Zipper merging
lol this and bad drivers are the most reposted shit on my cities subreddit. ALWAYS zipper merging and bad drivers.
It’s sad people don’t understand the concept of zipper merging because of their ME FIRST attitude
Minneapolis?
Omaha
All of Illinois has joined the chat.
I’ve never had a driving license in my life and I somehow fully understood zipper merging as a toddler. “Oh, everyone gets their turn! This side goes, then that side goes, then this side goes again back and forth so it’s fair for everyone.”
Reading the answers to this questions, I’d say “Not understanding the meaning of most people”.
Do not start or continue a phone conversation when going to the bathroom - public or private restroom but especially in public bathrooms.
I’ve seen people facetiming in the men’s room.
About ten years ago I was talking to one of my sisters on the phone. She was in NZ, I’m in the UK, so it wasn’t an everyday thing. Evening for me, morning for her. So we’re chatting away and suddenly there’s a weird noise, like interference on the line. I remarked on it - and it turned out it was her PEEING. She somehow thought I wouldn’t hear? Bloody hell.
Since the majority of people in the world are idiots, and management tends to collect them at a higher rate than other roles, you will generally be rewarded more for how you make others feel than the amount or quality of your work. A person with a 10 in charisma and 4 int gets farther than the person with a 10 int and a 7 in charisma most of the time. Focus on learning better people skills. If you find a place where your work is recognized you should cherish it.
Also in the US the left lane is for passing the right lanes.
When driving, you should engage your turn signal before you start applying the brakes in preparation for your turn.
This is my husband’s “pet peeve”, as he puts it. “Don’t just throw on your brake in the middle of the road! Why are you slowing down? Signal!”
I originally got this one from an Actual Advice Mallard meme.
When driving, if you plan on turning from the turn lane, switch lanes and THEN slow down to turn. Don’t slow to a crawl before leaving the driving lane.
Also, related to proper use of turn signals, you should signal well in advance of your turn. The rule of thumb I learned was your signal should be on for three seconds of before you turn, assuming you’re currently in motion. Additionally, you should actually use your turn signal. Far too many people seem to be scared of the blinken lights. There is no reason not to use your turn signal.
- Changing lanes? Signal.
- Turning from a turn-only lane? Signal.
- Backing out of your drive-way? Signal.
- Pulling out of a parking spot? Signal.
- Moving the steering-wheel for any reason other than continuing to follow the curvature of your lane? Signal.
- Driving in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where you are confirmed to be the sole living thing left on the planet and doing any of the above? Signal.
If you’re turning and think you have a reason not to use your turn signal, you’re wrong. Fucking Signal.
The rearview mirror (the one that hangs off the windshield) is for seeing directly behind you. Your side mirrors are for seeing things to the right and left of you. If the driver directly behind you can see your face in your side mirrors, or you can see their front windshield, and your rearview mirror both exists and is unobstructed, then you are driving around unreasonably blind to vehicles overtaking you. This blind spot can be almost completely eliminated.
The side mirrors should be positioned thus that you have a clear view of the lanes next to you, with the door handle or body of the vehicle just slightly out of view. You can lean and tilt your head if for some reason you prefer a view of what’s going on behind you that is half obstructed by the vehicle you are currently driving.
The goal is to maximize the area covered by the mirrors so you can see more things, not to have redundant views of the same thing.
“Do unto others…”
Even those who supposedly devote their lives to such teachings don’t seem to know wtf that means
I don’t think everyone agrees on what it’s supposed to even mean. if you want no mercy to be given to you should that mean that you shouldn’t give others mercy?
Literally the opposite. If you want mercy, you should show mercy to others…
yes, but what if you don’t want mercy?
Fair point. Maybe it doesn’t work out so well for that guy, but for the 999/1000 people who don’t want to be murdered/tortured, “do unto others” probably ends up being a net positive versus “do whatever the fuck you want as long as you can get away with it”, which seems to be the direction a lot of “leaders” are going and dragging humanity into Hell alongside them
This is probably just a me thing, but if you have to use the restroom, just say that instead of saying what you specifically have to do. I don’t need to know any details and you don’t need to share them with anyone. The only details worth sharing is if something happens, like a pipe leak/burst or something else serious.
If you’re boarding a train or bus let people exit first instead of squeezing your fat ass past everyone to get a good seat
It’s the human equivalent of when dogs want you to throw the ball without taking it from their mouth. People need to exit to make room for people to enter.
No disembark! Only board.
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Same for elevators!
Those in bigger space should wait on people in smaller space.
Here’s a weird one:
Don’t offer advice unless its something you have some experience with.
Googling someone’s issues and giving them a boilerplate answer from the first thing you find isn’t helpful and can actually be a hinderance more than anything.
Something I’ve learned to practice with friends. When people call me I try to make sure I ask “do you want advice or do you just want someone to listen?”
Absolutely. And be open that you don’t have experience with it!!
I feel like boomers are the worst about this (as a young business owner I get tons of random dumb business advice from that age group) but that could just be bias
That is partially what inspired me to post this. A lot of business advice I have gotten has been staggeringly bad.
I realize most people have worked at a business and should know a thing or two about how it works, but I don’t think many consider the huge differences between their workplace and how a small business operates.
You’ve got my vote for president.
I also hate when people get angry you didn’t follow their advice. Sometimes their advice was horse shit to begin with anyway. Just because someone seeks advice doesn’t mean they’re obligated to follow it. At least in my case, thank God I didn’t.
I had a friend who’s latest and greatest dating advice was to go back and hangout at the college I graduated from (at the time already) several years ago.
I thought it was an incredibly disingenuous and creepy suggestion.
Him and his partner were like “it’s totally fine…”
Not a single female friend disagreed with me that, that would be very creepy and I absolutely should not do that.
