What’s an unspoken rule that absolutely everyone should know, but most people clearly don’t?

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What’s an unspoken rule that absolutely everyone should know, but most people clearly don’t?

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  1. Campbell__Hayden Avatar

    How to use “I” and “me” correctly.

  2. VastForce690 Avatar

    don’t leave a dog in a hot car

  3. 0x0MG Avatar

    The art of minding your own damn business

  4. Gingereej1t Avatar

    Wait for people to get off before you try to get on. (Public transport/elevators/sex)

  5. Puzzleheaded_Owl_947 Avatar

    Let the passenger out/off before you go in/on!

  6. gregbradypookashells Avatar

    Don’t throw gum in a urinal.

  7. Sudden_Breakfast_374 Avatar

    if someone is breastfeeding in public it’s not polite to stare.

  8. Horror_Principle_562 Avatar

    If you go camping, don’t light a fire after a long dry spell when you are surrounded by combustible dry vegetation.

  9. DrFrankSaysAgain Avatar

    NO SPEAKER PHONE IN PUBLIC 

  10. nairBtakB Avatar

    Stay to the right.

  11. Double_Classroom_808 Avatar

    Knowing when to shut up. Not in a rude way, but in that ‘this isn’t worth it and I like peace more than being right’ kind of way. It’s saved me from so many arguments and unneeded stress.

  12. CaptainChristiaan Avatar

    Use headphones in public if you’re watching something on your phone? 🫣

    Seriously, I don’t understand why this business of watching YouTube at full blast on the bus has become normal.

  13. jinxes_are_pretend Avatar

    Just return the shopping cart you savages.

  14. G_E_T_C_H_A_ Avatar

    No one wants to hear your phone conversation. Take it off speaker.

  15. Ok_Difference_6792 Avatar

    How to let things go. Some people get cut off by another driver and hold on to that anger for way too long…

  16. kimtenisqueen Avatar

    Don’t comment on a pregnant persons body.

  17. A_Guy_Oz Avatar

    If you wouldn’t act that way in a checkout line, don’t act that way in your fucking car

  18. jackary_the_cat Avatar

    If you’re sitting at a table and there are people on both sides of you, don’t lean in to the table and block off the other people

  19. TrivialBanal Avatar

    Close your mouth when you chew.

  20. JetKeel Avatar

    An opinion, stated strongly and with many people agreeing with it, is still an opinion.

  21. Any-Philosophy-5334 Avatar

    Don’t date the ex of someone of your friends group. It’s not worth it.

  22. Tipitina62 Avatar

    Be polite.

    Always.

    Everywhere.

  23. thewesmantooth Avatar

    Your actions and behaviors affect other people.

  24. Alarming-Setting-592 Avatar

    Say “thank you” when a stranger holds a door for you.

  25. FluffySoftFox Avatar

    When your computer has issues you should try, restarting the program, restarting the PC, and googling the error code before begging your slightly more tech literate friends to fix your crap

  26. ajnabee1234 Avatar

    Cover your mouth when you cough/ sneeze.

  27. cooleybird1975 Avatar

    Don’t walk around in public while on speakerphone/FaceTime.

  28. JPBillingsgate Avatar

    If you litter or just leave your shopping cart in the middle of the empty parking spot next to you, you are a piece of crap.

  29. TripTrap24 Avatar

    Flush. The. Toilet.

    Unless you’ve been specifically told otherwise, in North America at least, just flush it.

  30. Dapper_Reputation_16 Avatar

    Don’t do mani pedis on an airplane or lounge.

  31. RainyDaysareLovely Avatar

    If you’re walking with your friends on a sidewalk and you meet someone going the other way, move over to share the sidewalk. Signed the person who usually gets pushed into the grass.

  32. Hedgehog_Insomniac Avatar

    Whatever side your country drives on is the side you use on a walking path.

    Also, when riding an escalator, you stand on the right so people who want to walk up can pass on the left.

  33. itsBianca2u Avatar
  34. SMVan Avatar

    The person behind the service counter doesn’t make the rules.  Don’t yell at them. 

