Society's unwritten rules.

I open and hold doors for anyone, regardless of male or female. Though I do it more so often for the elderly.

The bus, I give my seat for those who seem that can't make it far enough to go to the back or some other seat. Such as elderly, people with disabilities, people with kids and etc.

About the dinning room manners.

I was told it was proper for all the women to order first of course, and to recieve thier food first(When I used to be a Waiter), refills and etc.

That if you have to help seat anyone, elderly first, then the younger ones and you walk them to thier seat, pull it out let them sit down and push them in.

Atleast that is how my section of Wisconsin does it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

I think some girls would get mad about a man offering his seat to her or holding a door for her. Sass, for example, would probably deck you. But I think most wouldn't, and isn't it best to err on the side of politeness?

I hate to think that chivalry is dead. I'm now officially on a quest to bring chivalry back one GFF member at a time.

Yeah but you could still ask or atleast try and if they don't want to then you politely move aside unless for some reason you get decked.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I doubt anyone would insult a dish, just say maybe you should have done... -insert constructive stuff.-

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

That's the same thing as insulting it. When someone cooks for you, do NOT give them any "constructive criticism" or suggest how they might do it differently next time.

Food is a very delicate issue. Some people I know take offense if you even add salt to your food when you're eating it. The best thing you can do is to just tell the person who cooked it that it's delicious and eat it.

Yeah but normally if I do, my friends or family can tell my the gesture I make like I'll be slow at eating(Cause normally I'm a quick chewer/eater.) or something else. Hell even if I wasn't and I lied about it, they would probaly notice it anyway. I suck at lying. So either I might as well tell my friends and family the truth anyway. Sadly it was how I raised to. If you tell the truth in constructive manner/mature manner. People should respect that and talk to you back in the same manner.

Jammer, if I go out with friends or a girl that wants to pay once in awhile/be an equal. We usually rock paper scissors for the bill, and then the tip. The one who pays last doesn't have to play unless they wish to, till everyone has paid the tip/bill atleast once. Yanno?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Some people also don't give firm handshakes cause of the fact that like Alice said that it feels like your hand is being crushed cause I know some people who grip so hard you just want to punch the person in the face for going overboard.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Avalokiteshvara

What about rules for interactions with waiters? We just went out to eat and I was thinking about this. It appears I've actually got quite a few expectations of waiters. Like for instance, I shouldn't have to ask to have my water glass refilled. If I put it at the edge of the table, that should be indication enough. They also shouldn't talk to me beyond taking my order, that just seems like an invasion of privacy to me. When they do fill my water glass, a brief "thank you" or nod if my mouth is full should be sufficient. I tip well regardless but I feel more generous toward waiters who respect the fact that they're really not supposed to be a visible part of my dining experience. It'd be interesting to hear from a waiter/waitress's point of view on this.

Of course, when I'm drunk that's a different story. Sass can attest I then play grab ass with the waiters, and tip way way too much. >.>;;

Around here, a waitor usually comes around once in awhile and checks the table and as well asks if you need anything else. Atleast a good waitor does. And a waitor/waitress as well, you usually have to ask them for a refill or whatever means, it's just how it is up here but half the time they ask/make sure you have everything and things are full.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Brent, what is more of an insult then no tip is this. Two pennies heads up. That'll piss some people off.

Speaking of which, tipping for me is more of thier manner and how they act, look and etc.

How ya doing, buddy?

Why do you hate me? I only do the two penny tip if someone fucks up big. I mean as in get the order wrong, doesn't care about me and etc. That if you don't look prepared for the job aka pink hair, lip rings and chewing bubble gum(Which is unsanitory to begin with.) and probaly other things. Come on, it makes you look like you don't even want to be there or if you give me an atttitude when I question you about food or that you possibly had messed up.

(And that is not based off of refills cause I usually don't need refills as I eat my food.)

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by JammerLea

I think this is the first time I've ever actually seen "ZOMG GRAMMAR POLICE" used on the internet. All I need to see now is the Niagara Falls and my life can be complete!! If I cared.

So on the topic of grammar! Or spelling... any unwritten rules on when vs when not to correct people? I'm all for trying to help point out stuff when someone's confused or if it's a mistake they tend to use a lot. But some people are just so touchy...

My friend is a grammar police and around him. I tend to purposely(sp?) make stupid mistakes as I talk so he corrects me so he sounds smart, after awhile he gets pissed and tell me to stop it.

I do not care if people correct me as long as it's a common one I keep on doing over, over and over. Yanno? But if it's a simple mistake such as...

But then again, my thing is this. If you know what I mean, it doesn't really matter cause we're all human and we make mistakes.

That, and how can couldn't care less signify that he could care?

Couldn't care means he could not care as in he doesn't care.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Which are all unwritten. The polite way to act...

And I swear to god I've seen kids do that and the mom does almost nothing. I've walked up to a few kids and told them, from my own experence as a kid, you should listen to your parents. They know better, they have wisdom you don't...

Hell if I ever spoke like some of these kids I got popped in the back of the head and told NOT to talk like that again or to make a scene. Hell you know how my mom stopped my little brother from running all over in the store?

She grabbed a tuff of his hair cause my family we all have curly and somewhat long hair. He stopped immidently, fell to the ground(My mom let go right away and didn't pull hair out.) and started crying. He never did it again.

Hell even when I was younger if time out or anything did not work. The 'nice' way. I got belted to the rear two times or even made my own switches.

Am I some psycopath or anything? No. If done right, I feel that sometimes I quick swat never hurts when you tried everything else of course.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Sass, I think they would probaly see you more as a tomboy for doing so. Most females usually do a quick hug as a greeting even to thier own girl friends, unless you don't know them very well usually a hand shake is a best way to go atleast in my book.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.