People Are Sharing 40 Things That Aren’t Socially Acceptable For No Reason Whatsoever

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

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

I have this posted by my door bell. Solicitor-...d13995.jpg

My husband will catch thier eye and just shoo them away with a hand gesture

Unexpected company is uninvited company.

*BAM!- drops the mic!

what's so difficult to open the door and say "tahanks, not interested. Goodbye. Please do not contact me in the future"

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I do this all of the time, it is my house and if I invited you then I would open the door. If I did not invite you I will not answer the door.

Absolutely true. I remember reading somewhere that 'your front door has not constitutional right to be opened'. I still feel awkward not opening mine, even when nobody can tell if I'm in or not.

Last neighbourhood I lived in - it was autumn of 2008 I think. Sunday evening, 8pm. Somebody rings my doorbell. I ignore it. Rings again. I ignore it. Knocks. Knocks again. Knocks a third time. I ignore it. Starts rhythmically knocking hard on the door. So I go open the curtain to see who it is. Guy in a shirt and tie turns to face me, looks straight at me and taps his finger on his clipboard. I shake my head and say "No.". He looks me straight in the eye and knocks hard three times on my front door. I leave the window, then come back to the window. I hold my biggest steak knife up to the window. He looks at it for a second, then leaves in a hurry. Tl;dr - Salesman won't leave until I show him my knife.

or when they ignore the "No Soliciting" sign. I actually had one guy tell me, after I pointed at the sign, that he ignored those signs as they were usually used by people who didn't know how to say no. I just rubbed my hands in anticipation at how fun it was going to be to go full mental on this guy now. Ignore my sign and I get to ignore civility.

I even got my doorbell off

yeap... if I'm not waiting for something/someone I'm not answering or might be very direct like "not interested have a good day"... same on the phone, you will not take my time if I need something I'll go buy it, don't call me

I'm so staring out the window at the next cold callers

I live "in the country." My driveway is .1 mile long. Someone has to make an effort to come to my door. I do not have curtains (why bother?). I have dogs that bark like crazy when someone drives up. I stare out my windows until the uninvited person leaves. I don't give a crap what anyone thinks. Don't just show up and expect me to be happy to see you. I won't be happy to see you if you make an appointment, either.

This is everything!

I love my Ring doorbell!

I just say no thank you through the door to make them go away

Well if it's that easy, why don't you just shout WHO IS IT so you know if it's someone you know. That is not embarrassing. But no, you chose to just sit there. Smh

Agree! Why should I be quiet? You popped up with NO notice. People must call me first if you want to stop by. I don't care if I don't have plans...I planned to not have plans! Lastly, if you don't have my number to call then that sums up my expectations. 😒

I recently bought a 'no cold callers' sign for my door, I have noticed it working already and wish I had bought one sooner.

I hate it when people starting banging on the door, especially when I've called out to hold on. Like, they're coming to my door, interrupting my zen time. I just don't feel comfortable answering the door in just my underwear, Mr. Caretaker.

My doorbell is off 100% of all times. I know when somebody is going to visit me - others: call before falling into my home. I don’t want spontaneous visits because I have s**t to do. Enjoy being alone, for example.

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

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...

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!!!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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".

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

Its ok in Japan

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.

Isn’t this just an USA thing?

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.

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.

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.

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

What? Where is this a thing?

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

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

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.

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.