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A cool guide to everyday etiquette no one teaches you (infosec.pub)

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[–] Havatra@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Nice post! I don't know how many are or aren't taught these things, as I feel like I was taught most of these myself. I do have some opinions though:

Tipping I feel like is a thing very pertained to the US, and shouldn't be considered "good etiquette", but rather altruistic. I.e. no pressure to give tips. Same with the car, but it should still be returned "in an equal or better condition" if possible.
Etiquette is not dependent on economic power.
Being loud in general is bad etiquette/uncivilized, so the three about loud music, speakerphone, and loudness in quiet public places could be a single entry.
Other duplicates: "let others exit first" and "clean up".
The coughing shows a graphic of holding the hand in front of the mouth, which should instead be the elbow because of simple hygiene.
The part about commenting on someone's food is a bit weird, as it could be extended to "don't share your opinion about my choices unless I ask". Thoughts?
I really like the modern inclusion of putting away your phone during conversations!
Things that could be added:
- Value others' time; be on time, and don't be in the way of those with little time.
- Do the small things yourself, regardless of whose responsibility it is (like pick up something from the floor).
- Give space when there is space. E.g. walking on the sidewalk, shopping cart in aisle, personal space in the queue, etc.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Commenting on other people's food is very common around here. Maybe it's more appropriate to say "don't content negatively on other people's food"? Or better yet, "don't comment negatively on anything unprompted".

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 4 points 1 week ago

It is so general on that one!

“Hey that food looks good”
“Don’t tell me how my food looks!”

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I actually really like the “give space when there is space” one you mentioned, since when I’m at supermarkets, I routinely see people’s carts at crooked angles or almost in the middle of the aisle, stopping me from passing through, and I make sure to adjust my cart all the time, since I don’t wanna waste anyone’s time or deplete their energy trying to fit through. I also get thanked for it a lot, so that’s nice too.