What’s an unspoken rule that everyone should know by now, but so many people clearly missed the memo?

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What’s an unspoken rule that everyone should know by now, but so many people clearly missed the memo?

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  1. lucyskies-t Avatar

    Don’t block the entire aisle when you stop to chat

  2. welding_guy_fromLI Avatar

    Decency and respect towards others

  3. peachykeen-z Avatar

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

  4. k-princessflor Avatar

    Let people off the elevator before you get on

  5. artistasouly Avatar

    Clean up after yourself at fast food places

  6. ifitnessfreak Avatar

    Use your turn signal. It’s a lever, not a luxury

  7. Puzzleheaded-Snow679 Avatar

    Don’t assume that everyone shares your beliefs or preferences.

  8. ireneberryh Avatar

    If someone shows you a photo on their phone, don’t swipe

  9. MusicChick43Vr Avatar

    YOU can’t expect somebody to be nice to you, if YOU are not nice to THEM. <3

  10. i-giselleanelise Avatar

    hold the door for the person behind you

  11. p-snapshotsiren Avatar

    Don’t FaceTime or speakerphone in public spaces

  12. mimibox Avatar

    Push your chairs back under the table when you’re finished after eating or in a business meeting conference. ( Talking to all you inconsiderate tech employee a-holes).

  13. The_SS_Schmedlap Avatar

    Don’t ask women if they’re going to have children, why they’re not having children, etc.

  14. forever30A Avatar

    Hold the door if people are direct behind you. Allow a pediatrician to pass or cross. Treat others how you want to be treated, don’t raise your kids to be assholes or hateful.

  15. JohnHlady Avatar

    Wash your hands after using the bathroom.

  16. Managed-Chaos-8912 Avatar

    Doorways are meant for passing through, not standing in, unless there is an earthquake.

  17. -iexplorerella Avatar

    Stand to one side of the escalator

  18. Griffythegriff Avatar

    Don’t piss off people who handle your food.

  19. JellyboyJangleDangle Avatar

    Minding your own fucking business… far too many people are looking at others and judging the fuck out of them 

  20. leomaddox Avatar

    Think before you speak

  21. JohnHlady Avatar

    Being nice to people is free and takes little effort.

  22. eboody Avatar

    don’t feed the troll

  23. theactualstephers Avatar

    Return your cart to the cart return.
    when someone lets you over on the highway/road- You wave the classic “Thank you wave”
    stop throwing garbage out of your car- This is a spoken rule but apparently no one listens to it

  24. Resident_Second_2965 Avatar

    The left lane is for passing. If you are cruising in the left lane, get out.

  25. sarcastishyan Avatar

    Avoid talking/flirting loudly in public transport

  26. Baba-Doo Avatar

    If you have a trolley full of shopping but the person behind you has one item, let that one item dude through.

  27. dearjoshuafelixchan Avatar

    STOP commenting on peoples’ bodies.

  28. Improv92 Avatar

    Just mind your own fucking business. If it doesn’t concern you personally, move on.

  29. TeamLeeper Avatar

    Don’t cough or sneeze onto your palm. Nobody wants your snotty germs.

  30. cryptic-malfunction Avatar

    If you fart in an elevator get off on the next floor

  31. Entire-Reflection-87 Avatar

    the only common ground you share with other people is reality, belief only exists within your own brainmeat.

  32. bosnianfreak2 Avatar

    Signal when you change the lane

  33. kyungsookim Avatar

    Kindness costs nothing

  34. apatheticpearl Avatar

    Walk on the right side of a walkway, then you don’t run into each other.

    Also, don’t spread out across the whole walkway.

  35. YPLAC Avatar

    Don’t sudden stop walking to look at your phone in public. ‘Pull over’ to the side, away from the flow of pedestrians. This also goes for people who approach train station exits without having their ticket ready for the barriers. You’ve had ages to get your shit ready, and now you’re causing a blockage. F*** you.

  36. PrizmShift Avatar

    Chew with your fukin mouth closed

  37. vlazuvius Avatar

    If you want to listen to your show or music in public, use headphones. Nobody wants to be trapped in public transit or out for a meal with your noise .

