I did a quick survey around the office and apparently, I'm in the minority on this, but I was raised believing it was bad manners for a male to drink out of a straw. This excludes things like to-go cups or milkshakes, but mainly applies to dinner table edicate.
Yesterday while I was eating at Arby's on Grand three "shredders" were talking about skating and skiing and dropping F-bombs every other word. Fortunately there were only about a half dozen people there.
I almost was ready to indoctrinate these 3 on manners when they went to fill up their cups with more F-ing pop before they got in their F-ing car and head to the F-ing video game stor
Yesterday a lady and I got on the elevator together here at the Crowne Plaza. We had a bit of time to small talk one another on our 19-floor journey.
She asked me if I had any plans for Labor Day. I replied, "No Ma'am, not yet." The expression on her face went from friendly with direct eye contact, to offended and staring at the doors as if she couldn't wait for them to open...
I remember when I was a kid my mom always used to say if company comes over not to point out a hole in the rug. Most people will not notice she said. She would say the same thing when it came to the zits I had as a teenager. Fortunately I didn't get many but she'd say if you don't point it out then no one else will notice...