Settle 25 Everyday Dilemmas Like The Milk And Cereal Debate That Are Harmless But Just Feel Wrong
Welcome to the Everyday Habits poll!
We all have similar routines that we do every day, from brushing our teeth to making a cup of coffee or tea. But, despite our similarities in routines, we seem to have adapted different ways of doing things. Yes, most people eat cereal—some put the milk in first while others put the cereal in first. Some people shower at night and some people only shower in the morning. This poll is full of everyday dilemmas that divide people on the correct or the best way of doing things. So, let’s vote and settle these debates once and for all!
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Taking Your Shoes Off When You Enter A House?
On at home, when a guest follow what that house does. I taught my kids to look for shoes by the front door, and either just take their shoes off or ask if they should.
My family considered it incredibly rude for people to take off their shoes at the door - or anywhere in the house for that matter.
Load More Replies...I was raised in a household where coming into our house with our shoes on generally wasn't a big deal. We would just wipe our feet on the mat outside. If it was raining or snowing, we would remove our shoes before entering to avoid getting the floor wet. So for me it's not a big deal. But if I'm visiting someone's home, I will abide by their rules. If they ask me to remove my shoes before entering, I have no problem with that.
I've visited houses like that - you have to wipe your feet when you leave.
Load More Replies...I've got five dogs in and out most of the day they don't wipe their feet, I've just given up now
Same here, plus my husband wears lace up boots, and goes in and out of the house numerous times a day, so I've given up taking my shoes off too. Why bother when I'm the only one doing it.
Load More Replies...I agree with removing them however I have a prosthetic leg and require and require a shoehorn to put my shoe on
I take MY shoes off but I don't expect my guest to do the same. I have 2 dogs and regardless of wiping their paws or cleaning the floors, my floors always have teeny pawprints.
Always shoes off when entering. Sometimes, it's required to taken them off before you come in the foyer if there's a mudroom, or apartment hallway. All that salt, sand and gravel destroys the floor and is very uncomfortable to step on.
You can wear your shoes in my flat as long as you sweep/mop floor before you leave.
Putting The Toilet Paper Under Or Over?
I was a cat owner for 25+ years, and never once did they play with the TP. Maybe because the dispenser is rather high up.
Load More Replies...While I firmly believe that over is the "correct" way . . . The feline presence in our house means that TP will be unraveled and all over the floor if I do so.
Look at the design. That's a sign of how it's meant to be put on a roll. Now, if you live with a cat, it's a whole 'nother situation.
Watering The Toothbrush Before Putting The Toothpaste On Or After?
Both, first water the brush, then put toothpaste on, then water the toothpaste..
Wetting the toothbrush after applying toothpaste can wash it off, then you have this clump of toothpaste that adheres to the sink and, in a few days, you'll need a chisel to remove it.
There needs to be a "both" option. I always feel I have to rinse any dust or fluff off my toothbrush first. Then put on the toothpaste, and that needs a bit of water added.
Having Multiple Alarms To Wake You Up Or Only One?
question still stands though - one or more alarms set
Load More Replies...I usually get up when the cats want breakfast. They’re good alarm clocks. If I have a very early appointment, a couple of alarms because I’m not the best waker-upper in non-cat-related events
One but I snooze it once. I just need a pre-cursor to waking up, but I know I'm a risk for passing out again, depending on how tired I am or how good the dream was. But I cannot just get up the moment my alarm goes off. Doesn't matter how pleasant the alarm I set up. In the mornings, everything sounds annoying af.
I used to set about ten alarms. Now I only set one because I’m going to wake up hours before it goes off anyway.
No alarms now in retirement, but I used to set an alarm 30-minutes earlier to give me that time to snuggle with my cats before I was forced to face reality.
I have one and then one 15 minutes later in case I sleep through the first one which isn't often but it is my safety measure.
Putting Your Socks On Before Putting Pants On Or After?
Im assuming by pants yall mean trousers. If u put socks on 1st its easier to put trousers on! The looser the less relevant tho
Left. And if you can see the point where your big toe was last time, put it on the opposite foot this time.
Load More Replies...To me, it does depend on what type of pants I am wearing. If I am wearing skinny jeans, I put on my socks first
I always think of the quote "socks are the lube of the feet when wearing trousers" but I still can't bring myself to put them on first!
Mostly after, though I do have some skinny ankle pants that I have to put them on before so they can tuck into the legs. Feels weird.
