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Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 3 Nov 16

I grew up thinking that a "date" consisted of a pair of people who like each other going out to eat, watching a movie, going bowling, or any other assortment of similar activities in an effort to get to know each other, or in...

dating

social life

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Places or situations where you really shouldn't use a cellphone.

koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 7 Mar 12

Yesterday I walked into the bathroom at work and noticed some guy standing at a urinal texting with one hand while he ... There are somethings that are just wrong. Mylotters lets try and make a list of all the places and...

cellphones

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Do you get offended when two people whisper to each other in front of you?

cecillecarmela @cecillecarmela (3818) • Philippines 1 Jan 11

Hello everyone! Happy New Year :~) I have a co-worker whose attitude is always like that. Most of the time in front of me, she and my other co-worker would whisper something to each other. Although I'm not the person they're...

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Urinal Etiquette

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 15 Nov 10

Ok folks, I'm into irony (as some of you well know), so here's another example of irony in the U.S. Here in the good ol' USA, there is something called "urinal etiquette". Some of the rules of "urinal etiquette" are... ~When...

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I have a greivance to wage against internet users..................

celticeagle @celticeagle (189893) • Boise, Idaho 3 Nov 09

I have had this ongoing situation that really bugs me. I will be asked for my IM information from someone I meet online, I give it to them and they IM me at some point or vice-versa. We chat and are having a nice conversation when...

ettiquette

internet

proper manners

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Restaurant ettiquette

requital @requital (41) 6 Sep 09

When eating at a restaurant my father always told me it is rude to carry on your conservation while the waiter comes over. I am not talking when the waiter comes to take your order (which would be rude to just talk over him). Im...

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Using Mylot: Do you hate it when this happens?

Chalea Hutchinson @zoey7879 (3092) • Quincy, Illinois 18 Aug 09

... When people make a post in a thread, but their answer is not at all related to the thread? I don't know why, but I find that it gets on my nerves. Am I the only one who finds this annoying?

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Are you a "grocery store grazer"?

fruitcakeliz @fruitcakeliz (2638) • United States 5 Aug 09

As my last discussion on shopping ettiquette went over so well, with a multitude of responses, i thought i would try another one out. When you are shopping in a grocery store, to you eat food before you pay for it? I see...

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Are you guilty of this?

fruitcakeliz @fruitcakeliz (2638) • United States 4 Aug 09

Have you ever gone shopping in a store, picked up an item and put it in your cart thinking you were going to buy it, then later during your shopping trip changed your mind and just left it on the nearest shelf? I am sure most...

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shopping

stores

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A question for your morals

polo_princess @polo_princess (803) 1 Aug 09

If you were in somebody elses home and you broke something either of little value or large, what would you do? Would you offer to replace it or just keep quiet about it? I was speaking to a friend whos mother broke something of...

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morals

polite

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How do you react to friends that quarrel?

loujac3 @loujac3 (1188) • United States 19 Jul 08

I have friends that thrive on quarreling. They do not hesitate to quarrel in public or even when they have friends over at their house. It makes me very uncomfortable and I want to get up and leave. My daughter would handle this...

ettiquette

public displays

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Where's The Charm

terilee79720 @terilee79720 (3621) • United States 26 Mar 08

Remember when children were sent to Charm School to learn etiquette? How about when little girls were taught home economics, how to play the piano or violin? What happened to children learning those things? I guess that goes to...

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ettiquette

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Best responses.

a1intnet @a1intnet (248) • Mauritius 13 Mar 08

How long do you wait to choose a best response to your discussion? I try to wait at least a week so that I can be sure to have received all the replies but I see some people choose a best response almost immediately. Is there a...

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mylot best response

timeframes

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Rudeness at the Movies

goinliveinfive @goinliveinfive (561) • United States 30 Oct 07

A couple months back I wrote this article on the subject of rudeness at the movies: http://associatedcontent.com/article/381244/rudeness_at_the_movies.html so I'll direct you there instead of rehashing it all here. I'm...

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manners

movies

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Rubrics of Debate (what are they?)

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 16 Jun 07

a gal does not like a question or a reply to it - then starts insisting that she is being personally attacked. When the only thing that occured was that her opinion was not agreed with. This was stated in a rational manner yet...

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Are you a bread reacher?

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 18 Apr 07

With packaged bread, do you reach down the bag to the third of fourth piece - or do you take from the top? There is a member in my family who has an aversion to the heals of the loaf and apparently the first couple slices after...

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What was she THINKING?!?!

Backpack30 @Backpack30 (924) • United States 5 Apr 07

Okay,so I've just got to know what everyone thinks here. This is the rudest thing I've ever seen..... One of my girl friends (we'll call her "Jane") was pregnant with her 2nd baby. Her best friend called up one of our mutual...

baby

baby born

baby shower

baby shower invitation

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Chug a Lug from the Jug?

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 1 Apr 07

When you want to quench your thirst in a real bad sorta way - Will you grab a glass and pour or just pop the lid and chug from the jug? (or carton as the case may be) or, does it depend if anyone is around to see you or not!

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Personal Space?

DonBasyo @DonBasyo (215) • Philippines 13 Mar 07

Many people values their privacy and I think they really should since being private on some aspects of ourselves since we are reserved with that right. There are many ways to preserve privacy;and one of them is having our own...

Here in myLot do you think is the right amounjt of discussion to post per week

killahclaire @killahclaire (3665) 18 Feb 07

For those of you who know me, you probably noticed I dont start too many. I'm trying to be polite and not just write rubbish so I am very selective generally over discussions I start. SO often in here I read so many posts which...

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