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21 Unspoken Social Etiquette Rules That You Should Never, Ever Break (Or People Will Judge You)
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“If you do this, you’re instantly trash in my opinion.” I'm a Southern California-based writer on the Lifestyle team who likes to try and rank viral foods and read and recommend awesome books. "I was in the grocery store once, and this lady was shopping while having a conversation on speaker, and her phone was in her BACK POCKET, so she had to fucking yell to respond when the person spoke. I wanted to roundhouse her." "Or calling into customer service and being an asshole. I didn't cause the issue, I'm not next to you and can't do the troubleshooting for you, and if I have to escalate to the next level of support because I can't solve it on my end, I AM helping you by handing it off to the people who can. Calling in and being an asshole about it just makes me think you deserve whatever frustration you're feeling." "With the elbow, especially. If you're using your hand, it's instant judgment." Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.