He got mad that I would never listen to his (terrible) dating advice.
I do remember from college there were women who were into this. It may be a successful strategy if you have no shame or morals
Or their advice might be fine in general, but doesn’t apply to your specific situation.
I have to disagree honestly. So many times someone tells me about some question they’re pondering, and when I offer some suggestion about what may be going on or how to fix it, they’re like “Why are you talking about something you know nothing about? You don’t have to have an opinion.”
But am I allowed to? I’m a curious person. If something interesting or strange or problematic is happening in your life, the first thing my brain is going to do is start trying to explain it. So I could keep it to myself, but then since my mind is on something I’m not allowed to talk about, I’m going to sit there and be silent and then they’ll be like “What? Do you have any reaction at all or are you going to just sit there in silence?”
And then I pull out my beretta…
I think it’s fine to have an opinion, just qualify it with “I’ve not been in that situation before, but … I think bla … because bla.”
It’s just about being honest.
I had someone do the same but with fucking AI in my field of expertise
Do NOT stop to talk in doorways.
Or at the bottom of escalators.
Elevator Etiquette: Let people exit before you enter. That way you have more room to enter. This applies to all things, not just elevators.
Trains, buses, gangbangs…
But how else are you going to turn a gang bang into a train?
HUMAN Centipede
If you’re in a drive on the left or right side of the road country, that goes for bike and walking paths too. Eg in Australia, keep left on footpaths.
United States is different, cars and bicycles on the right side, pedestrians on the left side.
Thankfully my city isn’t strict about that, as it makes damn near no sense to me, regarding the opposite side laws for people on foot… 🤷
Walking and running are like standing still compared to traffic. Going against traffic means you see it coming and can move aside if needed or wave your arms or something if they don’t seem to see you.
Bikes and other fast wheeled devices go with traffic because they follow the same patterns for lanes and turning as vehicles like motorcycles or scooters.
Actually, in Hungary (at least when I was a kid) they thought us, pedestrians, to use the left side, although this was more important when there was no sidewalk. The reason is, drivers might not see pedestrians very well, especially at night, but pedestrians do have a higher chance to see cars, as cars are usually illuminated. The pedestrian is facing forward, so it’s easy to see and react when a car is coming. But from behind? They’ll pass on the right side of the road, so there should be plenty of clearance.
And I was legit surprised when I moved to Germany, pedestrians here are using the right side.
German here. I was taught the same thing, when walking on a country road. If there’s a pavement, I walk wherever.
I used to use same rule when riding bike in paved roads with no side walk.
In my state in the US we were taught if you were on a bike you go with traffic because you are moving fast but if you are walking/running then go against traffic so you can move out of the way if needed.
That’s what I was taught for walking country roads with no pavement, sometimes even no shoulder.
America is the same way in that regard. I think what op was saying it’s when you’re on the sidewalk or in a grocery aisle, use the same rules of the road with other pedestrians/bikers.
And for the love of god if you’re on a shared bike/walking path, keep your dog/child on the same fucking side as you. Share the gd path.
When it’s close to closing time, get out of the store. If you have items you want to buy, leave yourself enough time to check out before the store closes. If you’re bringing a full cart to the register 30 seconds before closing time, you’re an asshole.
The employees have probably been there for 7+ hours, and still have to clean, restock, etc. They don’t want to be there for one second longer than necessary. Don’t be the reason they get home even later than usual.
To add to this, last call is last call. Get what you need and finish up. “Oh but you’re still open til…” yeah, that’s for the people who were here at last call to finish what they got by last call.
The standard where I work is 9 hr shifts and we get these assholes pretty much every day.
Totally this. I’ve never left a store after closing. It was close sometimes, like when I went in at 54‘ and grabbed the stuff and was out at 57‘ but still
Worked at a Starbucks in college that was open until midnight. One time there were a couple of girls hanging out and didn’t leave when 12 rolled around. We started doing our closing tasks, locked the doors, etc. and they still remained. Finally I was starting to mop the floor and one of them said to me, “Were you going to ask us to leave?” And I said, “We’re not allowed to.” They were so apologetic after that. Yeah whatever, just get the hell out.
That’s such a crime that you can’t. There’s probably a lot of the time it’s just lack of awareness.
I’ll always remember this one store we were shopping in, literally killing time. The workers kept asking if we needed help but we were just looking. No big deal. It wasn’t until we left that we saw the sign and realized it was long past closing. We were the assholes out of obliviousness. I will always wish they were allowed to tell us about closing time
It’s especially egregious because most larger stores have announcements. If my grocery can announce “15 minutes ….”, why can’t that little shop?
You’re not allowed to ask people to leave after closing? That’s awful, what the hell!
Some companies, especially bigger ones, value customers far more than they do employees. Many of those have rules against doing anything that might be misconstrued as hostile, such as suggesting to a customer that their presence is no longer desirable (even if this is done completely justifiably and politely).
So if you’re not allowed to I assume you get paid overtime if you have to stay after hours because of this, not doing so would be illegal in most countries. Knowing that I would get some friends to come over, play some games chat and do whatever we would normally do until 3/4 AM every Friday, get to hang out with friends and get paid for it, win/win. If asked I would just say “well, my friends came over to see me, and I couldn’t ask them to leave”.
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One could write a book on unspoken rules for tipping in the US. Do you tip on takeout? Do you tip baristas? Does it depend on the beverage? Do you tip if you sit down but bus your own table? What’s considered a good tip (and this is situation-dependent)? The only thing I can tell is if you’re worried about something happening to you, then 20% of the price is generally a safe amount.
Easy highly controversial fix : dont tip and start demanding that people are paid a living wage
Don’t be a dick.