  35. ikeepsitreel Avatar

    If you borrow someone’s car, bring it back with a full tank of gas

  36. Broken-Emu Avatar

    The left lane is for passing, then move back over

  37. Chaoticrabbit Avatar

    No one wants to hear your music, thats why headphones were invented

  38. bellaicecake Avatar

    Don’t hurt animals.

  39. Chaoticrabbit Avatar

    I dont care how friendly you say your dog is, dont let it run up on people without a leash

  40. RegularOk3231 Avatar

    Playing music out loud while on a hike. I do not want to listen to your shit music when I’m in nature!

  41. the_moderate_me Avatar

    When someone is performing an art, or giving a speech from the heart, SHUT UP

  42. ukexpat Avatar

    The Golden Rule: treat others as you would want to be treated.

  43. Twitterthedog2025 Avatar

    Always pick up your dog’s poop when walking them in public places.

  44. freezinpheonix Avatar

    Don’t cheat, just break up!

  45. PamBeesly1222 Avatar

    Saying Thank You when someone holds the door open.

    And waving to say thank you when someone lets you go ahead of them in traffic.

    Just use your damn manners.

  46. Puzzled-Teach2389 Avatar

    Spatial awareness. This is a bit broad, including stuff like not taking up the entire grocery aisle, staying in the right hand lane if you’re going slowly (walking or driving), stuff like that.

  47. get_your_mood_right Avatar

    Don’t absolutely dominate a conversation, especially just talking about yourself and never asking questions.

    I’ve moved to a larger city with more tech jobs and idk what it is but I’d say 1 in 5 people I talk to are just incapable of having a 2 way conversation. One girl won’t take a beat to breathe I feels like, the next guy will redirect every topic to himself and talk for 20 minutes straight.

    I know it’s human to want to talk about yourself, tell stories, etc. but the amount of people I meet in a given week who just want to talk AT me is insane

  48. Economy_Algae_418 Avatar

    Wipe pee and pubes off the toilet seat

    Extra credit for starting the new TP roll and leaving the ‘courtesy tab’ hanging off the front

    Nobel Peace Prize for removing your own skid mark 🫢 

  49. Front-Algae-7838 Avatar

    Ask before approaching and/or trying to pet some else’s cat or dog. And if they say no, respect that; the world isn’t your petting zoo!

  50. Reasonable_Onion1504 Avatar

    If someone’s wearing headphones, they probably don’t want to talk

  51. Away-Mud-6221 Avatar

    STFU on your phone in public. “INSIDE VOICES” are highly appreciated!

  52. MalikAwaan Avatar

    If someone opens up to you about their problems, they don’t always want advice — sometimes they just need you to listen.

  53. StewBrewingWeather Avatar

    Trash doesn’t cease to exist when it leaves your hand, don’t litter.

  54. baras021 Avatar

    Do not cut off or interrupt someone while they are speaking.

  55. Competitive-Spring17 Avatar

    Keep your feet off public seats/benches.

  56. AuxiliaryTimeCop Avatar

    If you’re stopping in the middle of aisle of the supermarket, move your cart to the side.

  57. Jmanorama Avatar

    Read the Reddit post’s responses before adding yours! We don’t need 25 people commenting the same thing. Just upvote if you agree.

  58. saintsithney Avatar

    YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CARE ABOUT YOUR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS!

    This is not weird or deviant or sinful or the downfall of civilization. It is what you are supposed to do.

  59. No_Associate7384 Avatar

    Wear deodorant.

    For some reason the people most in need of it are often the ones choosing not to.

  60. nocountry4oldgeisha Avatar

    Not every moment of silence needs to be filled with chatter. Not every moment of peace needs to be filled with activity. It is okay to be still and silent.

  61. castille Avatar

    You are SIGNALLING your intention with a blinker, not informing someone of the action you are taking. It’s the other driver’s right of way you are entering, and they need to yield it.

  62. cookiexxcoco Avatar

    No watching tiktok on speaker on public bus!! My hair started to fall out after countless examples like that EVERY MORNING

  63. Owl-Armadillo-3091 Avatar

    Clean up after your dog, no matter what, even if he/she does their business on the edge of a sidewalk, in grass somewhere, next to a trail.  It doesn’t matter, you still always need to clean up after your dog.