALL THE DAMN TIME!

7points

Calypso poet 4 years ago

I recently had two guys show up at my house from a local church. I'm home alone, I'm not opening the door. I had my mask on and told them we had Covid. The placed a flyer in my gate and skedaddled! My husband was on his way home from work to the store and hurried up and turned around because he was wondering why two guys he did not recognize were at our door. Can't be too careful these days.

5points

Stephanie Cunningham 4 years ago

Yes! I am not required to answer the door in my own home, and I don't. If it's someone delivering court documents, I guess I'm just screwed. Not gonna subject myself to uncomfortable/potentially unsafe situations on the off chance that I might be served legal documents.

5points

#5

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Leaving without giving an "acceptable" song and dance about why you are leaving, with leaving because you have basically reached your limit with socializing being "not a good enough reason" People who can stand to be around other people for huge amounts of time, more power to you, but me? I can't do that, and I don't want to have to make up an excuse to do so.

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423points

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Paul C. 4 years ago

I'm so with this one. Sometimes I'm happy to stay, but when I'm done, I'm done.

116points

Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

Same here. And I hate to think of excuses that others would accept. I'm very bad at lying and it's really obvious. Luckily most people around me learned and accepted this by now (after tiring and frustrating years)

6points

WildBerry 4 years ago

Is giving a reason / excuse to leave a thing now? We just say, "Gotta go now. Catch ya next time."

3points

Ahimsa Soul 4 years ago

I have no problem with this, specially because I don't drive and depend on public transportation. When I have to go, I just say I have to go. The same with meetings at the office, if the subject at hand is taken care of and people are just making small talk I'll just say "Well, if don't mind I'll be going".

0points

Dave van Es 4 years ago

No excuses needed. Why are you going home? Because I'm done, good bye

14points

Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago

Go with the Irish Exit.

9points

WildBerry 4 years ago

We call it the German Gowurst or the Hungarian Golash or the Italian Gonnoli

2points

Transat 4 years ago

We call it the english exit

1point

Aboredpanda 4 years ago

We call it "The Norwegian goodbye"

1point

Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago

We call it the French Exit

1point

Spinstapink 4 years ago

we call it 'pulling a houdini"

0points

Anne 4 years ago

Then don't? I'm done peopling for today is a perfectly fine answer.

8points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

I'm done peopling is my new favourite phrase! Thanks

6points

Dan Buczynski 4 years ago

I've reached the stage in my life where I just stand, grab my s**t, and walk out the door.

5points

Ivy la Sangrienta 4 years ago

Nope. I usually give a quick "I'm off" to the host/people I came with an leave. Damn people are too afraid to just do what they want.

4points

Id row 4 years ago

Once I've reached my limit, I'm gone.

2points

Blaze Fitzwater 4 years ago

I'm an introvert and agree 💯. When it's time to go I just want to GO. #noreasonneeded

2points

Ripley Dog 4 years ago (edited)

The key is to thank your hosts 30 minutes before you want to dip. If anyone says "Awww, are you going home already?" Say you wanted to be sure to thank the hosts and you're staying "for a bit." Then, after a bit of a wait (so people get their ya-yas out and chat with you for a bit). Say "excuse me," go to the bathroom, then grab your stuff and walk. Works like a charm every time.

1point

Sparky 4 years ago

I'm an introvert, too, but why be rude? Just say, "I've had a great time, but I have to leave now, thanks for inviting me."

1point

#6

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Being open/honest about not having kids. In my personal life I have gotten more ridicule and very pointed questions bordering on disrespectful over being childfree than about any of my other opinions. Once I said I wasn't having kids my family became obsessed with whether or not I was dating, and who, and oh, what if HE wants kids? What if I meet the "perfect" guy, but he wants kids? Well, then I guess he's not the perfect guy for me. Simple as that. I don't want kids, and no, I don't have to give you a detailed bullet list about why I'm not having kids because what I decide to do with my uterus is none of your business.

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408points

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InvincibleRodent 4 years ago

The only reason one should ideally need is "because I don't want any". That's my main reason, but for some reason, a lot of people just really want a lot of unwanted and unloved children in the world I guess...

89points

DG 4 years ago

And doesn't a lot of people say things like "oh, don't worry, you'll change your mind", like I'm being super silly saying things like that, like wtf? I usually answer "oh, I'm not worried at all, because i won't change my mind 🙂"

20points

Burs 4 years ago

Right? My family and in laws keep asking me (not my partner) when we are going to have them. I tried with 'we do not want to', 'I do not like children' (nothing against them but they have too much energy for me) , 'I would be a terrible mother' (anger issues and no patience for loud noises) and 'never'. And they wont shut up.

6points

seasidecav 4 years ago

I was once told I was selfish for not wanting kids. Then a neighbour had six kids, so I figure she had my share.

3points

PurpleUnicorn 4 years ago

Texan lawmakers spring to mind

1point

I’m A Black Cat 4 years ago

Frankly the question alone should not be socially acceptable. Why is it ok to ask someone why they don't have kids if it's not ok to ask someone why they decided to have kids. Think about it

16points

Random Panda 4 years ago

You're completely right. I've always thought it was rude and too personal to question.

4points

Magpie Magoo 4 years ago

I'm child-free by choice. Then I met an amazing man, got married, and now I have a stepson. Kid is amazing and I love him unconditionally, but those maternal instincts still never quite kicked in. And that's okay.

14points

Charlie grace 4 years ago

I am 33f and have had this sooo much. 'you'll change your mind'....'when you meet the right man'... 'oh how selfish'... 'Don't be ridiculous, of course you will have kids'... And so on..... Women are the worst for it. I wouldn't ask someone why they HAD kids, so how dare anyone question why I haven't got any. Some are unable to have them; it must hurt to be asked that question if you desperately want a child but cannot have one. I have never ever wanted kids and wish people would quit asking/hinting. So ignorant and rude.

13points

Stephanie Ventura-Montalvo 4 years ago

I really don't understand the selfish thing. How is it selfish not to have kids? Because everyone else WANTS you to have them? It's not their life, so they're the ones being selfish. Doubly so if they're those types of paychos who keep themselves, and their existing kids impoverished, by continuously pumping them out. I have known several of these people and their older kids get kicked out at 18, because they no longer are a dependent, and end up couch serfing or out in the streets. Not like they were able to get jobs to save any money to have a safety net, since they've been charged with caring for babies and weren't allowed to work. Vomitous.

5points

Aunt Messy Premium 4 years ago

When you say you don't want kids, or that you never wanted them, people turn into judgmental assholes and frankly I want to smack them and send their to their room.

12points

Karen Fox 4 years ago

Absolutely! As the only child of a woman who never wanted to be a mother - I will say THANK YOU to all of you who choose what is right for you! Growing up fully aware that you were not wanted is not good for anyone!

9points

Kristoffer Rahbek-Jensen 4 years ago

I have two kids that i love to bits but i fully understand why someone would decide not to have kids.

9points

opinionated biatch 4 years ago

Once you get married, you'll be asked non-stop by everyone. I started telling them I wasn't able to have children just to shut them up - they felt bad afterwards - certainly something to consider before you ask.

7points

K 4 years ago

I can't have kids and have had 10 miscarriages. People would say 'you can try again' and keep asking when we are planning another one. So now instead of avoiding the questions i look them straight in the eye and say 'i don't want them i want to be happy'. This pisses people off who already have kids

6points

Donna Beach 4 years ago

People don't seem to understand the toll of a miscarriage either, sometimes not even other women. I've only had one and it was devastating. My empathy goes out to you, K.

1point

Id row 4 years ago

If anyone tries to bingo you, just say, "I never wanted to be the recipient of that much ingratitude" with a straight face like you're saying the most normal thing in the world. People won't know if you're serious or not and give you that awkward half chuckle while you just stare blankly at them. They changed the topic quickly after that. Every. Time.

4points

#7

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever I'm a grown man and I love flowers. Not even 'masculine' flowers, I have an orchid collection.

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392points

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Laura Mende (Human) 4 years ago

There is a sort of Orchid called Holy ghost or something like that. When bud is closed, looks like praying monks. When blooming it's resembles a dove of peace. Absolutely STUNNING!!!

68points

NsG 4 years ago

I had to look this up because it sounds amazing. Its clever name is Peristeria elata according to Google. I'm also kinda fond of Orchis Italica which looks like a little naked man! (And it's definitely a man!)

14points

Alaska 4 years ago

Most of the pictures you find are completely fake. The "holy ghost" flower and the "dove" flower are not the same, they are two completely different flowers people try to pass off as one. The one that looks like a monk is the Catasetum viridiflavum, and actually barely looks like a monk. The dove one is Pecteilis radiata. And once again looks quite different in real life.

7points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

I just looked it up and in Greek it's called peristeri which is the Greek word for dove!! Looks very beautiful and i suppose the English name has something to do with the dove symbolizing the holy spirit.

5points

Memaw Mitch 4 years ago

I google'd this... it's a hoax. The pictures are actually two different flowers.

3points

AnnaB Premium 4 years ago

Google this. Orchid flores Monkey Face

0points

Xenon 4 years ago

I just looked that up. Pretty cool!

0points

Fei 4 years ago

I also a grown man and fond of flowers... But I just wonder, what kind of flowers are considered masculine? Because for me, all flowers are gender-neutral... :p

17points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Maybe the angry stabby kind like thistles? I dunno. I think it is wierd to gender plants

7points

Demongrrrrl Premium 4 years ago

The gladiolus ("little sword") would be one, I think.

1point

Fei 4 years ago

Just addition, my favorite flowers are spider lily, lily of valley, chrysanthemum (yellow and white), jasmine (for its smell), and lotus...

1point

M O'Connell 4 years ago

I'm curious to know what is considered 'masculine' as well. I've always liked Alstromeria (commonly Peruvian lily).

1point

Tiggy Darling 4 years ago

As the name "orchid" comes from the Greek work for "testicle" I'd say they're a pretty masculine flower.

12points

Toasty 4 years ago

I didn't know that: cool. They always resembled vaginas to me.

5points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

I'm a grown woman and i hate flowers so it works both ways! OK don't hate them exactly but i would appreciate more a box of chocolates!!

7points

Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

Me too. Or if you must, a plant (together with detailed instructions how to take care of it because I have no idea) but I'd much rather have some sweets, preferably made with chocolate or something similar more practical instead of just decoration

0points

Rez Fidel 4 years ago

Yes.. the world needs more flower guys. I´m in!

7points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

That is awesome! Enjoy them! I am a woman who is seen as masculine by societies standards (clothes, short hair etc) and nobody ever gave me flowers until a year ago. I love plants and flowers (plants are cooler but i dont have space for that many) but since its seen as feminine i never got them. I was ashamed at the begining but now I buy flowers for myself (small buckets that are affordable) and it makes me happy.

7points

Susie Elle 4 years ago

There's a masculine category of flowers? What are they, thistles?

3points

Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago

Sunflowers maybe. Or succulents.

0points

Bob Belcher 4 years ago

Yes!!!! I live Gardenias. I want to have multiple Gardenia bushes around my house because I love the smell.

2points

WildBerry 4 years ago

I like them too but only grew them a few times and must have done something wrong because they didn't survive the winter. My favorite is the classic rose and I do currently have a garden of 14 rose plants but the deer and the rabbits eat them frequently. :-(

0points

Jordan McCall 4 years ago

More so as it is socially acceptable/ encouraged for men to be active gardeners. So if you are a guy , you can like flowers and plant's outside in the ground but not cut in a vase or a pot in the house... logic

2points

WildBerry 4 years ago

Although men wear a flower (boutonnier) on their lapel.

2points

Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago

I'm a grown man and I love cute things. All kinds of cute things. Nothing wrong with that.

2points

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NOT WEARING A BRA. SCREW BRAS. THERE I SAID IT.

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Ozacoter 4 years ago

Yeah why is people so obsessed with female nipples? You can see guys nipples all the time through tshirts but if a womans are obvious its the end of the world.

101points

RandomBeing 4 years ago

Idk its very bizarre. Also that womens bodies are seen as more sexual than men which is totally stupid.

28points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

The other day I was at a clothes store and there was a huge picture of a model in underwear with a see through fabric, you could see perfectly everything but they photoshoped her nipples. Weird

11points

PenitentEyeball 4 years ago (edited)

“BeCaUSe ItS dIStrACting” then boys should control themselves and not make girls the victim

7points

Allen Lavine 4 years ago

I say that all the time, and people be like well move to China or Afghanistan yes Women have it better here but better don't mean good it's like a woman in a abusive relationship you won't tell her John only hits you be lucky your not with Ted he killed his wife so take what you have and be happy

5points

over it already 4 years ago

THIS!

4points

Tacocat 4 years ago

straps too.

3points

WildBerry 4 years ago (edited)

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Ian Campbell 4 years ago

It's not the end of my world. It brings a big smile to my face.

-1point

Emberek Nullaharom 4 years ago

nobody wants to see guys nipples either and it is not tolerated. thats why men wear a second layer of clothing under a shirt. because you cannot buy a friggin shirt that is not at least semi transparent... and i hate that in sommertime some men walk around half naked too. on the beach it is ok, but on the streets it is not, in my opinion.

-3points

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CH1990 4 years ago

I have stopped wearing bra's a year or so ago now, wish I would've done it way earlier.. free the b00bies! (31yo)

29points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

I don't know how many women did the same during this year myself included! One good thing came out of this shitty situation at least

12points

$copper-fractions avatar$

Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

I know it's for my own selfish reasons, but I've noticed more women where I live not wearing bras and I take delight in noticing it! :D

4points

Rai Grant 4 years ago

Except for when I had and fed my daughter, I've never bothered with bras. 52 and seriously not droopy lol, but I'm small anyway so... Not sure if a big lass could have got away with it tbh

-1point

Bee / she/her 4 years ago

Like Sonja said, it's about having a choice. I feel more comfortable wearing a bra, some people might feel better without one, and what we do with our boobs is our own choice

18points

Pen Irwin 4 years ago

I'm a big chested girl and live in the south and I would love to go braless in the sweltering summers. But it's just to much effort to act like it doesn't make me feel self conscious when people stare or just refuse to make eye contact because somehow it's taboo to look at me like nothing is making them feel uncomfortable.

10points

Annette Easton 4 years ago

As a big chested girl I can't understand this at all! When it's hot and sticky the last thing I want is The Girls plastered against me creating even more heat and sweat!

1point

MikariMartini 4 years ago

I want to wear a bra for all day comfort to large breasts, especially when moving but there are sure some uncomfortable bras out there. Buying only super comfortable bras!

8points

Donna Beach 4 years ago

ThirdLove! It's the only brand I buy anymore. Highly comfortable.

0points

Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago

I like my bras, and I'm not big-chested. I just like the support and the not-wobble. Maybe mine just fit well?

7points

Lady Lava 3 years ago

Same! I don't have big breasts, but I don't feel comfortable wearing no bra. It's all wobbly, and I don't like the sensitive skin of my nipples and around them rub against my clothes.

0points

Devil's Advocate 4 years ago

Screw bras! Unfortunately too many men (and women!) Think they can demand you wear a highly uncomfortable and unnecessary (for some people) piece of clothing.

6points

YoyoSthlm 4 years ago

I have laaaarge boobs and I don't know what I would do without a bra. It keeps them in place and it doesn't hurt when I exercise. But you other girls: go for it!! Just don't shame people that really want to wear bras!!!!

4points

WildBerry 4 years ago

Exactly. Thank you!

1point

LeighAnne Brown-Pedersen 4 years ago

But… the bounce is real. I need the support

3points

WildBerry 4 years ago

I do too especially when I'm on the mower. If I didn't wear a bra then, I'd never get the grass cut because it would hurt.

