I absolutely agree with this.. never take the freedom to express..

Ditto for talking on your phone!

My opinion is the only time you need another 'child' is when it's an animal; example: I have 3 leopard geckos--not just one--so they have friends.

We do not get paid enough for your rude/mean/ignorant comments, but we have to put on a brave face or risk getting fire.

Even in lifts.. if this happens in a lift and it's a friend I say "do you think I was in the lift to kidnap you?" Specially if it's the first or last floor..

Or about someone's medical problem(s) because they can't control it.

THIS!

I cannot agree with this more. I wish more people did this.

That’s a given, the only time it is okay is if the bride and groom are happy with it. Also don’t wear a white dress.

This should be higher

Guys they made a good point, whether or not they spelled "you're" correctly. Maybe we should learn some manners like the author suggested and stop rudely pointing out other's grammatical mistakes.

I agree for the most part but in some cultures it is a show of appreciation. We have a friend that is Chinese and he is an extremely loud chewer and chews with his mouth open and that is the way he was brought up. So whilst it maybe annoying for many we just have to deal with it because that is his culture.

sleep is precious~

YES! Your doc doesn't care if you used drugs, he just needs to know so other procedures do not kill you because of that. Also, he's not even allowed to report you to police.

True but for some things the other person may not be able to afford one of their own. We have lent our lawnmower out to a friend a few times but he can’t afford to buy one for himself. He is trustworthy so we have no issues lending it to him.

This should apply to big family groups walking at a snail’s pace in staggered formation through IKEA. Why on earth have you taken 3 generations there for a day out anyway? IKEA is a terribly disorientating circle of hell anyway without making it worse.

Omg yes, I find this super frustrating.

When I moved back to New Zealand from Japan, I noticed that we tend to give a reason more than Japanese people do. I don’t dislike that; in fact, in a lot of cases I think just think “S**t happens; you don’t need to offer the reason for my approval”.

surprising how many people don't wash their hands after using public toilets even in covid

Only borrow if you are insured to drive that car. Uninsured drivers are breaking the law.

I really hate it when people do that. I have a phone, you have a phone, everyone and their uncle have a phone, just give me a heads up.

Looks eerily like the room in the beginning of portal 2

I can't afford that, but I might carry you home.

It’s sad that this even needs to be mentioned.

Also, please put your dogs on a leash! I can't tell you how many times I have been walking my dog and someone's off leash dog has come charging at us. "Don't worry, he's friendly" they always yell. Well good for you, but my dog is not. He was bit by a "good dog" who was not on a leash and is traumatized by strange dogs running up to him. Just because your dog is well behaved doesn't mean everyone's is.

This includes bass in a sound system for TVs when in apartment living.

Be kind, period.

Or boil eggs!

I don't have a plunger in my house... should I worry?

be predictable = use your blinkers and use them before your car is already turning

This is a much too generic statement imo. Should you slam on the brakes while going 50 miles per hour in full traffic just to let someone in? No. Should you be nice and let someone if when it’s stop and go traffic within the city? Certainly, because otherwise some people coming from back roads would never get in.

When I have a stop sign, I'm the one who should stop, not the person who thinks it's nice to let me go first.

Example: You have the right of way at a green light. Do NOT stop to let others go before you. That's how you cause accidents.

Predictable sure, but definitely be courteous to other drivers and follow the rules of the road. Way too much "me first" craziness and road rage out there.

Predictable is much better. That is not to say that you can't be nice. Just be nice in predicable ways. Like with the waive of a hand or a turn signal.

I still like what my grandad said once, "Drive like you want others to drive."

Exactly. Follow the rules of the road, and no one gets hurt.

As a cyclist, I completely agree, just follow the rules of the road. I *hate* it when a car stops to let me go when they have the right of way. First, that driver is just training cyclists to expect cars to wait for them, and worse, even if that car is going to be patient enough to wait for me, I don't know if the car behind him is going to get impatient and pass him while I'm still in the road.

This is my #1 on this list. Yes, be friendly, but don't break the rules to be polite. It's dangerous and super annoying.

It's funny how they go from being nice to flipping you off or cussing you out. I've experienced this at a four-way stop when the both of us arrived simultaneously and they were on the right. I refuse to break the law just because they are feeling generous. Had a scam artist run into me on that account.

wish I could upvote this to the top. People being nice CAUSES traffic jams and accidents because it mucks up the flow of traffic. I was a foot courier in a large city downtown. I jaywalked a LOT, but fully aware of traffic flow patterns. Folks who thought they were being nice by stopping (not at crosswalk, but mid-block) , actually effed things up for a bunch of others. They would then get mad at me for refusing their courtesy.

Always expect people to do something selfish or stupid, if your wrong it doesn't matter, if your right then you're prepared.

Why I drive aggressively. People think they are being safe doing things like pulling slowly into traffic but it makes people jam on their brakes.

Everybody's there to get you! That's my motto!

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This. The amount of people that want to direct traffic at a four way stop is annoying. They were there first, but are wildy gesturing that they want you to take their turn. As if I'm always watching inside other cars, and I can see through your tinted windows. Just go when it's your turn!

Just respect the damn traffic rules to begin with.

I second that. Being predictable is most important. I have two artificial finger joints for some toddlers/teenangers blocking the cyclepath and then evading last moment to their left while I was evading to my right as nearly everyone does here.

Yes! Engineers know what they're doing. Don't second-guess the layout, and take it upon yourself to suspend the right of way because you're in a position to "wave someone across."

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If being nice instead of "predictable" is a common behavior, shouldn't other drivers know to predict niceness?

But then it puts pressure on the person and makes it awkward. The person with most expensive bill should offer that everyone pays for their own.. or as we say India TTMM: Tu tera, mein mera (roughly translates to: you pay yours, I'll pay mine)

Why not perfume or cologne? I'd say "do not pour half the bottle" as many people do, but a little? Everything smells, really, and I think the smell of "people", like sweat or God only knows what else, is far more annoying than perfume.

The police interviewers really like this one