    Also, announce your presence when passing someone on your bike.

  38. mokasinder Avatar

    Gossiping is not a fun social activity. It can cause real damage to those that are subjects of your gossip session.

  39. Ornery_Necessary8484 Avatar

    Wearing headphones in public= leave me the fuck alone

  40. hheiser1 Avatar

    Move over a lane to let people easily merge

  41. Doctorwholigan88 Avatar

    Put your fucking shopping cart back

  42. ChibiSailorMercury Avatar

    You might the hero of your own life, but you’re not the only being around. In public, be considerate and don’t be a twat.

  43. Hairy_Help6699 Avatar

    Don’t stop in the middle of the grocery isle and block it.

    You get 1 excuse me, then I say move.

  44. Professional_Mood823 Avatar

    Don’t be an asshole to others.

  45. Prestigious_Beat6310 Avatar

    You shouldn’t elect a felon as president.

  46. fastsaf Avatar

    When walking on a sidewalk or the shopping mall, use the same general rules as local traffic. Eg, if you’re in North America, walk on the right side.

    And as a group, try not to take up the whole space by walking slowly 4 people across. People like me are dying to pass you.

  47. brownhaircurlyhair Avatar

    If a woman is just sitting poolside and not getting in the pool after the first time you tell her to join in…….don’t mention it again.

  48. capragirl Avatar

    Treat others as you’d treat yourself…a little kindness goes a long way!!

  49. OldLadyCard Avatar

    Please, please be aware of other people’s personal space.

  50. Both_Option2306 Avatar

    Just fucking be kind to people.

  51. radiobearr Avatar

    Do not microwave seafood in the workplace.

  52. tipsygypsy98 Avatar

    Return the shopping cart!

  53. micherable_ Avatar

    when! you! step! off! an! escalator! do! not! just! stand! there!!!!

  54. Reject_Werkz Avatar

    Say goodbye on the phone. Don’t just leave me hanging

  55. Blues-Daddy Avatar

    Don’t be a dick

  56. HereForTheBoos1013 Avatar

    No one wants to hear music or anything else coming out of your phone’s speaker.

  57. Valuable-Flounder692 Avatar

    Don’t drive 4 feet from me doing 60mph. My brakes are solid, not so much, my rear end. And person’s within.

  58. AlmereGenius Avatar

    Read the whole email before sending the wrong answer back. Do not cc people in a conversation. Do not reply to all. 

  59. Beezneez86 Avatar

    Chew with your mouth closed!

    Can’t tell you how many people out there just blatantly chomp away with that disgusting sound of moist food being squished around their mouths for all to hear.

    A guy at work will sit through meetings at work chewing gum super loudly. It’s a quiet room and all you can hear is this disgusting sound of him chewing. Drives me insane

  60. Such_Yam7810 Avatar

    If I text you that doesn’t mean you call me ☎️

  61. LimerentThrowaway16 Avatar

    Don’t stop at the end of an escalator.

    Move to the side at the very least.

  62. Cmwmson Avatar

    If you don’t have anything nice to say, keep your opinions to yourself. Especially on social media. Don’t be a dick.

  63. Milk_Machine20 Avatar

    Kissing other peoples babies

  64. bjackson12345 Avatar

    Fascism is bad, and Empathy is good.

  65. Cute-as-Duck21 Avatar

    Don’t comment on other people’s bodies.

  66. classic66hae Avatar

    Ask permission to use people’s stuff (especially if they aren’t close) 

  67. bleedingkitties9 Avatar

    Don’t sit in the right lane at a light unless if you’re going to turn right. (USA)

  68. jtd2013 Avatar

    If you see someone with headphones in, don’t talk to them as if they can hear you.

  69. AdAvailable3706 Avatar

    Don’t stand in the doorway

  70. spooky__scary69 Avatar

    If a shop is busy maybe don’t stand in the middle of the aisle staring off into space while people are trying to get around you. General spacial awareness, too.

  71. wafflecannondav1d Avatar

    You don’t lower interest rates in a booming economy…

  72. Aggravating_Fun7031 Avatar

    Stop at each red light, asshole.