1point

Bob Belcher 4 years ago

Free the tatas! That's what my wife says. She hasn't worn a bra in years unless she absolutely has to. I don't care, why should I care, why should it even bother me.

3points

#9

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever waking up at 11am or later i'm not lazy. my responsibilities are taken care of. i stay up late and value my sleep hours.

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381points

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Daria Z 4 years ago

Yes! I feel more productive in the evening but, sadly, our world belongs to early birds...

90points

Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

Early bird gets the worm, but wtf do I do with a worm?

25points

Artoonist Corine 4 years ago

I am homeschooling my son (he is 12) for several reasons (covid being only ONE of them) and I have learned SO much about him. He is NOT a day person, not a morning, not even an afternoon person. So he goes to bed later than my husband and I, I wake him up by about 1:30 if he is not up before that. He eats and wakes up. When I am off work (I work from home) at 3:30 - he does school work. He is doing fabulous in school now. He was getting Fs in most classes, now is straight As and I do NOT help him with the answers.

11points

Teodor Negru 4 years ago

Not even. It belongs to masochists who stay late, sleep insufficient hours and wake up early but tired because that's what they were told, that the early bird gets the worm. Nope... The well rested bird gets more worms...

6points

MagicalUnicorn 4 years ago

i'm not so sure, i'm early one on my life and especially during teenage/youngling years was often made fun of for wanting to sleep at 9 p.m. and being up arounds 6 ish...

2points

WildBerry 4 years ago

That's only true if you are not an evening shift or night shift worker.

1point

Zoe's Mom 4 years ago

Agree. I call it my Vampire hours but since I have a dog, I must get up early. Honestly, I don't mind. I can get allot accomplished after her 2 hour walk then we both take a nap. Win/Win?

1point

Ka Se 4 years ago

Nope ... my rhythm wakes me up when the sun is rising (sometimes at 4:00 in the morning) and dam, the shops to buy clothes, shoes, books and so on open at 10:00 (grocery at ~ 7:30)- so I need to wait 6 fu..... hours until I can go shopping.

0points

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François Carré 4 years ago

This ! I'm sick of this culture that deems you a lazy-ass if you're not up at 6 in the morning. This is the moment where I'm having the deepest sleep with intricate dreams, and I'm clearly out of this world then. Don't expect me to be back before 8.

16points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

Billionaires like to say they're rich because of how early they wake up. BS that's why they're rich. They just want to instill that mentality on their employees to motivate them to work as early as possible.

9points

Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago

I think you’re wrong. If you’re not born rich you have to work constantly at it to the point where you really have no life left. I wake up at like 5:30 and start working. It’s 9:00 where I am and I’m taking my second break, I’ll probably work until like 12 and then sleep. You can not be smarter than everyone and run a business and not be constantly working on it.

0points

DUN DUN 4 years ago

SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO MY MOM PLEASE!

6points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

I never woke up early in my life! My job also starts from 10 and i prepare fast so don't wake up before 9.15! But i was always considered as a person that loves sleep and sleeps like 15 hours! Well, i don't! I just arrange my schedule differently

6points

Janine B. 4 years ago

Even 09:15 would be too early for me. 😂

4points

over it already 4 years ago

It took me until I was 40 to stop fighting my internal clock and started working 3rd shift when the opportunity presented itself. It has been glorious. I do 40+ hours over the course of 3 nights when I otherwise would have been at home awake but doing nothing so as to not disturb the family and am off for 4 days. No grumpy mornings at the office or getting stuck in rush hour traffic/parking.

5points

mph seti 4 years ago

I think the best time to sleep (especially in the summer) is from about 10 am to 6 pm. Sleep through the hottest part of the day. Thankfully, I have a job that's very flexible, and WFH.

3points

Femke Van Der Leij-Nijdam 4 years ago

I have different reasons but I don't usually wake before noon or even later. My life nobody but me decides when I sleep

2points

I I 4 years ago

got to get 8 , not my fault i wake up every hour , 8 hours sleep takes 12 hours , be ok if it was now and then. but everyday for the last 10+ years is annoying and says its here to stay

2points

Winter Eleven 4 years ago

This! I literally start functioning after noon and am still awake (mentally) till like 3am. Sometimes i wish stores and everything would be open at night so i could sleep through the day

2points

Georgia Hebert 4 years ago

Yes! I agree!

2points

#10

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever In some places, calling in sick, because it's "letting down the team" or whatever. Screw off, I'm sick as a dog. There's little I will accomplish other than feeling like death warmed up, so you aren't missing out on much. Plus I could spread whatever I've got to coworkers, then we're all sick

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Final score:

358points

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

One of my former bosses fired someone on the spot for coming to work with a bad case of the flu after having told her that she needed to stay home. There was no reason for her to come to work, she would have gotten paid for as long as she was sick.

78points

earringnut 4 years ago

Are you European or Canadian because there is no way something like that would happen stateside?

9points

Bobert Robertson 4 years ago

My old HR manager proudly stated to me once after I missed two consecutive days sick, "I've never taken a sick day in my twenty-some years here!" as soon as I left his office, his co-worker came up to me and said "but I miss several a year because he comes in sick and I work closely with him so I end up sick." If you're sick, stay home for everyone's sake, you ain't no hero coming in.

15points

Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

This. If you show up to work sick, our team will send you back home. Violently if needed.

13points

A B C 4 years ago

"feeling like death warmed up", I gotta remember that one, it's a nice metaphor.

7points

MikariMartini 4 years ago

We’ve learned so much about spreading sickness. I used to work sick thinking it made me look dedicated and strong. Now I realize it means in self-centered and thoughtless. I plan to wear a mask anytime in public with any cold. Let’s see if we can eradicate the common cold! Make masks the norm even when we’re through this pandemic.

6points

Auntriarch 4 years ago

I'm with you there

2points

The Dave 4 years ago

Right! That's what sick time is for. I've begun telling folks that anyone that has banked hundreds of PTO hours isn't a "good employee", they're foolish. Those hours were given to you as part of your compensation. If you choose not to use it, it's like saying, "nah, I don't want that money."

6points

James016 4 years ago

In my workplace, if someone is sick, they stay home. No-one else needs those germs.

6points

Mark Melton 4 years ago

Can't call in sick in America.

6points

Andrew Gibb 4 years ago

Covid approves of people going to work when ill

2points

Not A Panda 4 years ago

I always sent sick people home. And over here, they wouldn't even lose money if they called in sick, and we don't have "sick days". No reason to come in, bugger off home before you infect my entire team!

5points

Winter Eleven 4 years ago

A woman boss just told my female friend if she's really gonna take a sick day because of cramps? Y'know because everyone can just think away the pain. My friend said yes and hung up. Then the boss tried to shame her infront of her co-workers (teams) who were are women. My friend explained that she couldn't move, she passed out twice and threw up everything she forced herself to eat (y'know eat to live) The boss still said she'd just have to work through the pain. Well karma gave her Covid and she is now in pain, hard of breathing, but hey she can just think away the pain

3points

#11

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Wearing a surgical mask when you are sick to prevent giving the illness to others.

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336points

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Vicky Z 4 years ago

Can we all agree this to be a norm from now on? I mean they do it for years in Asian countries!!!

80points

WildBerry 4 years ago

I would like that.

6points

Lauren Caswell 4 years ago

This is my plan. I'm sure in 10 years or so ppl will start to think it weird (if not sooner), but idgaf

3points

Zoe Ming 4 years ago

I guess it's one of the things many people will keep on doing even after the pandemic is over.

0points

Mark Kelly 4 years ago

because Asian countries have a lot od disease and are overcrowded.

0points

Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago

Hell yeah! Even after the Coronavirus pandemic is officially over, I'm keeping my masks so I can wear them when I have the sniffles. Or just in case we get another pandemic.

0points

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troufaki13 4 years ago

This!!

32points

Tweetysvoice 4 years ago

I wore a mask out in public for several years before Covid hit cuz I'm immunocompromised. I like to joke that I now have a much better variety of masks to choose from now.

20points

Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

I like your optimistic view on things. As I understand it being immunocompromised means on top on everything else that the vaccines against covid don't work or work less good.

0points

Dodo 4 years ago

I wish this was normalised in the West

12points

mph seti 4 years ago

This should be a thing everywhere. You'd think Covid would have taught us this, but nope. I hate living in the US sometimes...

8points

chrissy goodman 4 years ago

im immune compromised how do u think i feel. i get horrified going to the food store or even a quick run to 7/11. ppl not wearing masks on top of my already horrific social anxeity is a horrible combo to have in the us

2points

Marika Miettinen 4 years ago

I'm totally going to keep using masks during flu seasons in the future.

4points

Dave P 4 years ago

It is now. Plus in NYC for years every winter there were people wearing masks, just depends where.

4points

PurpleUnicorn 4 years ago

I think it will become more common/acceptable post covid

3points

Dan Buczynski 4 years ago

WhY dO yOu HaTe FrEdUmB

3points

Timothy Leung 4 years ago

One thing I don't understand about Americans / French / Australians is how they equate being told to wear a mask in the middle of a pandemic to restriction of freedom. In this case the government(s) is trying to save your a**e, idiots!

2points

#12

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Men crying. It’s seen as a weakness typically rather than compassion.

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336points

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Caro Caro 4 years ago

Only assholes would say that. I think men need a break from being macho bs! Blokes have emotions too.

112points

Delilah Simmons 4 years ago

upvote X10000000

1point

Susan Green 4 years ago

Men are human too. To expect them not to feel emotion, and cry too, is insane.

16points

Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago

In "Star Trek: The Next Generation" the android Lieutenant Data wanted to experience genuine human emotions.

1point

DG 4 years ago

I think this needs to be higher. There's still people that believe that men shouldn't cry

9points

Mike Loux 4 years ago (edited)

Best burn I ever heard around this subject was a young man crying at his father's funeral. He was told off by I believe his grandfather or grandmother saying it was unseemly for a grown man to cry at a funeral. He responded with, "don't worry; I won't cry at yours". *ZING*

5points

shep ona 4 years ago

Women sublimate their anger and it becomes sadness. Men sublimate their sadness and it becomes anger.

5points

Kusuo saiki 4 years ago

If i ever see someone beating on a man because he’s crying I’m gonna kick the beater and say oh why are you crying?

3points

VG. Premium 4 years ago

I was unable to /couldn't even cry at the funerals of my own dad and uncle

2points

Joe Dineley 4 years ago

I see no weakness in a man crying. There are after all tears of joy also. I cried at my Mother's funeral, my brother's funeral and others besides. The tears flowed freely and in fact I think I would have felt ashamed if I had not cried! after all I loved them both. I shed a tear at the birth of our babies and grandchildren. Yes I am a very emotional person and I would not have it any other way.

1point

A Head 4 years ago

I've always been a cryer. I have emotions - difficult family times, sad (or even happy) movies, TV shows, I let it out. I watched my father die of cancer last week, and I can tell you that I've cried a couple times a day since then. Even while talking to my (male) friends on the phone about it. Hell, I'm starting to cry right now just typing this....

1point

Demongrrrrl Premium 4 years ago

I am sorry for your recent loss, and would gladly invite you to cry on my shoulder while I give you a hug. Sending a virtual hug instead.

1point

Goth mouse (they/them) 4 years ago

Nobody should have to feel they have to hold in emotions, having feelings is what makes you human. Its really sad that people try and hide their emotions even when a loved one has died, grieving is nothing to be ashamed of

1point

#13

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Being single. Some people are okay not being in a relationship for some time and are perfectly happy, but other people just don't understand that.

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328points

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troufaki13 4 years ago

What I don't get is why couples choose not to hang out with their single friends anymore. They only do stuff with their couple friends and it's so frustrating

100points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

A lot of times its because one or both partners are insecure about the other cheating. Comfortable couples have no problem with one or more partners having single friends.

20points

MikariMartini 4 years ago

We have single friends and couple friends. Couple friends tend to reciprocate more...call us to do things, help out with projects, make plans, etc. I’ve realized daily living is harder as single. EVERYTHING you want done you have to do for yourself. A partner helps do half the stuff and you both benefit. Im not saying it’s bad to choose singleness because there certainly are parts of partnerships that are more difficult.

6points

Music Mania 4 years ago

I've lost "friends" to this. Actually had one tell me it was just easier to hang out with their "coupled" friends. Such a crock of BS.

5points

SBW71 4 years ago

I'd rather hang out with my single friends.

3points

DG 4 years ago

This is not a general thing! It depends on the person. I've had friends that no matter if they're single or not, they stay the same. Also had friends, specially when we were younger, that got a boyfriend/girlfriend and stopped hanging out with everyone, not just the single people.. never had a friend getting in a relationship and stopped hanging with the singles 🤷🏼‍♀️

3points

Hilary Mol 4 years ago

YES! I put that in the same category as couples who've had kids slowly dropping away from single friends (with no kids) and only getting together with other kid-having couples.

1point

Not Proud British 4 years ago

Because they don't want to make the single friend feel awkward, which it is if you are the single mate tagging along with the couple. In a group, it's much better. You can have a mix of couples and singles.

1point

Ahimsa Soul 4 years ago

As someone who was single for a loooong time, this is not my experience. In fact, I had some friends, they were a couple, and they invited me over always because I mingle well so I'd make everyone comfortable single and married people alike.

0points

Anna Repp 4 years ago

When I was a kid and told my grandma I do not want to be married, she gave me this exact reason - if I'm single all my married friends would stop hanging out with me because they's be insecure about a single gal being next to their husbands. She thought it would change my mind - instead I though "well, if those friends do not trust me not to steal their husbands, why are we even friends?" I did get married, though, but now I'm happily single for 15 years and counting.

0points

InfectedVoice 4 years ago

It's normally boring stuff when we go out with other couples, no getting wasted and staying out until 5am chatting to buskers or some s**t.

0points

Eve Roling 4 years ago

Married with kids here. I enjoy meeting my single friends, but they often want to go out -it's exhausting for me because I have less free time and don't want to spend it in loud, crowded places-I prefer to have conversations in quiet places and be able to listen. Also it feels like I am the vehicle to meet new people/dates. And I'm tired of hearing the complaints, how hard it is to find a partner or to meet their new partners (and perhaps liking them) only to find out, that -let's say- half a year later it didn't work out. Or to listen, why the ex was problematic. I don't complain about my marriage or my hardships with kids and would love to have fun and relax. Probably the grass ist always greener on the other side.

0points

My O My Premium 4 years ago

I'm in a relationship and I don't get it either! That' super weird

0points

New York Loft Party 4 years ago

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0points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Some people are happy never being in a relationship, or being in non standard relationships. I wish we would get to the point where other people's personal lives were not anyone's business

7points

matilda 4 years ago

Yeah, and people always feeling sorry for single ones or ones without kids.

5points

DG 4 years ago

I'm the single one with no kids, and I'm super happy about that. Might find someone to share my time with, but I'm definitely not having kids, so... 🤷🏼‍♀️😊

3points

Corey Smith 4 years ago

Sometimes you just need to be single. It's healthy.

4points

Tom Spade 4 years ago

Absolutely cool with not being in a relationship. Most couples make me sick anyways, lol. I just don't have it in me to be a "we". I'm a me.

3points

OCD Mom 4 years ago

A lot of my friends are single and happy. Happy is the person who does not need anybody to feel complete.

3points

A. Jones 4 years ago

Thank you. I'm rather sick of the years peeps be asking if I got a mate in my life. It's a thing of choice that should be respected. I'm very content where I'm at with me, myself, and I.

3points

Minnie-me 4 years ago

upvote this a million times, please.

2points

Derek Clark 4 years ago

I'm ace and I chose to be single. I don't want the hassle of a relationship, the calling every day and the texting and the stupid handholding. I'm so much happier but people never get it.

