Thursday, June 9, 2011

They Should Be Social Faux Pas

I love studying human behavior and with my job I get ample time to watch (I'd say observe but that sounds too much like studying animals in the zoo or something) and interact with them. During this watching and interacting I mentally came up with a list of everyday day things people do that are just tacky, and I think should be considered social faux pas
  • Cracking knuckles and other joints, its just a bad habit, and can have the tendency to make you look less confidant.
  • Wearing foam flip flops and clogs, seriously they are not shoes people, keep the foam at the beach or in the garden. And we're not going to get into the whole health side of it, chemicals leeching into your skin and the more likeliness of bacteria growing...
  • Wearing multiple animal prints, or an overdose on one, animal prints are a great way to add a lil' pizzaz to an outfit. However when the shoes, purse, belt, shirt, and coffee cup are all in cheetah, that is what is known as an over kill. Remember accessories don't need to match just go together.
  • Not covering your mouth while coughing, sneezing or yawning, its just tacky
  • Cluttering up Facebook news feed with continuous status updates, Don't get me wrong I think Facebook is a great tool for keeping in contact with people, but we don't need to be informed every time you walk the dog or take a pie out of the oven (that is unless you're planning on giving us some)
  • Talking on the phone while checking out or ordering at a counter, I know some conversations are important so either finish it first or ask the person on the phone to wait a moment, it makes the person serving you feel slightly less awkward
  • Texting while spending time with other people, how often have you seen it or had it happen to you, you're talking to your friend about getting together and it ends with a "can't wait to see ya got so much to catch up" then when you finally do get together you both spend the time texing other people. Enjoy being with who you are with, the text can wait a bit (unless it your parents)
  • Gages, seriously why would you want huge holes in your ears, what are you gonna do with when your old? string your oxygen tube through them?
  • Spitting, its just disgusting, the end
  • Guys constantly hikin' up their pants, thats what belts are for or maybe a size that fits
  • Flannel pajama pants, aren't clothes I don't care if they color coordinate with your fuzzy slippers, flip flops or crocks, they should not come out of the house
  • Guys not wearing shirts in public, I'm sorry sir its just not cool to see you walking around town with your shirt tucked into the back of your pants, it somewhat resembles a tail, and looks decidedly "Hickish". What happened to men wearing suits when they went out? No shirt at the beach or in the privacy of your own home and yard ok maybe, but not when you go out on the town.
  • Cursing and swearing, shows a decided lack of self-control and ignorance i.e. the inability to properly express yourself do to the inadequacy of your vocabulary

1 comment:

Tara Janelle said...

Agreed. Well said. Amen.

(I especially like the one on gages - gave me a good laugh!)