Life etiquette

People are sharing the ‘common rules of social etiquette’ that should be immediately binned off – 21 to go ASAP

Poke Reporter. Updated June 17th, 2024

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“Going out for a birthday or occasion with a bunch of people or even just a few friends and having to split the bill evenly . I don’t mind it if it’s a few dollar difference, but often times I’ll get something cheaper on the menu and maybe one drink whereas others are ordering steaks and 4 drinks and I owe $100 or more. Whenever it’s the opposite and I order the more expensive things, I always make sure to tell people to just pay for what they owe. I wish others had the same decency.”
-Jackster7917

12.
“[The ‘Irish Goodbye’]: I love people who do this when I host because sometimes the people who announce it start a goodbye train and then suddenly everybody is gone. I also prefer it as a guest.”
-AgeIs1005

13.
“‘Don’t speak ill of the dead’. Of course, nobody who repeats this rule actually means it sincerely. Everyone speaks ill of Hitler, for example. So when you speak ill of (for example) Rush Limbaugh and they say “don’t speak ill of the dead”, what they’re really saying is “I don’t think he was that bad”. It’s a very dishonest rule.”
-Bizarre_Protuberance

14.
“Men always ask women out, if a woman does it it makes her look desperate, do away with this social etiquette and let whoever has feelings for whomever make the first move regardless of gender.”
-Goddessviking86

15.
“Having people in the service industry smile ask about your day. It’s all completely insincere and exhausting and not just to the poor worker. I don’t want to have to smile and lie to a stranger. I just want to buy my shit and go.

“It sometimes gets pushed way too fucking far. There’s a popular coffee kiosk chain where I live where the baristas are all forced to chat while you wait for them to make the coffee, and it takes a while so, the “how are you/fine” exchange doesn’t fill enough time. They ask about favorite movies and “if you had a super power” and anything to just keep this pointless unwanted conversation going. Just… just stop. All I want is coffee. I don’t want to think of what my favorite tree is, and you don’t care. This isn’t a conversation, this is chore.
It’s exhausting.”
-thiscouldbemassive

16.
“Tipping no matter how bad the service.”
-Kimber80

17.
“Including a card with every gift. It’s a piece of paper that cost 5 bucks, gets read once and thrown away. I’d rather put an extra 5 bucks into the gift than a fancy piece of paper. Gift cards/money with a card are an exception, being part of the “wrapping” otherwise it seems like a waste.”
-Nerdy_Nightowl

18.
“That all old ppl are deserving of respect, just because they’re old.. a lot of them are straight up assholes lol.”
-cookiepip

19.
“Giving up airplane seats so people can sit together. If I’m not being upgraded to a better seat, I’m not moving.”
-babythrottlepop

20.
“Smoke breaks. You mean to tell me by smoking you get an extra hour a day to do whatever you want?!”
-GeorgeThe13th

21.
“Having to.say “good morning” to each and every coworker individually as you pass them. By the 8th or 9th good morning, I’m over it…leave me alone. Also, I think if it’s been less than a full 24 hrs since the last time I’ve seen you… you don’t warrant a fresh good morning. Yesterday’s good morning should still stand.”
-OK-Education3487

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