1point

John Baker 4 years ago

Personally, I've never understood people who don't feel "complete" unless they're in a relationship. And we all know people like that, don't we?

1point

#14

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Not drinking alcohol around others who are drinking. People don’t like it

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310points

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Dina Simoné 4 years ago

Thats actually a terrible social pressure. Especially for former alkoholics.

107points

Vicky Z 4 years ago (edited)

True and people always assume that you are a recovering alcoholic which is not bad of course but i don't need to give you details for my life! I might be on medication i don't need to explain

24points

Tam StaR 4 years ago

I find it extremely odd how drinkers I've been with are super awkward around drinking because I don't drink. They have to give a whole song and dance about their drinking. I could care less what you want to do. Drink and be happy. And at the end of it, you have a designated driver if you like. What's with the anxiousness about being the only one drinking?

10points

WildBerry 4 years ago

I find it odd that society accepts alcohol they way they do. Alcohol is a brain altering drug, same as cocaine or heroin and yet, people would be horrified if you pressed them to 'just do a small snort'.

7points

Caroline Pereira 4 years ago

Yup! I'm in recovery for two years now and feel a stereotype about not drinking, like people who dont drink will be upright or judgmental and lame. Some times I just wanna say: It was the excess of fun that got me to A.A.

7points

Ophelia Vandergurgleduffen 4 years ago

I can’t drink alcohol because my diabetes medication will react to it, dropping my blood sugar. Oh get a virgin drink? Yeah, nope, most virgin versions have sugar.

3points

Eithne Griffiths 4 years ago

I usually tell them that I am allergic to alcohol....I break out in handcuffs, 19 years and counting.

2points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

I hate when people insists on me drinking. I never drunk and a lot of people treated me like if i was immature for not drinking in my 20s. What its immature is to think that you can only have fun if you are drunk.

22points

Dan Buczynski 4 years ago

I don't drink and drive. Like not a single drink. When I tell people that, they assume it's because I have had DUIs in the past. I'm like "No...it's so I don't have one in the future, numbnuts."

14points

Vic D 4 years ago

People assuming you are a former alcoholic because you don't like to drink. No I just don't enjoy the effects or the taste.

9points

Ellie Nigretto 4 years ago

There's no such thing as a former alcoholic. They are either in recovery or they're not. If people want to judge my sobriety they can go ahead. I don't care. I am who I am and proud of the growth I made. Funny thing is I don't tell them they just assume then tell me for no apparent reason that they hardly drink or want to stop.

4points

kjorn 4 years ago

i know! people look at me weird when i say that i don't drink alcohol. never liked the taste.

7points

Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)

Same here. Tried it accidentally in a praline as a teenager once. Never again. But I do eat it I guess (that's more often the case than many realize and even in fruit there's often alkohol - it's almost impossible to avoid it entirely so I don't even try but it must be really hard for recovering alcoholics)

2points

Teodor Negru 4 years ago

I'm the guy who never drinks alcohol, not at parties, not at social gatherings, not when visiting friends or whatever. The pressure's high but i don't care. You do whatever pleases you, but since I don't like drinking at all, I don't... and if that's unacceptable to you, too bad, so sad, I ain't going to do something that displeases me "for you".

7points

Sandra Givens 3 years ago

My late father in law never drank. Served him well when he was a B-25 pilot in WW2. Loved him some good chocolate bars and doughnuts though.

0points

Ashley Galyen 4 years ago

I just get a Shirley Temple plus lime. Looks fancy enough like you have a mixed drink. Half the time people don't pay attention to what you order as long as you order something. They are too busy thinking of what they want to order. It's only when a soda can or an obvious water is served do people say anything. I don't really care for booze anyway. I've even get away with just selter water and people rarely say anything. Your mileage may vary.

4points

Michelle C 4 years ago

I do the opposite...I drink when others aren't

4points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

Cheers!!

0points

Tristan J 4 years ago

Perhaps they are aware they may be more tolerable if you're drunk

3points

Alexia 4 years ago

Also not eating sweets/ cakes, or hypercaloric dishes. Some peole also try to make you feel guilty for refusing: "You don't like it... I worked so hard for these and you don't show appreciation..." For someone who is on a diet - due to a disease or just to lose weight - this is terrible.

3points

#15

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Going out for dinner by yourself

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anarkzie 4 years ago

This is a good one. There should be nothing wrong with simply wanting to sit in a nice restaurant by yourself and having a meal but even thinking about leaves me feeling oddly guilty and ashamed.

49points

Stephanie IV 4 years ago

If you feel you shouldn't be weirded out by that, go and tackle that feeling. Start practicing! Its worth it!

4points

Leo Domitrix 4 years ago

I feel weird, but also weirdly liberated. I'm out. I'm free of responsibilities. I'm dining well and not cooking it. Ahhhhh.....

2points

Adrian 4 years ago

Don't take up a large table with just yourself though. Otherwise perfectly normal as far as I can see - take a book and study, or a laptop on quiet mode and work on that. Ask a waiter for a quiet corner if concerned. Lots of business people, travellers, etc. eat alone and catch up on things.

0points

Ian Campbell 4 years ago

That's sad.. Not sure I understand the shame and guilt factor at all.

0points

Sue Mullen Andersen Premium 4 years ago

I used to travel for work and would go out to dinner alone a lot. Only other diners would look at me strangely, not the staff of the restaurant. I got to try some interesting places that I don't think I would have been able to if I had to keep someone else's tastes in mind.

4points

Id row 4 years ago

The only reason I wouldn't do this is because I *hate* having attention on me.

3points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

For some reason, you get very good service. Especially when you have a notepad or your phone out.

3points

Sparky 4 years ago

I do it all the time. I bring a book.

1point

AnnaB Premium 4 years ago

Most of my friends live far from me. I go out to dinner on my own a lot and enjoy every bite of it.

1point

New York Loft Party 4 years ago

This isn't socially acceptable?? I must have missed the memo.

1point

Beth Arriaga 4 years ago

Fav thing to do. Glass of wine. Good book. F**k off everyone else.

1point

Kathryn Romero 4 years ago

When my older sister got divorced I was 19 and she was 30. She said her goals were to go to a bar, a movie and dinner by herself. She had been married since she was my age. That was 30 years ago and I have always been comfortable going places by myself because she showed me how important it was not to be afraid of dong things alone. It has always been her greatest gift to me.

1point

Aeon Flux 4 years ago

I love doing this.

1point

#16

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Being honest when asked “how are you”

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269points

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago (edited)

Come to the Netherlands and ask someone that question. You'll get a thorough schooling on their mental, physical and financial situation. Which most of the times is summed up in the one word "kut" or the even more profound comment "tering kut".

79points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Same in Russia. It's not a throw away question so you get to hear about shitty bosses, dead grannies, and anything else bad

23points

K 4 years ago

In Ireland we just say 'ah sure it could be worse'. We have very high suicide rates. We are no good at feelings or expressing them

15points

Momma Jess 4 years ago

I'm in the US, however I'm one of those people that are actually willing to listen to the honest answers to "how are you?" Sometimes people just need to vent, and sometimes venting to a stranger can provide some decent insight :)

13points

Natalie Bohrteller 4 years ago

I was going to say it's similar in Germany. At least it's alright to say I'm not good.

12points

Agatka Gillon 4 years ago

Same in Poland. I work in a corpo and our US boss was doing rounds of how are you each day. After some time he stopped because people told him what's really going on in their life hehe

9points

Kona Pake 4 years ago

In the US, nobody really wants to know.

5points

Susie Elle 4 years ago

Or "klote". Unless it's someone that's in the acquaintance-zone of the social circle, then everyone just says "Jaaaaa goed! En met jou?"

5points

Mike Loux 4 years ago

I need to move to the Netherlands, then. Here in the U.S. "How are you?" is definitely a rhetorical question. But one that should not be asked of me if you do not want to hear the answer. I WILL be honest. Luckily for most people, I'm a pretty laid-back optimistic contented guy in general, so most of the time it's, "I can't complain", or "excellent!" But that other 2% of the time...hoo boy. And, being a SW developer with a sick sense of humor, I also have zero filter. *grins evilly*

3points

Bob Belcher 4 years ago

I live in the wrong country. Knew it!

3points

Santhe van der Meulen 4 years ago

This is 100% true! We Dutchies love to whine about life! We sometimes do say "good" when we feel like sh"t as well, but that's more because we don't want to talk about it. Not because it's the appropriate response.

2points

Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago

Now you're just getting personal! ;)

2points

suzanne van Doorn 4 years ago

Wie zegt er nou weer tering kut...?!

1point

Vicky Z 4 years ago

I feel like s**t and i hate my life thanks and you?

8points

𝔓𝔲𝔯𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔓𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔞ℜ𝔞𝔢N 4 years ago

MY "honest answer" IS "thank you." *("Thank you" for taking the time and consideration to be polite. "Thank you" because, IF I am doing poorly, I do NOT want to share that pain and pass it on to you, so you end up feeling bad too. "Thank you" because, iF I am doing well and you are not, I do NOT want to "brag." So. "Thank you" and leave it at that.)

4points

over it already 4 years ago

For a while I would jokingly say "still on the right side of the grass!" It was entertaining to see who got it, who was confused, and who got genuinely uncomfortable with a slightly off-color answer.

4points

Kari Panda 4 years ago

I always answer that question honestly unless I don’t want to talk about something. Sometimes had surprised rections, but never a negative one. If someone doesn’t want a genuine answer, they shouldn‘t ask in the first place.

4points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

I hate that. Unless you say "great " everybody judges you for "being too negative"

3points

Caro Caro 4 years ago

This should be #1

3points

Nope 4 years ago

Not sure if this translates well but for the past 2 years I have been replying with "managing". I'm depressed, dad died and I lost my work, I'm not OK and I refuse to lie. I'm trying to continue with my life as best as I can, so that's it.

2points

Id row 4 years ago

That's actually not a sincere question and it's such a peeve of mine. The only acceptable response is, 'fine, thanks'. People don't actually want to know how you're doing, they don't care. I hate the insincerity of that question. It's along the same line as, "Let me know if you need any help." People want the credit for offering, they don't want to be taken up on it though.

1point

Jim Day 4 years ago (edited)

Why be honest? "How are you" is a social amenity not that you really care.

1point

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#17

Eating lunch alone in your car at work. It's quiet, comfortable, and I don't have to make small talk when I'm trying to have some 'me' time out of the office.

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251points

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Jonathan 4 years ago

I sit in my car, put on a movie, turn on the AC and eat what ever I have.

38points

Charlotte Leaver 4 years ago

And I nap too!

6points

Blake Ingram 4 years ago

I work in the ER. There is no way I want to eat food in there with Covid. I go sit in my car. It’s perfectly normal m, at least with the shift I work.

8points

Calypso poet 4 years ago

My husband's lunchroom closed during COVID last year because it was too small for social distancing. You could use the microwave or fridge but had to eat in your car. Luckily there's a couple parks less than a half mile so it was a popular place to sit in your car by the river even pre Covid!

1point

Lisa Alexander 4 years ago

I prefer to eat alone, always...so I can savour the flavour and focus on it, not be distracted by the babbling noise of someone else.

5points

Josy Bannon 4 years ago (edited)

Exactly!

1point

Jim Day 4 years ago

Music is good too.

3points

mph seti 4 years ago

Getting away from everyone during a break (lunch or otherwise) is the whole point, IMO. It's nearly impossible for me to go 8 hours around people without losing it, at least a little bit.

2points

Calypso poet 4 years ago

My husband does this. And then he naps! I've worked with a lot of people who do this.

2points

Karl Baxter 4 years ago

I do this and it’s good for the soul. My lunch, my music, my reading material - what’s not to like? Mind you I work short contracts so there’s not as much co-worker comraderie.

2points

The Deez 4 years ago

I used to always go out to my car on my lunch! Even if I DIDN'T take a car nap, it was a relief to get out of the busyness of ringing phones and customers talking and just enjoy the quiet. Plus, I didn't feel like I needed to jump up and help if the line got long@

1point

Josy Bannon 4 years ago

Absolutely, I prefer eating alone too, it would feel like working and not like a real break otherwise.

1point

J-Yogi-Temp-Mom 4 years ago

I do this every single day.

1point

#18

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Napping at work during my lunch break. I don't really need food in the afternoon, what I really need is a nap!

katartsis , unsplash Report

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241points

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Dina Simoné 4 years ago

Its ok in Japan

37points

matilda 4 years ago

I'm packing my bags!

4points

Teresa Taylor 4 years ago

I came to say this!

1point

setsuriseikou 4 years ago

Worked there for a little over 3 years, never had a chance to have a nap, even when I desperately needed to :(

0points

Horatio Jay 4 years ago

Not really.

0points

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Lunch break is unpaid time, so it's up to you to decide what you do. Nap, eat, go for a run, spend the entire time in the bathroom or just stare at the cockroach in the staffroom.

7points

ezPZ 4 years ago

Hehe, Poland here, breaks are paid

2points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

I had an evening shift, but also a school aged child. While some of my co-workers get to sleep till the mid afternoon, I had to be up for 7am, and then pick her up at noon for lunch. Plus, living farther away I had to leave a good hour and a half to get to work on time and would get home 11pm, or later if I had to stay late. It felt kind of naughty but necessary that I would lay on the bench in the lunch room for a 15 min "z" time. I could eat on the next break. Supervisors never had an issue as long as I made it back on time.

5points

Rez Fidel 4 years ago

THIS. I sometimes escape to a nearby solarium (dont have a couch at work)..take the one with the lowest setting for 30min and sleep. Supernice in winter.

4points

Id row 4 years ago

You just need the Costanza desk.

2points

Courtney Grace 4 years ago

Actually it's just more western culture here! Bring on the siesta any day!

1point

Josy Bannon 4 years ago

Yes!!

0points

SBW71 4 years ago

This should be everywhere. Productivity would go up and boost moral

1point

The Deez 4 years ago

I used to work at a cafe' and on my lunch break I'd go to my car, wolf down my lunch, set the timer on my phone for 25 minutes, lean the seat back and snooze! Thankfully, my super power is being able to fall asleep quickly (LOL!) so I was always pretty rested when I had to go back in. (It's nicer at my new job because I get an hour for lunch so I don't even have to eat quickly!)

1point

Auntriarch 4 years ago

I've got cushions, blanket and sleep mask in my car, in case I need a nap

2points

BaconBenchPress616 4 years ago

I close my door and do it anyway.

1point

Jan Moore 4 years ago

We couldn't even take a nap in our car if it was on the grounds. Firing offense.

1point

#19

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Skipping as an adult. It's unfortunate because it is faster than walking and much more fun than running.

BigEarsLongTail , unsplash Report

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238points

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Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

Stop thinking about what others may think. I'm a 44 years old, long hair undercut, full beard, tattoooed guy in heavy boots and I love puddle hopping, so i do.

164points

Ren Karlej 4 years ago

Excellent!! You carry on having fun.

21points

RandomBeing 4 years ago

that is such a fun mental image

14points

A B C 4 years ago

You, sir, live in style. Keep rocking!

12points

Memere 4 years ago

That's awesome! I'll be 70 at the beginning of November & I love to skip, jump in puddles, and I don't plan on ever stopping!

7points

Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago

neon pink hair and a beard here :D

3points

Pernille Dyre 4 years ago

Well i'm 54 and play with lego - and I PLAY and collect footballcards! I loooove it! So go ahead. Be the best child as an adult!