  73. Chicagogirl72 Avatar

    Don’t ever have your phone on speaker. Get headphones

  74. everydayimrusslin Avatar

    Look somebody in the eye when you shake their hand or clink glasses. It’s rude not to.

  75. hahahawhattf Avatar

    Ask permission before posting a picture that has someone else in it to social media. Best case scenario they don’t like how they look in that picture, worst case scenario they have safety/privacy concerns you just violated.

    ETA: filming and posting random strangers should be included in this

  76. TreXeh Avatar

    Turn it off and back on in most cases before calling IT 😀

  77. calypsodweller Avatar

    When in a gym locker or dressing room, don’t pull your phone out for a selfie. People around you are in various stages of undress and have an expectation of privacy.

  78. RollingMyEyez Avatar

    Flush the toilet.

  79. plinkoplonka Avatar

    Not everything the news or media tells you is true.

    Use your brains people (especially in the USA).

    Second only to: Average intelligence is just that. There is half the population that are lower intelligence than average (well, mean/median specifically, before I get voted down. You know what I mean.)

  80. nhgaudreau Avatar

    Move out of the left lane for faster cars to go by!

  81. Shakaow15 Avatar

    Billionaires and Companies are not your friends. They don’t care about you. You’re nothing but a disposable number to them.

  82. mayigivemyopinion Avatar

    If you offer someone food or alcohol do not press them to take it if they say no. You don’t know what they could be allergic to or if they are avoiding alcohol.

  83. phoenixmatrix Avatar

    Use your god damn headphones. Get the cheapest wired ones with a $1.99 USB-C adapter if you can’t afford fancy ones. No one wants to hear grandma on Facetime at a fancy stakehouse or on the train.

  84. someguyfromsk Avatar

    Don’t be an asshole.

  85. CompetitiveOwl1986 Avatar

    On the interstate, the left lane is for passing. Stop backing up traffic.

  86. L0st-137 Avatar

    When in a parking spot, don’t put your car into reverse until you are actually backing out of the spot! I absolutely hate when people put their car in reverse then sit there. Just when you think it’s safe to go behind them…they start to back up. Every time!

  87. H010CR0N Avatar

    Chew with your mouth CLOSED.

  88. So__bored Avatar

    Keep yourself, the cart, your kids and whatever else out of the way in the grocery store.

  89. Shakylogic Avatar

    How to hold your eating utensils.

  90. emmetdontpullout Avatar

    if you want to listen to something on your phone in a public space, use headphones.

  91. were_all_in_danger Avatar

    If you are driving in the left lane and someone comes up behind you, move over and let them pass.

  92. VNP9317 Avatar

    The pregnant couple gets to share the news, no mather how long it takes them to do so… not the MIL or mother or …

  93. Larkspur71 Avatar

    Wash your freaking hands after using the bathroom.

  94. crow1992 Avatar

    that a no means no.

    no doesn’t mean “maybe”

  95. Sergeant_Metalhead Avatar

    Pull your shopping cart/trolley to the side , you don’t need to block the whole aisle trying to figure out what canned goods you’re going to buy,

  96. Admirable-Sort8061 Avatar

    Don’t use FaceTime in public! No one wants to see your chin while you are shopping and none of us want to hear your lame conversation.

  97. Zealousideal_Ad_8736 Avatar

    Wearing so much cologne that I can hear it.

  98. Same-Shit-New-Day Avatar

    Mute your fucking phone in public !

  99. blisstonian Avatar

    Don’t use speakerphone in public

  100. c00lsummer2981 Avatar

    Cough into your goddamn elbow

  101. BradMarchandsNose Avatar

    The person in the middle seat on a plane gets both armrests.

  102. sharoncherylike Avatar

    Earphones are in, don’t talk to them.

  103. spider3407 Avatar

    That turn signals are to WARN others what you WILL be doing, not what you have already done.

  104. moonphased239 Avatar

    -Holding doors open for people…and also saying thank you when someone holds the door open for you.
    -Not using speaker phone in public

  105. wtnevi01 Avatar

    Put your phone away in the damn theater

  106. Partially-Canine Avatar

    NOT everyone is a Christian. Yes believe it or not you have fellow caucasian Americans around you that are NOT Christians.