It's easier to slide a socked foot through a pants leg. The number of annual trouser-related accidents is not documented, but it's rumored to be higher than expected.
Cutting Your Sandwich Diagonally Or Horizontally?
And giant hands or tiny sandwiches, I presume
Load More Replies...Is horizontally not sideways somehow? But vertical is weird , How about triangles and rectangles?
Washing The Body Or The Hair First?
Shampoo. Conditioner. Then body. That way the conditioner can do its thing while I’m washing. Then rinse it all.
It's ingrained in me to clean top to bottom. That's how you bathe babies, especially female babies.
Wash hair, add conditioner, let it soak in while washing body, rinse from top to bottom.
Oh My Goodness, I thought everyone would wash their body first so your hair wouldn't be dripping in your eye's the whole time. Okay, so I am the odd one out.
I always wash my body during the 'two minutes' conditioner is on my hair
Storing Chocolate In The Fridge Or Preserving It At Room Temperature?
I'm envious. Where I live, we put things in the fridge to warm them up.
Load More Replies...Depending on season- we can have hot summers so in that case, fridge, but otherwise room temp
While I'm deciding where to store the chocolate, I've eaten it all.
Store in the fridge for best lifespan, leave at room temperature before eating for best flavour.
Frozen After Eight mints eaten in the bath, don't knock it till you've tried it!
Load More Replies...Unless you live in a perfectly climate controlled place, neither of these options are good. Chocolate needs to be stored in a cool, dry, dark space, so I keep mine in an ammo box in the closet.
Cutting The Crust Off Of Bread Or Leaving It On?
This German shrinks in fear at the concept of crustless bread. But my British upbringing thinks an afternoon tea with cucumber sandwiches is also elegant. I'm conflicted! Depends on the bread, I suppose. For normal, everyday bread/rolls, German bakeries cannot be beaten. I will, however, eat a piece of buttered fluffy bloomer with the crusts cut off if I ever have afternoon tea.
Unless I’m having a fancy tea for guests, I leave the crust as it’s my favorite part.
If it is cheap white bread in the USA, the crust doesn't matter, but for a good loaf of real bread, the crust is an integral part of the sandwich or toast.
A few years ago, a newspaper in the UK ran a feature on whether crusts were carcinogenic. Sainsbury's offer a 'well-fired loaf' (as in 'properly cooked', and also 'half as well-fired as a loaf in Scotland'). The conclusion of the feature was that you should cut the crusts off - well, duh! The crusts are the only reason for buying the loaf. And I doubt that any oncologist has ever said 'Sorry, sir, but your cancer stems from the well-fired loaf you ate on 23 August 2015'.
I have to cut the crusts from bread (for some reason off of makes my skin crawl, but I know it is acceptable in grammar) for my husband because he has no teeth, so the crusts are made into breadcrumbs and frozen. So, another one I can't answer because I leave the crusts on.
As a Brit, I can tell you that 'off of' is not acceptable in any form here, and is certainly ungrammatical.
Load More Replies...I leave it on, but then eat it all off before eating the rest of the bread
same! I also eat the crust off pizza first unless it's a big pizza, then crust bits get saved as a snack for later
Load More Replies...Well, that all depends, doesn't it? Are you preparing little finger sandwiches or is this a grilled cheese sandwich?
When I was young, I was told that if I ate the crust I'd get wonderful curly hair. As a 1960s boy-child, I didn't want wonderful curly hair. For years I assiduously avoided crusts.
Squeezing The Toothpaste From The Middle Or From The Bottom?
I cannot believe that anyone , let alone the current 42%, would actually admit to middle-squeezing. Psychopaths, one and all!
when I was a kid it was an issue as the tubes were soft aluminiuim/metal type things but they've been that polyethylene (?) for some years now and just bounce back - but I'm guessing not the same in every country
Load More Replies...Hold your head up high. Middle squeezer's unite!!
Load More Replies...And middle-tube squeezing psychos are allowed to vote. Now you know why we're in the mess we're in.
From the bottom every time. People (I.e. my hubby and kids) who squeeze it in the middle drive me mad.
Putting The Milk Or Cereal In First?
For the 5%. Please explain. Why in the devil's black briefcase would you pour milk first??
Can't stand soggy cereal. Milk first and then small portions of cereal for every bite to be crunchy.
Load More Replies...Cereal first, then milk. If theres milk left over, fill it up with cereal again =D
The top one is like putting the milk in before the teabag & boiling water ...