3points

WildBerry 4 years ago

I was watching a couple of kids, looked to be about 6 or 7 yrs old, in the grocery store. They were hopping around in place, singing, talking, waving their arms... all without causing a fuss to shoppers, they were just being youngsters. I'm tempted to act that way the next time I'm at the store and see what happens. LOL

1point

C W 4 years ago

This made me smile. Thanks for that :)

0points

𝔓𝔲𝔯𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔓𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔞ℜ𝔞𝔢N 4 years ago

I'm 49 and will "puddle hop," too!!! -LOL ≧◠‿◠≦

0points

timothy green 4 years ago

I skip with my wife while holding her hand and I am 60 years old. They don't like it, f**k em

16points

Lucy Brazier 4 years ago

You, sir, are a legend!

7points

2BX 4 years ago

I think there should be a Skipping 5k, if you run you're disqualified

10points

Laugh or not 4 years ago

My dad loves silly walking. It used to embarrass me as a teenager. Now I do it when I am in the mood and f✓ck what anybody else think about it.

4points

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

When I am alone on a street or in the forest, I usually skip. Its fun, but also kind of stresses me out because I have to be careful that no one sees me.

4points

Mike Loux 4 years ago

Skipping. Is. Fun. In fact, it's been a while since I've skipped in public. Gonna have to do that soon. It also has the added benefit of making people nervously step out of your way.

1point

That Spoony Bard 4 years ago

And much more energy efficient. Screw looking dignified, you're too old to care what other people think.

1point

Kathy Molley 3 years ago

Only just noticed that we don’t skip,when did I stop skipping,....can’t remember,WHY did I stop skipping,how did I know to stop skipping,.....it’s mad....skipping is a perfect way to get around quickly.

0points

Isabel Care 4 years ago

There was a very short guy at work. When I saw him I used to say "Shall we skip?" We were often caught skipping hand in hand down the corridor. I would also say to others "I'm dying for a wee" then swing round a post going "Weeee!"

0points

Linny H 4 years ago

Agreed

0points

#20

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever 40+ male at a playground Yes I have no partner, yes that's my 6 year old kid having a blast No I'm not a pedo but thank you for your questions and passive glares

SomeCrows , pexels Report

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232points

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Vilma 4 years ago

Isn’t this just an USA thing?

93points

Joey Marlin 4 years ago

I don't know if that's the case. Though I'm in the UK and have dogs and walk them in several local villages and town parks. See men all the time with their children and no-one takes any notice. I've just come back from my local park. Probably around three men in the playground with their tiny children playing, a few more mums. I'm frequently passed by men teaching their children to cycle. See dads out and about all the time on their own with their children.

48points

Roman Hans 4 years ago

Definitely in NY. My male friends and I exaggerate that when we walk by a child alone on the street we need to put our hands in the air and yell, “NOT TOUCHING THEM! NOT TOUCHING THEM!” Because single adult males anywhere near children are instantly suspicious characters. God forbid we actually TALK to one. I’m happy to live in Germany now, where men are seen as people rather than potential molesters.

23points

Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago

maybe, i was fishing about 100 yards away from a park with pavilions and a lady came over and told me "i am scaring the children". Even though i had zero interaction or even looked at them. it was ludicrous but i left because she was relentlessly trying to get me to leave.

16points

Trillian 4 years ago

Here (Germany) no one cares. Plenty of people sitting around a playground without kids, especially if it's in a park (because that's where all the benches are)

8points

A Head 4 years ago

I'm in the US, and spent years as the stay-at-home dad. Took my kids to the playground all the time, and never once got questioned or looked at oddly.

4points

Dave P 4 years ago

no, stories from Australia as well

4points

Leo Domitrix 4 years ago

Nope. Much of the US, nobody notices, at least where I've lived. And that's going back forty-odd years.

3points

Donna Beach 4 years ago

Why would this only be a usa thing?

2points

Ivy la Sangrienta 4 years ago

See dads alone with their kids at the playground in my country all the time. A lot of men work in daycares/preschools. It's quite normal here.

2points

Bad Alchemy 4 years ago

Yes. It's totally a US thing. A huge swath of America is obsessed with fears about child molesters, Satanic cults, homicidal teenagers, and many ridiculous conspiracy theories. The pedo thing can be tied, in some part, to what appeared to be a sudden uptick in child sexual abuse that culminated in the McMartin School trial, which was later found to be a complete crock that the police cocked up; they didn't know how to interview children. The US has a lot (and I mean a lot) of deeply fearful people who believe the craziest stuff.

1point

Debbie Burton 4 years ago

Nope

1point

Aria Whitaker 4 years ago

How do you know this was the USA? Did I miss something?

1point

Guido Pisano 4 years ago

I live in italy and have always brought my children (and sometime their friends) at the park and never had a problem but probably is because I live in a small town

0points

Janet C 4 years ago

Pretty much

-2points

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Vicky Z 4 years ago

That's weird! Usually you will be considered a creep if you don't have a kid with you

10points

Monday 4 years ago

This one is just sad. How did society get to the point where a large amount of people just assume a guy on a playground is up to no good?

8points

Remi Flynne 4 years ago

This one has been on Bored Panda before so the next time I was in the park I paid attention - lots of dads playing with their kids. Probably still more mums but no-one seemed to be eyeing anyone up suspiciously or taking any notice. Some men teaching their children football, others just pushing them on the swings or on their cycles. It all was just ordinary and very everyday seeming.

16points

Ren Karlej 4 years ago

Honestly, this doesn't happen everywhere. I am in the UK and see men on their own with children out and about all the time. Even more lately with home working being more common place. When I am with my small niece and take her to the park there are often just as many men as women these days.

15points

Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

One bad incident keeps in the mind for so much longer than ten thousand totally normal parents watching their kids. Even if that one time was a false alarm.

5points

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ThePracticalSarcastic 4 years ago

people just need to mind their own business unless they can emphatically prove something isn't right.

6points

Oscar Bravo 4 years ago

These men are stepping up from the 'social norm'. Men work, women stay at home at look after the kids. Not anymore. Women are working more, earning more, and men aren't, or shouldn't, feel ashamed to be the stay at home carer of their own children. It's not the 60's anymore. Men aren't the sole 'breadwinner's. Women can be. Both can be. A man looking after his kid, making sure that child is mentally and physically entertained is something that should not have any negative tags attached.

6points

Memere 4 years ago

That's exactly the situation my son & daughter-in-law are in - she has a full-time job & he does gig work. With a 5 year old who currently isn't in school because of the pandemic/Delta variant & a hurricane, he has to stay home & look after the kid. And paying for daycare would cost them his entire paycheck, so it's better for him to stay home!

0points

Caro Caro 4 years ago

This needs to be higher up. Those poor dad's need a break!

6points

Leo Domitrix 4 years ago

Bingo. A dad who cares enough to spend time with his kid(s)? GOLDEN!

1point

Keyy 4 years ago

i dont know about this i got 4 kids and have never gotten a look or a question about why i'm at the park with my kids .. well my kids are spitting images of me too

4points

JLH 4 years ago

Maybe I'm just oblivious, but I've taken my daughter to parks for years by myself and never had an issue. Playdates on the other hand, those are mom things. My girl has missed out on playing with friends many times because mom wasn't available, even though I was. Sucks.

4points

Id row 4 years ago

Blame the actual pedos for that. There's a valid reason for that fear.

2points

Premislaus de Colo 4 years ago

Playgrounds too, but try going with your kiddos to family room at swimming pool, so they can change clothes more comfortably when you're a single dad...

2points

#21

Women not shaving.

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224points

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Sue Hazlewood 4 years ago

Someone made a comment on here about some famous woman not shaving her armpits. I responded with 'So?' and asked why they considered it their business. No reply.

71points

Sylvanticx 4 years ago

yeesss i don't shave my pits or legs. family members are always harrassing me. how you wear tights with those legs? honey it's just not done! shave your armpits or no tandktops ever. you need your armpits shaved to wear that. it's gross. ewwwwwww ur armpits aren't shaved. ur legs are so heavy.

4points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

Last year i didn't feel like shaving.... my very hairy boyfriend made a comment about it (not rude). I just said "really now?" He laughed and said fair point!😅😅😅

11points

Random Panda 4 years ago (edited)

My husband is the opposite. He wondered why I started removing my arm hair and I explained it's more noticeable than the average and people had started staring at me a lot (don't know what changed, but a few years ago my arm hair definitely didn't draw this kind of attention, I'm so annoyed). He just said "have you seen me?!". Had a good laugh about it.

6points

Heather Menard 4 years ago

I don't like being unshaven.

8points

DarkAngelNic 4 years ago

Which is cool and that is your choice but it should be socially acceptable as well for people to not want to do so.

27points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

And not painfully plucking eyebrows. We need to trash this "pain is beauty" idea.

7points

Momma Jess 4 years ago

I like to keep my eyebrows tidy for my own comfort, but I won't pluck the SOBs. I either use a little eyebrow trimmer, or sometimes I'll go get them waxed (I'd rather have them waxed than plucked)

4points

Anna Kożdoń 4 years ago

Can it go higher, please?

6points

Improperplays 4 years ago

My grandma says its unlady like to not shave-

5points

Katie Brandon 4 years ago

Screw being "lady like" just be yourself

1point

PenitentEyeball 4 years ago

Yes! And men shaving too! Why is this so unsocially acceptable? Some people prefer shaving and some don’t that’s on them and not the world, ugh.

4points

deathrose 4 years ago

My sister hates it because her husband wants her to shave his back. Also his arms, stomach and chest get prickly and it's like cuddling a cactus.

0points

Jo Choto 4 years ago

Again, women can do whatever they like with their bodies and it's nobody else's business.

3points

Adrian 4 years ago

My son's girlfriend told him to try shaving his if he had any problems. So he did, used his old and rather blunt safety razor. He never mentioned the topic again.

1point

Adrian 4 years ago

Oops, that was his armpits - my typing is a bit sketchy right now.

0points

Brandy Grote 4 years ago

Oh look, a mammal!

1point

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#22

Wearing the same clothes 2 days in a row

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223points

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Becky Samuel 4 years ago

Yes to this. We as a society have gone *way* over the top about things like this and it's doing the planet a huge disservice.

82points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

It depends on if they are stinky/ dirty or not. My old boss used to not wear deodorant and rewear clothes and by the second or third day being near her made your eyes water

35points

Demongrrrrl Premium 4 years ago

I had a boss who owned one suit and he wore it every day. I'm not sure he got it cleaned every weekend, either. It got pretty ripe.

1point

Leigh C. 4 years ago (edited)

Except underwear, I'll wear things for a week if I have to. Laundry in my building costs $5 wash and dry, per load. Jeans and sweaters I wear over a t-shirt won't get stinky if I'm just throwing it on to go to the store and taking it off when I get home. Unless I spill something on it or sweat in it it can be worn until the end of the week. Note: I live in a northern climate and inside a lot.

22points

Fei 4 years ago

Just for insight, I live in a humid tropical country... Sometimes even your clothes might smell awful after few hours of usage when the weather is hot and humid... If you live in a place where the climate is dry and relatively cold, this might be not a problem... Once I stay at such place, I didn't even change my clothes for days... LOL

20points

Earl Grey 4 years ago

Same here in Florida. By lunchtime I looked like a used teabag.

5points

VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 4 years ago

If it doesn’t smell and isnt dirty I’m just going to wear it again for however long it stays clean

18points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

I rotate them. Often unless it's super hot your tshirts are perfectly fine to use twice. I leave them to air a bit and wear something else the next day but i always use them again if they arent dirty

12points

LeeAnne B 4 years ago

Jeans can be worn for a week straight.

9points

WildBerry 4 years ago

Not around my dogs, they can't. :-)

1point

Cip IESAN 4 years ago

There are summer days when I shower and change T-shirts, boxers and socks (even shorts) 3 times a day. For myself, but also for the others.

9points

Linda Lee 4 years ago

Thank you.

2points

Blaze Fitzwater 4 years ago

As long as the pits and private areas pass the sniff test I'm down...

7points

Aliquid 4 years ago

Thanks to Covid, I do this all the time now.

6points

#23

Cursing. Seriously, how and why the f*ck did society decide that certain sounds will corrupt children?

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210points

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NsG 4 years ago

Swearing also has degrees. The US really dislikes the c-word that Australians use with abandon! Swearing also has power - that's the point of it. If your three year old peppers conversation with f-bombs it loses its emphatic effect. Which is why we end up having to create new curse words, because the old ones aren't strong enough any more.

64points

earringnut 4 years ago

Scientifically the brain treats curse words differently than other words. Our brains are wired to create curse words.

16points

Big Blue Cat 4 years ago

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11points

Mike Loux 4 years ago

I love how the Scots have basically replaced "body" or "one" with the c-word. So instead of "anyone" or "somebody", it's "anyc**t" and "somec**t". And I am here for it.

6points

Dre Mosley 4 years ago (edited)

In the US, the C- word is exclusively used to insult a woman. In other countries, that's not the case. I have a UK friend and he calls me one as well as mutual friends, and we're all males; it's like a term of endearment in his case.

4points

mph seti 4 years ago

In the US the C-word is seen by many to be incredibly bigoted. On the level of the N-word, except directed towards women instead of African Americans, obviously.

3points

Bacony Cakes 4 years ago

May i suggest we globalize "Numpty"?

1point

Isabel Care 4 years ago

Crank wangler, codfanglers, grumfuttocks

0points

PixxelDust 4 years ago

the whole c-word thing is bs. the only people who use that unironically are eshays with mullets and visors. who are, unjustly, the Aussie stereotype.

0points

Ash 4 years ago

Uhh maybe I'm just a weird australian but that's honestly only the popular toxic kids. I literally cut off ties with someone entirely because they didn't understand that I took offense to that word. Or maybe that's just someone not respecting my boundaries

-2points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

It bothers me that we are worried more if the kids hear curses or see someone having sex on tv or see a gay couple on the street, but we don't worry when they are watching terrible violent scenes at the 8.00 news every day!!

11points

Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago

True and television is way more concerned with sex or swearing when the worst violence is on full display. Wrong priorities!

3points

Chich Premium 4 years ago

Had a US girlfreind once. She had moved up here to Canada and was surprised by what she heard on radio plays. Guess it's ok down there to walk around armed to the teeth but don't you dare say f**k.

9points

mph seti 4 years ago

yep, can't say f**k, can't show lady nipples, can't show anyone enjoying sex...But you'd better believe you can shoot someone in the head in any movie or video game.

4points

Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago

Sometimes a frown will work. And some situations call for an entire dictionary's worth of curse words that will make a sailor blanch. There.

5points

Stephanie IV 4 years ago

It's not the children, it's manners that get corrupted.

4points

Joanne Tait 4 years ago

We swear around our kid all the time, as a toddler they used to mimic that language and we didn't make a big deal over it. Cut to them being 10 years old and they don't like swearing. If you tell a kid not to do something they're gonna want to do it. The only rule in the house is don't use those words in anger or to call someone names.

4points

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago (edited)

This is something I find attractive in a woman. If I like her already, I'll like her even more if she swears like a trooper! It's a sign of being how they want to be and I love that.

4points

Janine B. 4 years ago (edited)

Even if I try not to, but if I'm really angry I just have to use a lot a nasty swearwords. And most men don't find this very attractive. Obviously looking like a lady and cursing like a drunken sailor don't get together. 😂

2points

Trillian 4 years ago

I'm fine with cursing and of course my kids pick it up. Only thing that is NOT allowed is calling people names.

3points

not your average weirdo 4 years ago

I know right... Its basically nonsense words that people think are offensive or rude

2points

Adrian 4 years ago

Some swear words are extremely offensive in some cultures and completely meaningless in others. The whole topic is quite fascinating. Personally I think those who swear a lot do so because they have trouble expressing themselves.

1point

#24

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Apparently self defense isn’t allowed in schools. I guess I just have to accept the beating.

TheBananaHamook , pexels Report

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192points

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Caro Caro 4 years ago

No, don't accept the beating. Never accept a beating.

114points

Nolgoth 4 years ago (edited)

Most schools (in the US) have a zero tolerance policy regarding fights. If you try to defend yourself from a bully taking swings at you you will get the same punishment they do, minimum detention maximum expulsion. Oh and some schools will get police involved which could mean jailtime too

7points

earringnut 4 years ago

But you could get expelled in some schools...

6points

Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago

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Desiree McKinnon 4 years ago

Public schools rules: if you're involved in a fight, even if you didn't throw a punch/were only being beaten up, you will be suspended for 10 days. I was told, by my mom, since that was the case, hit back

27points

Becky Samuel 4 years ago (edited)

Exactly. If you are going to get suspended anyway you might as well make it worth your while. These sort of rules are so counterproductive.

17points

Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

These rules should be applied to all kind of crimes. You have been muuged? Straight to jail for a year. You have been hit by a car? Have your license revoked. Your house has been broken into? STRAIGHT TO JAIL FOREVER!

16points

Redling 4 years ago

your mom has a good point. stick it to those bitches, since not doing it won't change anything

7points

Auntriarch 4 years ago

I like your mom

4points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

Self defense,basic social skills around the house, and sex education should be a standard in all schools!!!! Meanwhile we learn super advanced math that we are never going to use in life unless we follow a very specific career

14points

mph seti 4 years ago

Teaching kids/teens advanced math, forcing them to read certain "classic" works of literature, etc. are just methods of control. School (at least in many places) is more about building perfect little obedient workers, not stimulating intellectual growth or nurturing creativity, logic, or critical thinking.

5points

Pen Irwin 4 years ago

My son has high functioning autism and Tourette's. Talk about being bullied. Because of kids not being taught to be curious and not judge. He was targeted a lot. We put him in Martial arts so he could defend himself. Because some kids don't know how to keep their hands to themselves. Sure enough he had to defend himself after having his head slammed into the school bus window. School wanted to suspend him. Big mistake, I will always defend him when it comes to his personal safety and defending it.

9points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

I got a 3 day suspension for finally retaliating on being bullied for years. My mom was more pissed off at the school than me. But she still gave me a days worth of chores to do, saying I'm not just staying home watching tv all day. I thought she was super mad at me. I didn't know the snowball was made of ice. I was bullied for years at that school, being pushed over chairs, punched, kicked, taunted. No one else was ever punished for that.

8points

Dilly Millandry 4 years ago

It's effing lazy on the part of the schools. They should investigate these matters properly and get to the bottom of what is going on. Other children see & will know. A short suspension can give people time to cool off but it shouldn't be viewed as the actual punishment. That should come once they know what took place. If they can't get to the bottom of it then they need to try harder and WATCH what is happening. People get pushed and pushed until of course they retaliate - sometimes worse than intended because it's gone beyond endurance. That it gets to that stage is terrible. Children need to feel that they can tell people when they are bullied. I never did, or felt I could and just struggled on my own, didn't even tell my parents. Sorry that you suffered with bullying - as a victim myself I'm probably not entirely rational on the subject. Oh, and suspension to me would have been a relief to be out of that environment!

5points

kjorn 4 years ago

i always says to my kids. don't beat someone. but if you have to defend yourself beat the crap of the other one! you'll never get blamed from us for defending yourself

7points

Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago

Yeah but the Bully doesnt get in trouble. Its you.

0points

Rockstar 4 years ago

Facts. If you fight back when someone hurts you, you are punished equally as the person who attacked you. Screw the school system.

6points

SBW71 4 years ago

I'd rather my kid get suspended or expelled knowing they defended themselves from a bully then to accept a beating.

5points

Amelia Bedelia 4 years ago

I got suspended for a week for pushing a girl off of me who was punching me in the face. That was 20 years ago. Looks like nothing's changed.

4points

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

What kind of policy protects the bullies?

4points

NsG 4 years ago (edited)

Probably one thought up by the bullies' parents on the PTA...

11points

#25

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Having fun as an adult. Fun has no expiration date, you don't suddenly no longer qualify for fun and have to live a life of watching the news and drinking coffee. People shame adults for doing fun things and that's absolute nonsense

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Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

What? Where is this a thing?

48points

anarkzie 4 years ago

I think certain activates some people think you need to grow out of, I mentioned to a date once that I went to an arcade, this was news worthy I thought because arcades are not really a thing you find anymore but I could hear in her voice genuine fear like she just realized she was dating a violent drug addict with gambling problems.

14points

Tam StaR 4 years ago

I told someone I still play video games and love horror movies. He compared me to a 13-year-old boy. And I asked him, what age did enjoying yourself doing what you like become taboo? Well, this "13-year-old-boy" just got a killer VR gaming set up!

8points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

In very sad countries probably! That's crazy

3points

Anna Repp 4 years ago

My family moved to the US in 1992 but all our relatives are in Russia. About 15 years ago my dad and his sister decided to have a vacation together in a Dominicana resort. My dad was being a big baby, splashing around in the pool, doing cannonballs and such - and his sister, who spent all her life in Russia, (and BTW she is the younger kid) was frowning at him SO hard. She kept hissing that he needs to behave like an adult! I think only towards the end of their stay she finally warmed up and realized that she, too, can behave like a kid and learned to enjoy it.

0points

aj B 4 years ago

Largely the US again, if what you're doing doesn't provide you with monetary benefit it is unacceptable, very few forms of fun provide this. (It's slowly dying but it's still here, lot of people in their 50s and above will complain if their adult children spend Any time playing games etc. Sole exception being doing so with their child relatives.)

0points

Magpie Magoo 4 years ago

I'm a nearly 40 y/o woman. A couple of months ago I was chastised in a parking garage by a 55+ y/o lady for...get this...saying goodbye to my brother in the goofy way we've always said goodbye since we were kids. It involved silly vocalizations and physicalities. The lady literally told me I wasn't "allowed" to do that. I was absolutely perplexed and asked her how old she actually thought I was, and did it even matter? She eventually called me a sh*thead and flipped me off as she drove away.

7points

Purple Gerbil 4 years ago

Sounds like that lady has a lot of issues!

8points

Faramir10 4 years ago

How sad. What business is it of hers?

2points

Ueda 4 years ago

Just shows that some people are just sad and bitter. The only pleasure they get out of life is to see others be as miserable as them...

1point

Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago

I hope if you ever see her again, you greet her with your most outrageous voices.

1point

Nikki Sevven 4 years ago

"You're behaving like a child!" No, Karen, I'm behaving like a person who doesn't hate fun.

6points

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

I dont think thats true. Maybe depends where you live.

5points

Alexia 4 years ago

My hair is dyed in purple, blue and turquoise. I love it and I feel great wearing it (I wouldn't have never dared to dye it like this in my 20s or early 30s). While adults give me dissaproving glares, children always cheer up and smile. A few months ago I was a in supermarket and I heard the little girl next to me telling her mother: "Look, mommy, she looks like the fairy of the rainbow!" :))

4points

The Deez 4 years ago

Growing old is inevitable. Growing UP is optional!

4points

Otter 4 years ago

Well, other adults shame peers who don't want to join in their idea of fun, such as going out for drinks or dancing. What's wrong with them? I don't shame people who don't want to go out birdwatching!

4points

DonS 4 years ago

Exactly! Apply also for the elderly. My grandmother always said: Age is between your ears. You can still have fun like a kid all your life. My grandfather was still pulling pranks at 80 years old on the nursing staff when he was in the hospital, my grandmother was borrowing stuff from hotel rooms at 88 years old, my father still pull childish pranks on my mother like when they were in their 20s.

2points

King Joffrey 4 years ago

This is literally not a thing anywhere but under the Taliban or something...

1point

Eglė Bukauskaitė 3 years ago

i believe this entry was written by a gamer who's SO asks them to help with chores

0points

#26

Not wanting to make small talk. Sometimes being alone in a public place is my only alone time. I have to put on the show at work and talk to people ALL DAY LONG and if I just want to sit in a bar or cafe or on a bench by myself and stare at my phone I shouldn't be forced to exchange small talk with someone just because they happen to be in the vicinity of me. Like currently, I'm having a really bad day and just want to go sit and have a drink and stare at cats or something because being in my house is making it worse, but I can't, because I'll be forced to chit chat with someone near me.

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Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

Weird idea: Say "I had a very stressful day and need some quite time alone now, please." It is surprising how often that works.

58points

Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago

My go to thing to say is “f**k off”

8points

Paul 4 years ago

This is good, but I think the "I had a very stressful day" qualifier isn't necessary. "I'm having some quiet alone time now" should be enough. *Why* you're having alone time is irrelevant.

1point

Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago (edited)

It works never. I try telling people to leave me alone "oh but you seem so sad let me talk to you" like I can feel your breath on my face stop

1point

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

Americans are very friendly. That wouldnt be a problem in Germany.

9points

Any 4 years ago

Yeah you got your me time. Absolutely! Would be strange if someone just starting smalltalk. XD

2points

Not Proud British 4 years ago

Headphones

8points

kjorn 4 years ago

i HATE small talk with all my heart! it's meaningless and has no point. i want to talk about something wich mean something to me. not the weather or some s**t like that

4points

allan dorfling 4 years ago

I do this all the time...go to my local bar with a book and have a beer or wine...all my friends mock me for it

3points

Stephanie Hewitt 4 years ago

Where do you live that this is a thing? I need to know so I can avoid it my entire life

2points

Becky Samuel 4 years ago

Use your words. "No thanks, I don't want to chat now" is a completely acceptable sentence.

2points

Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago

Doesnt work. Take it from me. It works 0% of the time.

2points

ThymeGarden 4 years ago

Set a 20 second timer on your phone. Hit start as someone approaches. When it goes off, answer it like a phone call. "Sorry, I have to take this!" Move to the other end of the bar. Turn your back to annoying person. Proceed with cat videos.

1point

Stacy Rae 4 years ago

Thanks for the advice, I may have to try this

1point

Beth Arriaga 4 years ago

God I feel this so much

1point

Winx 4 years ago

I would add not wanting to make smalltalk on airplanes. I like to put on a movie with headphones and pretend that I'm not hurdling through the air in a tin can. Please do not talk to me, stranger that I will never see again.

1point

#27

Showing distaste for ones family in any way, shape, or form

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Paul C. 4 years ago

I moved a few hundred miles away, that got the message over.

57points

Aunt Messy Premium 4 years ago

I moved to another country. Problem solved.

12points

Heather Menard 4 years ago

2000 miles for me

6points

Helen Haley 4 years ago

But people will still be pearl-clutching if you tell them you don't like your family. I dropped that bomb at work one day and they've been making fun of me for it ever since.

1point

Leo Domitrix 4 years ago

Some of mine took a while. Worth every mile... All 500 of 'em.

1point

Bob Belcher 4 years ago

Lucky

1point

WildBerry 4 years ago

I can't relate. I love my family and my in laws.

0points

Karl Baxter 4 years ago

I haven’t seen any members of my dysfunctional family in over 5 years. Works for us.

6points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

Especially if they are toxic af just get the hell away!!!

6points

K 4 years ago

I just blocked them all and blank them.

4points

Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago

'The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.'

4points

Paul C. 4 years ago

Deep!

2points

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Do you want to be socially accepted or honest and happy?

4points

Solidhog 4 years ago

Being family does not make it any different. Ask yourself, would you be friends with these people if they were not family?

2points

Johan van Luijn-Hermans 4 years ago

I know, people don't get this, but I don't care, as the people finding this weird, are usually among the most unhappy I know.

1point

Randy Volz 3 years ago

My father still has a hard time grasping why I have little interest in having a relationship with him. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that he divorced my mother when I was 6, moved to the east coast, and never looked back. 62 years later, I'm good.

0points

Shirley Heyn 4 years ago

I moved 4 states away.

0points

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#28

Not hiding your tampon when you go to the restroom

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Natalie Bohrteller 4 years ago

I don't. I'm a woman, I bleed. Thinking that something is socially unacceptable is not a one way road. I think it's socially unacceptable to find this socially unacceptable.

69points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

I don't either anymore! But i used to because that's how they taught me unfortunately! Also they had taught me to cover all the signs of bleeding papers in the bin which i always found weird! Shitty papers are okay but bleeding ones no?

4points

Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

Since women in themselves are an abomination to nature and society, how dare they to have bodily functions? On the bonfire with them, I say. All of them.

17points

The Deez 4 years ago

This made me giggle!

1point

Sterrinatu 4 years ago

I was on my way to the restroom with a tampon one day at work. I passed a male coworker who saw it and said "that's gross". I responded... so is shitting, so thanks for blowing up the bathroom everyday!

14points

Teresa Taylor 4 years ago

Thanks from all of us.

2points

Renate Stargardt 4 years ago

My son works in an Irish pub. I was sitting there with him and his girlfriend when suddenly one of his colleagues drew attention to himself. She said, sorry, I have a question for all the ladies. Do any of you happen to have a tampon or a pad? Someone is in danger of ruining their pants. The pub was pretty busy ... and some women even just threw a tampon in their direction ... she was really good at catching. Some giggled, but nobody really minded. My son then made the suggestion, to provide free menstrual products in the ladies' room ... which his boss then implemented.

6points

Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago

That's awesome

1point

RandomBeing 4 years ago

Shame surrounding period is ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS

6points

Lisa Alexander 4 years ago

Worse is when you're at a bar, thinking you're holding a lighter, mindlessly fiddling with it and you suddenly realise, that's not a LIGHTER

4points

Viviane 4 years ago

Or a cigar.

0points

SentimentAndBadJokes 4 years ago

Also, it's trying to put something on, and the awkward rusting noise that comes with these products. I guess it's just the same kinda thing of sanitary items, and feeling the need to keep something necessary to s natural bodily process hidden?

4points

Adrian 4 years ago

Not sure what you mean by hiding it - why, where, when? Now I've had my prostate removed and am somewhat incontinent so I have to use pads. I make no secret of the issue, but I don't wave them around either. I keep a spare in a pocket and don't take it out 'til I need to.

2points

Mari Bryant 4 years ago

Sorry, i use a little pouch. Makes me comfortable.

2points

WildBerry 4 years ago

Just wear a few in your hair as decoration and use them as you need. Seriously, don't most of us take our purse in the restroom with us... brush our hair, put on some lip gloss, etc while we're in there... and so have the tampon in our purse? I don't feel the need to parade around with one to prove anything.

3points

Vladimíra Matejová 4 years ago

as I see it I just try to be discreet about going to the toilet in general. i dont parade around the office with a toilet paper in my hand in the same way I dont wave at ppl with tampons and pads. when in a bar i take the whole purse with me. i am not ashamed of periods but also i dont need everyone to know when i have it in the same way i dont announce to everyone i go number two.

1point

#29

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Going to the movies alone.

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147points

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Desiree McKinnon 4 years ago

Pre-pandemic I would go to the movies alone all the time. It's nice. Nobody jabbering away at you so much you can't hear the movie.

57points

Lisa Alexander 4 years ago

Same with eating....

2points

Kona Pake 4 years ago

Whaaat… you mean to say I’ve been doing it wrong all these years?

4points

Jonathan 4 years ago

I loved doing this.... not so much to watch the movie, but a place to just switch off and refresh the brain

4points

Lila Launehase 4 years ago

Same here.

1point

Michael Sanders 4 years ago

No one actually cares

2points

matilda 4 years ago

I used to do that and I absolutely loved it!!! Never seen any issues with it to be honest and I think that should be just normal. Sometimes you don't have someone to go with or you Basically like your own company 🙂

2points

Potato Puffin 4 years ago

I did this once and thoroughly enjoyed not being judged for eating a huge bag of popcorn to myself :)

1point

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

I've done this a few times. Seeing as we don't go there to talk, it seems perfectly normal to me.