If Done Only Once: Showering In The Morning Or At Night?
Working on a hospital unit 10-12 hours every day. Not exposing my furniture or bed to that ! Night shower for the win!
My city has some extreme weather. On winter or if I had a late workout, I shower at night. Summer I shower twice a day sometimes.
There's so much dust and dirt blown off the streets and onto people. Just standing at the bus stop makes me want to go home and shower. I'm not bringing that into bed.
On the odd occasion I will shower at night. It helps make me sleepy for bedtime.
In the morning because it helps to refresh and revive me. I'm in the throes of menopause and often have night sweats. Not only that but my hair takes about 2-3 hours to dry so i prefer to wash it 1st thing in the morning rather than at night because i hate going to bed with wet hair (hairdryers make my hair go frizzy). If I'm going to have a bath though I will have that in the evening when I have more time.
I used to shower in the a.m. but then I adopted dogs, and my showers are now at night simply because if walking them in the summer, I get heated and perspire.
Eating Pizza With A Knife And Fork Or With Your Hands?
When I'm in a restaurant I eat with a fork and knife. In all other locations I eat with my hands. How do I answer this question?
Yeah, and it depends on the pizza. Most thin based Italian style ones (where I live, YMMV) in a restaurant are not really possible to eat by the 'slice'. Indeed, it's not normal for them to even be pre--cut into slices.
Load More Replies...Knife and fork because if there's one thing I can't stand it is getting my hands greasy.
Yes! I was also going to comment about keeping my hands clean. Also, not having to wash hands before I eat also.
Load More Replies...It really depends on the pizza. Chicago-style almost HAS to be eaten with utensils.
A thin-crust pizza slice, which is secured with one hand, should be loosely folded lengthwise to keep the toppings from falling off and to fit in your mouth. It's no different than eating a sandwich with your hands.
If the pizza is floppy in the middle, then I start with a knife and fork until it can be picked up without spilling its toppings. And this is not New York style pizza, because then you can just fold it, of course.
So far, 19% of people need to be put in jail. Try using a knife and fork in NJ/NY and they will be banished from the realm on pain of d**th
Folding The Pizza Or Eating It Flat?
Depends on the type of pizza. New York Style - fold, but the average delivery pizza isn't folding.
If you want folded pizza, get a calzone, and eat it with a knife and fork, like any civilised person.
I just answered this. Fold it to keep the toppings on the pizza and not in your lap. Duh!
Pronouncing Gifs Like ‘Gifs’ Or ‘Jifs’?
Apparently the man who invented them said it should be pronounced Jifs. But he's wrong.
Load More Replies...The creator of the GIF says it's pronounced 'JIF'. https://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-actual-pronunciation-of-gif-from-the-creator
Then he should have called it the Japhic Interchange Format.
Load More Replies...In English, the letters 'gif' at the beginning of a word are pronounced with a hard G. As in 'gift'. To be pronounced 'jif', you need to spell a word with a J as in 'jiffy'.
Hard G in "Graphics" - hence hard G in GIF. Yes, I know the inventor of the format says it's Jif. But the inventor of vaseline used to eat a spoonful of it a day, so inventors shouldn't be considered gospel. here.
Putting The Condiments On The Side Or All Over The Fries?
I was appalled at the last few years of my mom’s life when she started putting ketchup all over her fries. All over the fries! What happened to the person from the last 63 years?
She was done with pretending for sake of raising well mannered children! She prob did it when you were all asleep as kids too! Being ‘appalled ‘ by it made me laugh.
Load More Replies...On the side, for proper dunk-age. And not just from the fries, either. Unless it's a poutine. In which case, all over.
Yummy fries . Ketchup on the side . Vinegar, gravy on top. So yes ...never without.
If it's just ketchup, condiments on the side, but anything more and it's a loaded fries / poutine etc situation and the condiments need to get spread out
if this is one of those debates, then i must be a psychopath, because i just dont put condiments on my fries. i just leave em in the little packs or give them to my brother, who will drown his fries in the ketchup.
Side if there's room to spare so that each fry gets an equal amount of ketchup, but directly on the fries if there isn't any spare room on the plate.
I think KingTrump wants to buy Canada to stop the poutining of French fries.
I occasionally put salt on and then a add decent dab of Daddies Sauce on the side of the plate.
Brushing Your Teeth Once A Day, Twice A Day, Or Three Times A Day?
This month I count as a success if I brush my teeth once. I usually brush twice, and floss and rinse. But my stepson, 27, died in an accident three weeks ago and everything feels ...heavy. Like carrying a 10 kg rucksack around all the time. Waking up and feeling I already ran a 10k? Sleep problems aside, some days my head hurts like hell, others my stomach. I feel like a robot at the moments, shuffling through half of my chores when I feel like it. So, brushing my teeth is a reminder I'm alive but even that is hard some days...
3 times a day can be too much. Over brushing can cause just as much problems as under brushing. Twice a day is just right.
My 72 year old father brushes once a day and never goes to the dentist. He has all of his natural teeth and they are very white. I don’t understand.
I think it's just genetics. Or maybe your father hasn't told you of the problems he's had.
Load More Replies...Brush twice and floss once daily. Must be doing something right because my dentist isn't making a lot of money off me.
Once if I'm lucky enough to remember, and then even if I'm not too lazy to spend the 3m doing it. Always feels better afterwards, but laziness is strong, y'all.
Am I a maniac for 4 times a day with one time mouthwash? In my defense, I use orthodontic brush 4 times and normal brush twice.
Ask your dentist. But if you are literally brushing your teeth six times a day, total, yeah you're probably doing some damage.
Load More Replies...After breakfast, after lunch, after the afternoon snack, after dinner. You eat, you brush your teeth - and floss.
You can brush your teeth too much and damage the enamel. Toothpaste is an abrasive after all.
Load More Replies...Making Your Bed Every Day Or Leaving It As Is?
You can “make it” in a way that looks nice and presentable and airs at the same time.
Load More Replies...I leave it unmade all day and part of my bedtime ritual is making the bed before a fold back a corner of the blankets and crawl in:)
I really wish there was a 3rd option for a lot of these questions. Anyway, I neatly fold the top sheet and blankets down towards the foot so that the mattress can air out, with the pillow propped up for air circulation. The average person releases ~1 pint (1/2 liter) of moisture per night, which gets into the bedding and mattress. This gross amount of fluid buildups, becoming a breeding ground for bacteria and allergens, which a made bed traps. Sweet dreams.
Again, if I'm not too lazy to do it. There is something very nice about walking into your bedroom at night and seeing a nicely made bed waiting for you. On the other hand, it's still the same bed regardless. Just change the sheets every couple of weeks, OK? More if you are very active.
I'm always up before my hubby. If he wants the bed making he can do it himself.
Using Light Or Dark Mode On Your Phone?
Always dark mode, except when some stupid website expects me to pay for it, then I'm fine with light.
I find dark (on my PC/Laptop/Tablet/browser, too) easier on my eyes.
Dark mode is easier on my eyes, less glare. Also, I wear Gunnar blue-light glasses along with my regular glasses to cut down on the glare even more. My eyes thank me.
Putting The Milk In Before Or After Pouring The Tea/Coffee?
The "Neither" option is missing in a lot of questions here. 👍🏼
Load More Replies...Thank you Hotwingsnbeer. I wasn't sure how to broach the subject.
Load More Replies...It depends on how you're making the tea and the equipment used. Teabag in mug, *never* put milk in first as you need boiling water on the tea bag. Bone china and tea in a pot, best to put the milk in first.
Milk before is for latte macchiato, after is cappuccino. It just so happens that I prefer cappuccino most days.
Load More Replies...I voted after but I don't drink coffee but if I did it would be after.
Actually, I drink tea and coffee black, but if I were to use milk, I'd put it in after because there's more amount control based on color.
In restaurants where I use those little creamer things, before. Otherwise, after.
Wearing Socks To Bed Or Taking Them Off Before Bed?
Agreed. A lot of these questions should have more than two answers.
Load More Replies...Take daysocks off, put warm nightsock on, take nightsocks off during the night if it gets too hot (without remembering it).
I can't wear anything in bed. I own one pair of pyjamas in case I ever need to go into hospital, and they're still in their sealed packaging. Now I think about it, I've had them for over 30 years 😮 Maybe time to get rid of them and buy a new 'emergency' pair.
In this case I'd think size matters, no? :)
Load More Replies...I'm taking my feet out of those "foot prisons" before bed. (That's what my daughter calls socks, foot prisons.)
Can't stand anything on my feet at night. I stick my feet out of the blanket to cool down, which socks don't allow.
Letting The Water Run While You’re Brushing Your Teeth Or Turning It Off?