1point

Randy Volz 3 years ago

I have no problem with the previously mentioned going to a restaurat alone. But I simply cannot bring myself to walk into a theater alone. (And I have lived directly across the street from one for 39 yrears.)

0points

Random Anon 4 years ago

Another thing. I prefer watching movies I'm excited about in the comfort of my home. No assholes and their hellspawns corrupting the experience.

0points

LivingTheDream 4 years ago

This is actually therapeutic. After my last divorce, I was asked by a man i truly loved and respected to start going to movies alone. I would catch the last show on a weeknight and almost always have an empty theater. It taught me how to be okay in my own skin, lose the fear of being alone and ultimately made me a better person in so many ways.

0points

#30

Being a virgin

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143points

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Ozacoter 4 years ago

I blame media for this. Many teenager series show old and very fit actors that have sex like rabbits. Thats completely unreal but it makes people self-conscious

50points

Kimberly W. 4 years ago

yes! on so many levels... without sounding like a prude, everything is sexualized.. EVERYTHING!

13points

Bob Belcher 4 years ago

It also causes teen pregnancy to increase before they're presured into it because the media shows it as normal.

3points

Yort 4 years ago

I love how in a different post people are complaining that you can’t show people enjoying sex on tv, and here you are pointing out that actors have sex like rabbits on tv shows. Which is it, is there no sex on tv or is there a lot?

0points

Ueda 4 years ago

I suspect it has always been the case. Way before TV and all.

0points

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Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

Who cares? Who asks? Whom would you tell about?

13points

Dodo 4 years ago (edited)

You'd be surprised how many conversations circle round to romance or partners or anything vaguely kinky. When you sit there like a lemon because you have nothing to say, it's awkward and noticeable.

6points

Cindy N 4 years ago

Or valuing virginity ... like being a virgin as a women makes you more "valuable" or "wholesome" or "marriagable". While for men, it's the opposite (for the most part). Especially still prevalent in the Middle East and Asia (I'm Indian). Really makes women seem like a commodity rather than a human being.

12points

Courtney Grace 4 years ago

Virginity is just a made up concept to control women anyway!

9points

Courtney Grace 4 years ago

You do you! People should be able to just live their own lives according to how they want! If it does t hurt anyone and they are respectful, it's no one else's damn business.

1point

Kristin Ingersoll 4 years ago

That's self imposed, my friend. No one else cares. I get it. I do. But it was all in my own head, too.

8points

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

Depends on the age. But really it is no ones business what you do with your body wether you are 17 or 70

7points

Aroace tiger (any pronouns) 4 years ago

I'm planning on being a virgin my whole life and if people are gonna give a s**t they can go f**k themselves (especially since they ain't gonna f**k me)

5points

Chris Anne 4 years ago

Who is asking you these questions?!?!

4points

Dizzy Falcon 4 years ago

To all people who despise virgins: f**k you im only 14

3points

Gin 4 years ago

You might find this interesting Dizzy Falcon. https://www.hercampus.com/school/western/why-virginity-social-construct/

7points

Viviane 4 years ago

And you could be whatever age you want. One of my friends dated a 24-year-old virgin. I think her boyfriend was an experienced or well-read virgin and just waiting for the right woman. She smiled as she told me about his first time (with her), "He knew what to do." Her first time was years before and it was awful - that guy wasn't a virgin, but he was rough and inconsiderate.

5points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

Dont worry at all. Most of my friends didnt even date seriously (with sex) until college. My best friend is a really handsome and charismatic man and was a virgin until his 21. I was also a kiseless virgin until my 20th year

1point

Just saying 4 years ago

I think we're generally just too interested in the way people have/don't have sex and who with. It's your own business.

2points

#31

Being the first person to get up from your chair when snacks are brought into a meeting room. There's always that one hero that does it though so others can get in line.

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Dina Simoné 4 years ago

He was greedy first. Now I can be greedy too.

22points

CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago

When you are chonky like me, there is a fair amount of anxiety about being the first to the buffet.

5points

Jude Corrigan 4 years ago

I am chonky too. I usually say, Yes the food is here!, loudly. Then get up and help myself. People quickly follow, I think they are scared that I will eat it all!

5points

Shalini Pabreja 4 years ago

The best way to do this I guess is to get up and offer it to others. That way, you don’t seem rude or greedy and you can have the food faster if you’re really hungry. India has some peculiar rules around hosting and food as well and this is how we get around the awkwardness.

4points

YoyoSthlm 4 years ago

Totally true in Sweden as well.

0points

Analyn Lahr 4 years ago

Someone offers me a doughnut, I'm taking it.

2points

DogMom 4 years ago

I sat in on a board meeting once for a charity I worked at many years ago. They ordered a tray of pastries. The meeting was held right after work for all these big wigs so I know they were all hungry. No one touched the pastries. The money was already spent and they were happy to just let the pastries paid for by donations go to waste for the sake of what I can only assume is politeness.

2points

Yvette Desmarais 4 years ago

Be the hero!

1point

Sandra Givens 3 years ago

Worked in a library where there was often food for a birthday or other occasion at our weekly meeting. The person running the meeting would usually say "Has everyone gotten a chance to help themselves to the snacks? If not, get something now, we'll wait a minute."

0points

Nathalie van Hees 3 years ago

That is me! I am that hero! Come and dig in my shy and polite peeps. Foooooood!

0points

Randy Volz 3 years ago

I've always been shameless about that kind of thing. Never had a problem leading the way to the buffet table. And going back for seconds!

0points

Adrian 4 years ago

Nah, just let them sit there drying out, curling up at the sides. If snacks are arranged, the chair of the meeting should announce a short recess to consume them.

0points

#32

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Men caring about skincare and getting manicures

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132points

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Fei 4 years ago

Then I guess my grandpa and uncle are very progressive... Even though they're not fond of manicure, they use skincare since their teenage years. And they are very manly!

21points

Carlotta Müller 3 years ago

I am female but i must be very manly too, if not doing skincare is manly. :-D

0points

Barbara L Bristow 4 years ago

I have no problem with that.....BUT...why do I get all the s**t when I tell people I do nothing fancy for my skin and never have.

2points

Lady Lava 3 years ago

A few years ago I decided to cut down on all that stuff. I don't do all those fancy creams, serums or masks anymore. I only use a cleanser to take of my make-up and I scrub occasionally. Also no foundation or stuff like that, only a light eye make-up and a bit of powder. My skin is better balanced then ever, and it saves a lot of money! But fortunately I am never judged for it. Not that I would really care, it's my face and my choice after all.

0points

Brandy Grote 4 years ago

Yet men with well tended paws are sexy....

1point

Keyy 4 years ago

ksin care and manicures are fine .. its when you paint your nails that i can't understand ..

1point

Alex K 4 years ago

having shitty feet is manly? i love having nice feet, though i dislike having a pedicure, i suffer through it...

1point

Rockstar 4 years ago

Listen buddy, a girl is not going to be less attracted to you because of your clean, soft, well taken care of hands. Seriously try it and see.

1point

BasedWang 4 years ago

this is superfalse in my area

-1point

Shirley Heyn 4 years ago

Men or women, I hate people with dirty fingernails. . . no self respect.

0points

Random Anon 4 years ago

Well I can see where this is coming from. Though I can tell you not all establishments will serve male clients. There is only a handful of places I can go for a full massage, mani-pedi, facial et cetara. These guys are missing out so much because... damn this pandemic.

0points

D. Pitbull 4 years ago

I think ye olde spouse doesn't do it because he knows it'll be a waste of money... being a mechanic - the manicure would only last until his next work shift... "home manicures" happen... essentially very fine sandpaper (haha) and beeswax infused moisturizer (so it isn't washed off with the slightest bit of water)

0points

Cuervo 4 years ago

I do it myself. Nothing fancy. I would never go get a pedicure though.

0points

#33

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Walking your cat.

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

That's not socially unacceptable. I have the highest respect for people who walk their cats instead of kicking them out the door when they leave for work so the cat has to roam the neighborhood and pee and poop in other peoples gardens.

66points

Carrie Laughs 4 years ago

Completely agree. I have nearby neighbours who walk their two beautiful cats. Though once I came along the footpath in front of my house to find they were letting their cream cat crap in my front bushes. She swiftly lifted the poor thing out when she saw me coming. There are woods literally a 2 minute walk from my door!

12points

memyselfandI 4 years ago

I have the highest respect for people who manage to get a cat on a leash!

6points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Kill wildlife and get hit by a car or attacked by kids/ dogs

2points

Bianca Saville 4 years ago

cat flap

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Ozacoter 4 years ago

What should be unacceptable is to let them roam free. Its dangerous for them (outdoor cats live less due to accidents), risks unwanted pregnancies, is bad for the ecosystem and they invade peoples private property. Imagine if I just let my dog roam free...

18points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

I have neighbors who do that too. Kick their corgi crosses outside the apartment building.

1point

SentimentAndBadJokes 4 years ago

Please, I've seen someone walking a sheep and Labrador together before. At this point, I couldn't less about what animals you choose to walk!

7points

Joey Marlin 4 years ago

I saw someone walking their ferret by the sea last week.

4points

anarkzie 4 years ago

I use to do this with my cat, it's a lot of fun.

4points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

You have to start them young. Putting a harness and leash on your adult cat for the first time doesn't go well. Bringing them out when they want to run into the bush, you know the walk is just not happening.

4points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

You have to start teaching all animals to lead at a young age, usually by just putting a harness/ halter on them during feeding time or while they play

5points

Earl Grey 4 years ago

I am a cat walker. My cat even has his own stroller.

3points

Steve Wilson 4 years ago

Have had cats my whole life & if I’ve learned anything it’s ‘nothing good happens to a cat outside’.

3points

Maggie Dinzler Shaw 4 years ago

I only had ferals so they were outside but there is something to say abut freedom. Climbing trees, sleeping al fresco in the summer and staying in a warm little house in winter. My cats would have gone mad inside.

0points

Blaze Fitzwater 4 years ago

My cat baby will never roam free. There are fleas, dogs, hellacious traffic, etc. He will remain indoors unless we're traveling. He's also a scaredy cat though so it works out. 😏

3points

lazy panda 4 years ago

I also have a car named Baby! She's been on a leash since she was a kitten and she's 18 now. Girl loves to just chill outside with us on her little leash and go for walks.

1point

Alexia 4 years ago (edited)

I have a medium size parrot as a pet and I bought a special carrier for walks in the park. Oooh, the looks of disapproval, and the gossiping I hear behind me - mostly from elder people. But I don't care, I actually feel sorry for them. I'd usually take my parrot to enjoy sunlight and fresh air during summertime and he is overjoyed. I want a happy & healthy feathered friend. :) 180928645_...904c17.jpg

2points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Aww that is really sweet. I bet he does like it

1point

Winter Eleven 4 years ago

It always attracts attention... Me and my cats are introverts, if they were dobermans nobody would dare to come up and ask for pets. And look at me like i murdered their family when i say no you can't pet my cats that dislike pets from strangers

2points

#34

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Refusing generosity. It's perfect alright to politely decline, even though others would vilify you for being ungrateful and cold.

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Mark Melton 4 years ago

Sometimes one should allow others to experience the act of giving. It makes me uncomfortable to be a recipient, but people need that sometimes.

48points

ChickyChicky 4 years ago

Sometimes letting someone show you a generosity is actually you be generous to them.

1point

Cat R 4 years ago

Yes, we need cheerful receivers too. It's so simple and can make the giver very happy. Advice my husband and I have given for many years.

0points

Fran Morasco 4 years ago

Absolutely. Just got done explaining the need others have to be the giver

0points

María 4 years ago (edited)

Sometimes generosity is a "I may or may not ask for a favor in the future" and sometimes they offer things you don't need or want, adding clutter or food soon-to-be-spoiled in your fridge.

10points

Fulsome Kitten 4 years ago

Refusing food seems to be a real hot button too.

5points

CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago

I absolutely hate getting gifts. Hate. It. But, over the years I have realized that people like to give gifts, so I try to be accommodating as long as it's not too often.

4points

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Just because some people think that you should always accept generosity doesn't make it socially unacceptable to refuse it.

4points

Jon Steensen 4 years ago

This is often abused by "scammers" by them offering something you don't really need or want. Once you have accepted, they follow up with demand and then the trap has snapped because people will feel like they owe the scammer something. Hence small gifts can be used to scew the favor accounting to their advantage. Therefore you should always be careful when someone seems oddly generous, and the best solution can be decline their generousity as it is not really a gift but a "hidden contract" that you are signing. It is classic selling tactic that some munks used to increase the donation amount to their church by offering people a "free rose" as a "gift". Don't fall into that guilt trap, and stop the process before it evolves out of your control. Gifts are ment to make you happy. If that is not the case don't accept it.

3points

Caro Caro 4 years ago

What's wrong with "No, thank you"?

2points

Adrian 4 years ago

Sometimes the little old granny doesn't want to cross the road.

1point

alex cosgrove 4 years ago

My dad and I have always had a strained relationship. He divorced and remarried when I was 18. She’s a gold digger. It’s now HER money. She took my siblings and I out of the will 5 mins after marrying my dad. Now in the rare chance he wants to help me out of a jam I say no because strings and groveling and having them in my life is too high a cost. My friends are mad at me that I would rather be in debt then have those strings attached.

1point

Tom Spade 4 years ago

I gotta admit, I probably look unfortunate but I'm not. I assure you. I am uncomfortable when people try to give me something, but I have no problem giving twenty bucks to somebody who is obviously down and out. I just feel that there are people who need help way more than me, and I've got my boots on, so I'll make do just fine.

1point

#35

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever My dad gets SUPER offended when I put my elbows on the table. I still dont know why.

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SentimentAndBadJokes 4 years ago

I don't know, I guess I was raised with this as table etiquette? I suppose it's one of those things which has just come through history. Any pandas here know?

50points

Sky Render 4 years ago

From Google: "The great houses and castles of England during the middle ages did not have dining tables in the great halls, so tables were made from trestles and covered with a cloth. The diners sat along one side only; if they put their elbows on the table and leaned too heavily, the table could collapse." So it's literally a hold-over from medieval times!

68points

Jon Steensen 4 years ago

Many small tables like the ones found in caffés only have a single leg in the middle as there is limited room to give them for legs, if people are to have their own legs on them. If you lean heavely on your elbows on such a table you are quite sure to unbalance it and have food flying all over the place ending up on your and other people's clothes. Not a good thing. Furthermore you take up more room than nessesary when having your elbows on the table, and in some places with restricte space, like a train car, there may simply not be enough room for you to claim that much of it. It also serves as a way to avoid staining your sleves in case someone has spilled some food on the table.

6points

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

You're right. It's an old-fashioned thing that has just stuck.

5points

Anton Kider 4 years ago

I agree with you. And you couldn't have your hands under the table either.

4points

Ash 4 years ago

I have been told it's to do with poverty and lots of kids in the Victorian Era. So many kids and a small table = take your elbows off the table so your brothers and sisters can fit.

2points

John Baker 4 years ago

Who knows? At one time it was considered bad manners to wear a hat indoors. Why? What genius came up with that?

2points

Random Anon 4 years ago (edited)

Historically, only the privileged can afford proper dining tables. Most of the time, it's just a simple plank, sometimes not even round, over a barrel or makeshift stand. So putting your elbows on the table could topple the entire thing.

1point

matilda 4 years ago

I think there is something to do with a Savoir Vivre or something like that. To be honest, I can't eat without my elbows on the table 😂

1point

Fran Morasco 4 years ago

Back in the day it was because of Body language. It still is.

-1point

Adrian 4 years ago

Even the Bible (the Book of Ecclesiasticus) warns of the pitfall of putting your elbows on the table. For earlier civilizations, this rule functioned to prevent possible violence at the table. Elbows on the table can be seen as aggressive - much easier to hold a knife and stab forward from that position.

-1point

Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago

That dates back to the Middle Ages, when tables were boards on trestles set down for each meal. Putting your elbows on the table could literally tip the whole thing over. It's just a relic from those times.

9points

Maciej Zajaczkowski 4 years ago

Yes, this rule makes no sense. I understand that some people may want to keep a tradition to make special occasions special but getting offended by such small things is just plain nonsense

9points

The Chaos Insurgency 4 years ago

With some tables if you put your elbows on them them might fall over I did it at a tepenyaki thankfully we only had drinks at that point

4points

Alex Smith 4 years ago

I was told that farmers would work all day long in the fields and get dirty obviously. They would come in for lunch or supper. Their elbows would be dirty. They would was their hands but not their elbows. Dirty elbows on the dining room table is a no no. Not sure where I heard that.

3points

Jennifer Dibble 4 years ago

You're correct. This is where the tradition began.

0points

Kristin Ingersoll 4 years ago

Kind of like wearing hats inside. A vestige of a gone by era.

3points

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

It's not done during meals, but when you're having a coffee like in this picture it is absolutely acceptable.

3points

More! 4 years ago

Ages ago I read that peasants didn’t have large tables so they’d use their elbows to put some distance between themselves and the next person. It meant their food was less likely to be snatched from their plate/surface. So elbows on the table were a sign of poverty and peasantry to the elite.

2points

mamadeflorencia 4 years ago

I was raised to no elbows on table, and i like it! Elbows are touching everything and bring a lot of germs to my table!

1point

Tom Spade 4 years ago

I feel that. Especially if it's my table.

1point

#36

There are a ton of rules around clothing that are completely arbitrary nonsense. And I don’t even just mean workplace dress codes and gendered clothing that are obvious bullsh*t. Even in casual situations, jeans and a flannel shirt are normal, but if you wore plaid flannel pajama pants and a denim shirt, you would look psychotic.

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Becky Samuel 4 years ago

Clothing rules are used as a proxy to see at a glance how good you are at conforming to the rules of society.

58points

FrankStellar 4 years ago (edited)

To me that's horseshit. Most people would rather not have to consider clothing at all, one less thing to be sold or fraught over.

5points

Steve Wilson 4 years ago

Of course. Why else would any man wear a tie, the most useless garment ever created?

4points

Mars Lander 4 years ago

Clothing has always been used as status in society and still is. The only difference now is everyone cares about the brand.

3points

SGH 3 years ago

It's just customs and etiquette

0points

Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago

True, and at a job, you sometimes just have to play along to get ahead. I could be the most capable person in the room, but if I button my bottom suit jacket button, it will distract people from focusing on who I am as a person. Sometimes you have to blend in temporarily, in order to put yourself in a position to outshine others at the right time. It's important to do this, especially because I'm not a man. It is a mind-f-ing game, unfortunately.

0points

Michael Sanders 4 years ago

🤦🏼‍♂️

0points

Vicky Z 4 years ago

After a year and a half wearing and buying only pijamas i actually want to wear something different

7points

Big Blue Cat 4 years ago

I started to wear my comfiest work clothes (dresses, skirts etc.) at home a while ago just because I want to wear my nice clothes.

2points

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

Going out in pajamas would be great and save so much time

6points

InvincibleRodent 4 years ago

I remember when I was in college, I had my "f**k it outfit", which consisted of a big green hoodie (so nobody could tell that I wasn't wearing a bra, or just an old pj shirt underneath), and a pair of jeans loose enough to fit OVER my favorite pajama pants. I wore it often after all-nighters, and afterwards, when I got home, I just schloffed off my outer shell, and threw myself into bed already wearing pjs.

8points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Working from home in pajamas last year was great

1point

Vicky Z 4 years ago

Pijama style is a thing now actually! More fancy "pijamas" but still comfortable

1point

Valley Girl 4 years ago

I got a talking to at work because my boss' boss told her I wore pajama pants to work one day. I never have. I asked for a description of the pants so that I could not wear them again. No description given. I have no idea what pants she was referring to, so I'm sure I've worn them plenty since......DUMB.

5points

Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 years ago

Yes! Like wearing ironed clothes all the time. Waste of energy for complying with social convention. Wrinkled clothes are clean too, you know...

3points

Jillian Johnston 4 years ago

The thing that just kills me is the whole "business casual," at a job that pays just above minimum wage. "Dress for Success," is bullshit. How about you provide a clothing allowance for your wage slaves?

1point

Adrian 4 years ago

I double denim - or triple denim in winter. I remember it well.

1point

Autumn Artemis 4 years ago

I’ve become known as that one weird homeschooled chick who goes outside in the rain with pajama pants on. Oh and a cat or two. Wear pajamas. Fork the system.

1point

YoyoSthlm 4 years ago

It's a sign that you respect other people. I would not like to go to a meeting with a dude and he's naked. It's not just about you.

1point

Alexei Arntzen 4 years ago

Yeah. It sucks that it's a thing, but it is a form of non-verbal communication. This is different from other things in this list like "having fun/being goofy", which don't affect anyone who's not being unnecessarily nosy. I'm not wearing white to a wedding, or anything other than black to a funeral, unless specifically requested to do so.

0points

VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 4 years ago

Tbh, I’m only gonna really get dressed if I have something to do or somewhere to go. If not I’ll just stay in pajamas.

1point

#37

Ladies can call their friends her "girlfriends," but a man, absolutely not, cannot call his friends his "boyfriends." That's not fair.

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Deborah B 4 years ago

You can call them "guy friends"

36points

Shalini Pabreja 4 years ago

Or you could just call them friends, irregardless.

7points

𝔓𝔲𝔯𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔓𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔞ℜ𝔞𝔢N 4 years ago

Or, "bro-friends." =^o^=

5points

Bob Belcher 4 years ago

Wooooosh

1point

Egidijus Linkus 3 years ago

You can call them gay guys friens or whatever, cause they are your friends :)

0points

Spinstapink 4 years ago

or 'bud' or buddy...

0points

Craig Reynolds 4 years ago

Careful there! The gender woke crowd might get offended so you better call them your male friends.

-2points

Svelte Pantologist 4 years ago

I kinda think calling women girlfriends is a little weird, kinda because it's a little weird to have someone call me a girl when I'm over 30. It's weird that it's acceptable to diminutize women and not men.

14points

Whiffy as can be 4 years ago

"Girlfriends" may be just an Americanism. To me, "girlfriends" sounds like you have multiple female sexual partners. Here, we just call female friends "friends"

5points

FrankStellar 4 years ago

They're just friends, we don't usually take well to being infantilised, but then our friends who are women are 'female friends' it seems like quirks of language rather than social acceptability.

5points

Rench 4 years ago

I don't see why this is unfair. What's wrong with calling them friends. Why do we have to specify gender?

4points

Hermione Granger 4 years ago

I find it hilarious that my grandma’s kinda homophobic but still refers to my besties as my ‘girlfriends’

2points

Joanna Carmel 4 years ago

As a queer woman I find it disrespectful when other women refer to platonic friends as their girlfriends - there's an implied dismissal of my relationships. It's hard to explain.

1point

not your average weirdo 4 years ago

I hear men call their male friends their "bois" or their "lads"

1point

boredkoala 4 years ago

I call my (male) partner's (male) best friends his "boyfriends" 🙂

1point

Christoph 4 years ago

I call mine boyfriend - but then again, he is.

0points

#38

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Laying down in public. Source: likes to lay.

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107points

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Ozacoter 4 years ago

Or sitting in the floor. Sorry sometimes I am tired and there arent chairs or benches available.

59points

Mike Beck 4 years ago

I *like* sitting in the floor sometimes. It's harder than it used to be to get back up though...

5points

Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago

yeah, I don't get that one either. If I choose to sit down on the floor during a social gathering because it's more comfortable for me, people get their underwear in a bunch over it. Just yesterday I was sitting on the floor at JoAnn Fabrics deciding which bits and bobs I needed for my partner's cosplay. Thankfully the store was pretty empty at the time or I know I would have been getting called out for it.

3points

Kimberly W. 4 years ago

my grandma was a floor sitter, my dad is a floor sitter... so i am just naturally a floor sitter

2points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

Unless your in a park on a blanket. But if you're on a public bench or anywhere else the patrols treat you like you're a homeless drunk.

6points

Beverly 4 years ago

Lying down.

5points

Scifi1203 4 years ago

THANK YOU! If you're 'lying down, grammatically you're probably dead.

1point

memyselfandI 4 years ago

Are you a chicken laying an egg? 😂 (sorry, just had to point that out)

3points

Jane Alexander 4 years ago

Hobbledy-hoy sprawling on the only comfortable chair in the OB/GYN s waiting room with several pregnant among other women present.

1point

Music Mania 4 years ago

hehehe "likes to lay" . . . the 12 year old in me had a giggle.

1point

Glirpy 4 years ago

Especially on the railroad tracks

1point

Bob Belcher 4 years ago

Or putting my head down at the table. I'm tired!

1point

Don't Look 4 years ago

Actually, in Muslim countries it’s easier to get away with this. During Ramadan, nothing shall touch the lips… blah blah blah. So a lot of Muslims will lie down in the park during lunch break to avoid using energy and needing liquid.

1point

Jackie Porter 4 years ago

As someone who works for the Ambulance service in the UK we regularly get phone calls for people seen lying on the floor and the caller believes them to be unconscious or ill or in need of help. However due to fear of being attacked they won't go and check if this person is ok so we end up wasting an ambulance (when we're already stretched to the max) on someone just resting. All people need to do is just shout across to someone lying down and ask if they want an ambulance.

1point

#39

hats indoors. No one has given me a valid reason why I need to tell students to take their hats off.

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fire bug 4 years ago

It's the norm going back to the days when people wore helmets (knights, vikings and such). It was a way to show trust and respect when entering someone else's home. Its pretty antiquated but that's where it came from.

76points

Jon Steensen 4 years ago

Hats were ment to keep your head warm or protect you against the sun. E.i. they were something you wore outside. Like you wouldn't keep your coat on while going inside, it was also natural to take your hat of. I think back in the days when doors and ceilings were a lot lower, wearing a top hat indoors may have been problematic in many cases as there simply was not room for it. I also think that in places where you are seated in rows, e.g. in a church or a theatre, it is a polite gesture to take your hat off, so it does not block the view of those behind you. Another fun fact, women are in general not required to remove their hats indoors. This stems from a time where the hats where often slanted and pinned to the hair with hat pins for them to stay put. They were tollerated indoor as putting them on/taking them off required quite some effort and could ruin the hairstyle.

3points

Kisses4Katie 4 years ago

THANK YOU. My son and I constantly wonder WHY it is good manners.

2points

BleeBloo 4 years ago

baloney

1point

DG 4 years ago

Hats are use to protect your head from the elements, there are no elements inside you need protection from 🤷🏼‍♀️

9points

Dodo 4 years ago

If I'm wearing a hat it's because of a bad hair day. Do *not* ask me to remove it.

7points

Lisa Wiseman 4 years ago

It's a sign of respect to others, much like taking off your hat in church and during the National anthem.

4points

Little king trash mouth 4 years ago

Yes, I get that but WHY

2points

A. Jones 4 years ago

Huh, I thought it was a thing on manners so peeps can have a better viewing behind someone. Kind of like a theater set of manners.

4points

𝔓𝔲𝔯𝔭𝔩𝔢𝔓𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔞ℜ𝔞𝔢N 4 years ago (edited)

It's called "Hat Etiquette." For reference, here's a website: www.levinehat.com/pages/hat-etiquette

4points

Nuno Carvalho 4 years ago

Did anyone ever gave you a reason why you shouldn't walk naked in the street?

2points

Henry Cheves 4 years ago

If it's winter, it's cold and you'll die. If it's summer, It's against the law because of... Yeah, I don't know. Maybe it's related to the people who think sex is a curse word?

1point

tmw 4 years ago

As a teacher in north america I have the same issue. but.... I tell the students it is for security reasons. for identifying them. hoodies are the same. and hoodies obscure their vision. now... couple the hat/hood with the masks at school (in canada) and we are talking major id issues.

1point

SGH 3 years ago (edited)

Bad manners, simple etiquette. Men should remove hats in private areas indoors, and particularly at the table. It amazes ne how many men don't know this.

0points

Sandra Givens 3 years ago

Where them inside if you want, but for the love of God, take off that gimme cap when you are dining in a more formal setting. Hooters? Okay. Antoine's in New Orleans? Take the damn thing off.

0points

#40

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Running everywhere instead of walking.

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Monday 4 years ago

But you are more likely to collide with someone if running rather than walking, so I wouldn't say that there's no reason for this to be socially unacceptable. It's also very impractical since most of us don't want to run everywhere and thus it'll be hard for those who do want to run to get around us safely.

28points

Meike H 4 years ago

Plus it makes you sweat and that's another taboo

2points

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

There are reasons why running instead of walking is socially unacceptable: 1. You're more likely to run into someone else. 2. In busy cities you're more likely to run into traffic forcing motor vehicles to make emergency stops. 3. If someone is walking they don't want to get run over by people running for no reason at all.

9points

Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago

If I lived in a world where I had to run everywhere…just shoot me dead please.

7points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

Where is it unacceptable to do that? I just assume someone is on a jog. I can't run without injury but if someone wants to do that then they can.

3points

BasedWang 4 years ago

Some Napoleon Dynamite type stuff

2points

Alice Platzer 4 years ago

I walk pretty fast, does that count?

0points

Delilah Simmons 4 years ago

I gotta get there quick

0points

Michael Sanders 4 years ago

Huh?

0points

Hazmat 4 years ago (edited)

Running is faster and more fun. If I don't have a backpack on I can run for hours, so I do.

0points

That Spoony Bard 4 years ago

If you have the stamina to run nonstop, as long as you're not getting in anyone's way, I say you have permission to run wherever you want.

0points

#41

Buying beer at 7 am. Not everyone works a 9-5. Some people just got off work

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Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

You're not in Germany obiously. :D

26points

Iron Eddy 4 years ago

Wahrscheinlich nicht (transl.: propaply not) ... :D

1point

DG 4 years ago

Or Europe, in general 🤷🏼‍♀️ in portugal is normal to see people in cafes eating breakfast and there's always someone having a beer somewhere 😜

1point

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François Carré 4 years ago

When I was in Spain you could always find one of those bars that seem to be open 24 hours, whether in Madrid or in any small village. I remember that magic moment around 7 am, when people gradually stopped ordering beers and started ordering coffee.

0points

ADHORTATOR 4 years ago

I buy my beer always in the morning - less crowd

0points

Leigh C. 4 years ago

If the clerk wants to judge ask them why they're open, selling alcohol in the morning?

2points

Nikki Sevven 4 years ago

I used to work the night shift (23:30-08:00). Occasionally, some of us would go to the local pub for a couple beers after work. The people having breakfast there glared and glared.

1point

Cicimelia 4 years ago

Casino night-shifter here - AMEN!!

0points

Steve Wilson 4 years ago

And some people are day drinkers. Just sayin’.🙄

0points

Keyy 4 years ago

this aint weird I used to work in a convenience store and you can tell who is just getting off work and who is just waking up to buy a beer early in the morning

0points

#42

My voice gets a lil high pitched when I’m annoyed or excited (guy) and my dad of all people frowns upon it for no reason

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Lipsa Rutamvara Sarangi 4 years ago

Why does that even matter or bother people?

11points

Pittsburgh rare 4 years ago

I don't like high-pitched voices, regardless of gender. I have a rather deep voice and find higher tones more annoying

1point

NeonDisco 4 years ago

I'm the same, my family say they know I'm really angry because only dogs react.