Turn it off & save a precious resource. It adds up to a significant volume over time
Californian here and our water is precious to us so no running unnecessary water.
Load More Replies...Why is gods name would you ever need it to run? I can’t even fathom what that would be a thing? Some much water just running down the drain for no reason at all. I don’t know what this poll is making me so irrationally angry.
Because letting it run is senseless and a waste, even if there is plenty of water around
Load More Replies...People still let the water run?!!! I live in an area that's hardly short of rainfall but it's still ingrained in us not to be wasteful and to think of other people.
I agree. I remember in the 90s Sesame Street had an animation where the water in a pond decreases because a kid leaves the tap on, drowning a fish and even at that young age I was surprised anyone did it.
Load More Replies...I have a well and a septic tank. I caught a team of hydraulic engineers at an exhibition and asked them, "If the water comes from the ground, passes through the house with a little diverting through me, and goes back into the ground, is it possible for me to waste water?" They pulled into a huddle and concluded it's not really possible for me to waste water. But I still turn the tap off while brushing.
We do not have water in our town sometimes, please close the tap. Water is precious!
My mom would shut the water off on me. I found it irritating having to turn it on and off constantly.
Guess that means that 20% of the respondents, at this stage of the poll, are in complete denial of climate change. Let's see how they handle this when water becomes a scarce commodity where they live.
I let it run to get the hot water going so I can wash my face after I brush my teeth
I let the hot water tap run to empty the pipe so the hot water will come through in time to wash my face.
I do that sometimes too, but turn it off as soon as the hot water arrives. I have just started using cold water only recently, to brush and to wash. Works just as good.
Load More Replies...Having Orange Juice With Pulp Or Without Pulp?
When I stagger to ny fridge in the morning the last thing I'd want to do is start peeling oranges TYVM.
Load More Replies...I don't buy orange juice. But I it's served to me, either with or without is fine.
I used to like the pulp. It gave me a false sense of satisfaction that it was from real oranges. I haven't had orange juice in quite a few years. It's way too acidic and makes me more thirsty.
I rarely drink juice, with the exception of Pom Juice, but on those rare occasions, I prefer pulp for that fresh-squeezed taste.
The pulp in store-bought orange juice is nit orange pulp but wood-chippings...
Drinking Liquor Before Beer Or Beer Before Liquor?
There's an old rhyme, "beer before wine and you'll feel fine, wine before will make you feel queer". It's a total nonsense, regardless of alcohol type it's the total amount you consume (and lesserly the amount of water) that affects how drunk or hungover you are.
Load More Replies...When drinking, stick with a single type. Avoid mixing.
I don't drink beer/ales, so if I'm drinking, it's spirits all the way.
Biting Right Into The Kitkat Or Eating It Sideways?
funny story: one time i was so sleepy, i bit into my kitkat before taking off the wrapper, and was chewing before i realized what had happened and why there was a smooth paper thing in my mouth
I voted sideways,but I usually break off each section and eat itbthat way. They should have a option on here you break off each section and eat it that way.
Nestle, the baby killers. I don't eat kitkats because I don't support racist, profit driven infanticide.
Yup nothing like knowing you're a complete freak 1st thing in the morning xxxxx
Load More Replies...I couldn't vote in a good amount of these because im not applicable to any...
Does this mean the issue is finally settled and people have to do the way the majority voted on this poll?
Yes the results will be sent to all the world leaders and it will be like that forever.
Load More Replies...Something I was recently _shocked_ to learn is that this question gets mixed results: “Do you wipe sitting or standing?” . . . (Awkward wording, but I was trying to word it so as not to be “leading”)
Most of these questions are open to interpretation or personal preference. There are no hard and fast rules.
Not enough options. People are individuals, BP, not cloned to respond to one of two answers.answers
Yup nothing like knowing you're a complete freak 1st thing in the morning xxxxx
Load More Replies...I couldn't vote in a good amount of these because im not applicable to any...
Does this mean the issue is finally settled and people have to do the way the majority voted on this poll?
Yes the results will be sent to all the world leaders and it will be like that forever.
Load More Replies...Something I was recently _shocked_ to learn is that this question gets mixed results: “Do you wipe sitting or standing?” . . . (Awkward wording, but I was trying to word it so as not to be “leading”)
Most of these questions are open to interpretation or personal preference. There are no hard and fast rules.
Not enough options. People are individuals, BP, not cloned to respond to one of two answers.answers