3points

Goth mouse (they/them) 4 years ago

My nickname is Mouse because ‘i squeak’, i have a naturally high pitched voice and was bullied and even told off by teachers in school for ‘talking in a squeaky voice’ so i always use a fake deeper voice 🙁 its stupid though people cant help what their voice sounds like!!

2points

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

You had bad teachers. That's almost as bad as the teacher who always compared my (dyslexic) younger sister's work to mine (straight A's) in front of the class until she hated ME for it (even 40yrs later). Ex-military men don't seem to make good teachers for young children.

1point

BasedWang 4 years ago

Ima somewhat husky hairy dude and sneeze like a mouse..... Basically everytime I sneeze my mom says "F*g"

0points

Keyy 4 years ago

your dad is weird

0points

#43

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Drinking soup, mostly referring to soup that’s mostly broth/cream, directly from a cup or mug and forgoing the unnecessary spoon. Will never understand it.

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Daria Z 4 years ago

Yes, I can only do this in an Asian restaurant. It's a shame.

13points

FrankStellar 4 years ago

You never heard of cup-a-soup?

4points

mcborge1 4 years ago

Yeah love those on a cold day.

0points

Earl Grey 4 years ago (edited)

However you intend to go about it, that meal just looks delicious! I’m guessing that’s a gazpacho, perfectly paired with a rosé, some chilled water and a variety of yummy rolls. 😋

1point

SuePrew 4 years ago

I do this all the time

0points

Nope 4 years ago

At home I like drinking it from a mug/bowl. Then mom started doing it too

0points

Pheebs 4 years ago

I do this at home. Purposely bought some wide, oversized coffee cups so I have bowls with handles. When I just want a small amount, I use a regular mug. Don’t do this in restaurants because I’ve never been served soup in a bowl that can be sipped from. Or the bowl is too hot.

0points

BleeBloo 4 years ago

flesh-colored soup, yum

0points

Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago

I prefer to use a straw

0points

River Webb 4 years ago

I guess its cause with a bowl it'll drip?- not sure about mugs tho

0points

#44

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever For men to carry purses.

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Monday 4 years ago

Shall we trade purses for pockets?

51points

James016 4 years ago

Pockets for everyone :)

9points

Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

Fix a shoulder strap to it and label it with a cool brand. I like my Wolfskin messanger bag. Which is actually a (bigger) purse

4points

DonS 4 years ago

It's a satchel ;-)

2points

mmph25 4 years ago

I live in a pretty large city and over the past two years I’ve been seeing a lot more men carrying small bags that could be classified as “purses” instead of the usual backpack/briefcase offering. It’s great!

2points

Tinykame 4 years ago

'European carryall'

2points

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

I'm a heterosexual female but I've never bought into the purse thing and it seems to drive other women up the wall. As if I'm insulting them by not doing it or something.

1point

Ozacoter 4 years ago

My best friend always carries a small bag (idk how to call it, too small to be a backpack but it has a handle. I love him

1point

Cicimelia 4 years ago

Satchels

0points

Earl Grey 4 years ago

Add a shoulder strap and refer to it as your diplomatic satchel. People will want to know more…

0points

Tami 4 years ago

Or women to NOT carry purses.

0points

#45

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Holding hands of guy friends (as a guy) in a non sexual way.

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49points

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justagirl 4 years ago

Interesting. It hasn’t occurred to me since I was a preschooler to walk hand in hand with my best friend. I don’t really see adult friends holding hands.

26points

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

That is actually quite common in arabic countries.

11points

Jack Corbyn 4 years ago

In the 19th century men would hold hands with their friends.

5points

Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

Lots of cultures still do it. Saudis pop right to mind

5points

K 4 years ago

My husband is north African and they hold hands and hug each other.

3points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

Or hugging and cuddling. It is worse for men but its seen as weird in general. Why cant i spoon a friend?

3points

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

That would seem a bit weird to me! I couldn't imagine spooning any of my friends or wanting to!

1point

CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago

I think this depends on the culture. I know in India it's pretty common for dudes to hold hands.

2points

Spring Fisk 4 years ago

In Papua New Guinea it is very social exceptionable for 2 guy friends to hold hands. It was hard to get used too but it is a wonderful gesture.

2points

VG. Premium 4 years ago

Some cultures do this

1point

Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago

Odd. Thinking on it, I never held hands with anyone outside of my family or a romantic interest.

0points

Rench 4 years ago

Yeah....that would be weird

0points

#46

Using two different socks

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49points

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Jayne Kyra 4 years ago

There are literally brands here in Slovakia that sell a pair of two different socks (connected only by theme).

17points

Carrie de Luka 4 years ago

I have bought socks from United Odd Socks! They're fab.

4points

Flabuless-Jaye 4 years ago

I've got lovely ones from Dedoles. They are awesome 😎

0points

Vivian Orr 4 years ago

There used to be a cute store here, actually in The Downtown Disney Shopping area called Little Miss Missmatched. All their socks were singles but themed. So you could match if you wanted but most people didn’t. Especially if they let their kids choose.

0points

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

My friend does that. She loves Pippi Longstocks.

4points

Stephanie IV 4 years ago

Say: "IKR, crazy! And the best thing is: I have ANOTHER pair of them at home. Tsk!" and then go your flamboyant way.

2points

Jon Steensen 4 years ago (edited)

Well I have now primarily black socks, a few grey ones and a small collection of odd socks. Searching a large pile of mixed socks to find a matching pair is simply not worth that much of my limited time on Earth. Plus my socks are worn again and again until holes apear in them. If you have a lot of different pair of sock, you will end up throwing out a lot of fine socks, just because their partner has a hole and they have now become lonely. That is just such a waste! So for unformal occations those socks will get a new mate and introduce some diversity. For more formal occations it will be the black ones, they go with most other colours, or perhaps a pair of the greys is the rest of the outfit calls for it (black and dark blue doesn't really work). Done deal, move on to the important stuff.

2points

Alex Smith 4 years ago

I don't get that. I think its fun and playful to have different socks.

1point

timothy green 4 years ago

I do it all the time. Nobody sees my socks and it's non of their f*****g business anyway

1point

Vivian Orr 4 years ago

I love when someone notices my socks. If I see them notice and look at them they’re usually smiling. Some give me a thumbs up as they pass by.

0points

WiTchY_WoMaN 4 years ago

Yesss this one... I recently started folding my socks up miss-matched when they come out of the wash (just cause I got lazy)... and now my family is always asking why I do it,, even tho I've told them many times! It's like they're expecting some sort of elaborate reason why I do it...

1point

Turtle42 4 years ago

If I bother to wear socks on my off time. It's never matched :)

1point

Leslie B 4 years ago

My niece asked me once why I wear two different color socks. I told her, 'Life's too short to wear matching socks". Now she and her younger sister do the same thing lol.

1point

Roger Haywood 4 years ago

My fiace hates this, so I sometimes do it on purpose, to see if she notices.

1point

#47

Having dessert before the entree when eating at a restaurant with others.

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48points

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Leigh C. 4 years ago

Or even ordering dessert after not finishing the gigantic portions they give you.

7points

Honu 4 years ago

I've never had people comment on me not finishing my food. If it's one of those places that serve huge portions, most of the people at the table aren't finishing it. It's more unusual if someone does. Though it would be rude to comment on that. "Oh my god. You ate ALL of that!" Not good.

0points

FrankStellar 4 years ago

Not sure it's socially unacceptable, just annoying to the kitchen and not a good habit from a health perspective. Dessert comes at the end because It's usually high calorie/ fat/ sugar so better left until your appetite is mostly satiated.

3points

Earl Grey 4 years ago

Many years ago I had a seating for a fancy 5-course dinner with a friend at an Amish restaurant in Pennsylvania. It was a family owned farm-to-table operation. The food was amazing and the first course was dessert. That’s how it was done, so there you have it.

1point

Sheila Gaylord 4 years ago

Sounds good to me.

0points

Bettie-Jean Neal 4 years ago

I ask to see the dessert menu before I order, then order accordingly. Some times I get just the dessert.

1point

#48

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Realising you're walking the wrong way and then turning around and going back

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45points

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NsG 4 years ago

That's internalised crab bucket thinking. Nothing in society says that's wrong, it's just your own embarrassment. Society a) hasn't noticed and b) doesn't care.

49points

Ozacoter 4 years ago

I do that all the time. My orientation skills are negative

6points

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

I feel that if I just go out for a stroll in the sun down my road then dcide I want to turn back. I instantly expect people to be looking at me and thinking I've made a mistake. Of course, no-one ever says anything, but it still feels uncomfotable to do so. I wonder why.

2points

BasedWang 4 years ago

i do this all the time.

0points

Fulsome Kitten 4 years ago

This is a thing? For real?

0points

DuchessDegu 4 years ago

I just worry I might look like I'm lost and be targeted by pick pockets

0points

Nizumi 4 years ago

Stop in your tracks, snaps your fingers and say "Dammit!" then turn around - you'll look like you've forgotten something and have to go back for it - not that you're lost. :)

0points

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Just grab your phone and pretend someone is calling you back to the office.

0points

Daria Z 4 years ago

What?! Unacceptable?

0points

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#49

Walking while you’re on an escalator. Srsly dude, stop looking at me like that

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43points

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Leigh C. 4 years ago

As long as your not pushing through people and watching where you're going. Someone nearly walked into me. I'm so scared of fallen down escalators with the metal, jagged stairs. People have and have died in a bloody mess.

14points

Toxxa 4 years ago

i now have a new nightmare!

0points

June 4 years ago

Right side for standing, left side for walking. I don't see anything socially unacceptable here.

8points

Dodo 4 years ago

Some escalators are too narrow for someone to squeeze past. Also, wouldn't it be more logical to use the stairs if you wanna walk? (Most places I know of have both stairs and an escalator)

1point

Rez Fidel 4 years ago

Where? Isn´t it an unveral rule that the left side of an escalator is for the bypassers..?

4points

FrankStellar 4 years ago

Stand left, but yes.

0points

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

Was it really that hard to write the full word 'seriously'?

3points

John Baker 4 years ago

For some people, typing complete words is apparently too much effort. ;-)

1point

TheAnimalLady 4 years ago

I know, right? The American Slang-uage is hard enough without all the new, invented-by-everyone, acronyms and "making words mean the opposite then belittling the grown-ups who've used them longer than you've been alive for using them properly"... Seriously!?! (Or should I say "srsly dude".) BTW... Dude: a city slicker who doesn't know one end of a horse from another, a dandy.

1point

Calypso poet 4 years ago

Srsly!

0points

Random Anon 4 years ago

This has to do with the tech. I don't know if it's still relevant these days. The older escalators weren't built to handle the rapid weight shifts and could have the "steps" part dislodged when one side has a sudden shift.

0points

Pommpeii 4 years ago

I despise escalators

0points

Lee 4 years ago

Where I am People get annoyed if it's otherwise empty and they can't walk up it like stairs.

0points

John Baker 4 years ago

Srsly, dude, the purpose of an escalator is that you don't have to walk. Chill out and stop being an annoyance.

-1point

#50

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Talking about the money you make/your salary.

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42points

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Employers just don't want people to know how much their coworkers make doing the same job. You can't really explain why the 20 year old daughter makes twice as much as the 30 year old single mother.

30points

Scifi1203 4 years ago

Darn right! My boss loves hiring her work friends children, and I mean all of them! We have several currently who have a)no prior work experience(which is OK, you have to learn somewhere) and b) make more than some of us who have been there way longer and are actually dependent on the job for, you know, making a living(paying rent, buying groceries, bills, car insurance, etc). The kids just use it as 'fun' money. This wouldn't make me so upset if they got paid a basic, no experience wage and didn't get all the best hours. Nepotism at it's finest...☹😢

3points

Becky Samuel 4 years ago

Nah. That's just rude. There should be rules in place preventing corporations from keeping employees' salaries secret to prevent inequality and prejudice, but other than that there's no reason to be banging on about money. How boring.

5points

Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago

If someone introduced themselves with how much money they made, I would turn around, walk away, and never talk to that weirdo again

3points

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

In Tibet, everyone knows everyone else's salary. It's just not an issue there. I also think people are too oversensitive about this. I'm not going to judge anyone by knowing how much they earn.

3points

Paul C. 4 years ago

When the pay reviews came round, my manager said that her budget was much smaller than expected and would I accept a slightly smaller increase than expected from our annual pay review. I said sure, thinking we all would. Stupid me. Everybody got a bigger percentage pay rise than me. Including the lady I was training.

2points

DogMom 4 years ago

My company took it one step further and tried to convince people that having known pay bands was a bad idea.

1point

Rainy Day Wolf 4 years ago

In every job I've had coworkers check each other's payments to see if we're being paid correctly... call center jobs though, we ought to earn the same per hour so the differences are normally overtime or if you missed a day or something

0points

Keyy 4 years ago

because i don't give one little s**t how much money you make

0points

#51

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever Standing backwards in an elevator.

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Final score:

35points

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troufaki13 4 years ago

In Greece it's considered rude and impolite to stand in front of someone with your back turned to them, so in an elevator people usually stand in a circle facing inwards which leaves a lot of useless space in the middle.

15points

RandomBeing 4 years ago

That sounds really funny lol. What do u guys do in lines?

3points

lailyfnoor 4 years ago

Thanks..TIL

3points

Redling 4 years ago

circle of silent judgement?

2points

Blaze Fitzwater 4 years ago

I like this concept because it makes it less awkward. Cool to know!

1point

Dina Simoné 4 years ago

Or standing on your hands.

2points

Cactus McCoy 4 years ago

Lounge chairs seem to be acceptable, though.

1point

Becky Moore 4 years ago

If I got in an elevator and someone had their back turned to me I would probably step out again! It's kinda creepy & I'd wonder what they were doing

1point

Lisa Alexander 4 years ago

It's great for a laugh though.

1point

athornedrose 4 years ago

i watch too much true crime. i just don't feel personally safe leaving my back to the door and not seeing who's coming in. i don't really care what other people do tho. go for it

1point

María 4 years ago

That's awkward and it's ok.

1point

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Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago

Do you mean when your feet are facing the wrong way?

0points

Earl Grey 4 years ago

What if it’s a freight elevator with doors on both sides?

0points

Keyy 4 years ago

I though it was impolite to not stand as far back as you can when you get in a elevator so other people can get in

0points

Calypso poet 4 years ago

If it's a glass elevator my nose is buried in the corner by the door. I hate heights and elevators but I love a room with a view. Our room was on the 11th floor and when we got to the elevators they were glass.🤦🏻‍♀️ Yikes! Luckily the hotel was mostly empty but one guy riding with us was laughing pretty hard as we explained what I was doing.

0points

#52

People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren't Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever standing on a roof, sometimes. why cant i stand on my dang roof, its my business if i break my legs

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23points

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Monday 4 years ago

Is this one really socially unacceptable? My parents always taught me never to go on the roof cause I'd fall off and die but society has never had an opinion about it around here.

23points

chrissy goodman 4 years ago

in the us ppl will actually think ur odd for just chillin on the roof. unless u have a rooftop pool or garden u r most likely going to b judged. alot of ppl think its improper to do things like this. if i wasnt allergic to bees id go sun tanning on my houses roof but unfortunately bees like my area.

2points

Sue Hazlewood 4 years ago

This is a bit odd.

3points

David Beaulieu 4 years ago

Yeah, and what about walking on the highway? Or jumping off bridges? Hitchhiking? How dare society pressure me about my risky decisions!

1point

Marianne Luginbuhl 4 years ago

As a neuro trauma icu nurse, it's literally my business when people fall off roofs and elitist to think this only affects yourself.

1point

Eithne Griffiths 4 years ago

Mother yells" If you fall off that roof and break your legs, don't come running to me".

0points

Lara Verne 4 years ago

How is it socially unacceptable?

0points