Topic : 03/06 Etiquette Dilemmas

YOU SHOULD KNOW THE RULE OF THE AIRLINES, FOR EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY WE DO HAVE A DRESS CODE AND YOUR DAUGHTER SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.

The sounds of people eating really bothers me, and I know it's not normal. I was very excited that Dr. Phil said he'd have resources available on this site...and the only thing I can find is the relaxation cds I can buy from Dr.Lawliss....is that the resource? Is that what he's setting her up with at home or is there something else on the page that I can look at and get help with this? The noises drive me nuts and that drives my family nuts!! So basically we're all going nuts. It's not workin' for me, Dr. Phil!

Perhaps you mean "subjective," ie, "in the eye of the beholder" rather than "objective," ie, "there is one and ONLY one standard [for taste]."

As I've read through the posts concerning "Skirtgate," I can't help thinking -- how many times has she flown SWA before? Of those, how often did she wear the same, or a similar, outfit? As a previous poster mentioned, all it took would have been ONE complaint that the attire was "offensive" (yet ANOTHER subjective term!) for the airline to boot her (apparently barely clad) fanny off the flight. My guess is some busybody decided they had nothing better to do that day than to be the Fashion Police. Whether I would have been "offended," dunno. I wasn't on the flight. I doubt I would have noticed, or cared enough to make a stink to the airline.

BTW, for all of you who have invoked the "family" aspect and mentioned theme parks, it's worse than on an airline, not better. I've seen some attire in theme parks that made me wonder how they were allowed inside the gate.

So glad I'm not alone in my cringing when people do these things.  The one that gets me in theatres is the open-mouthed chomping on popcorn on all sides when I want to hear the movie :-)  I'm all for the whole movie-going experience before the film roles, but then I want to be able to enjoy what I paid for.  Thankfully the bags are generally empty or forgotten soon enough.  The constant silverware klinking on plates or bowls can drive me nuts, too

I have classmates who chomp their gum, one also smacks her lips with every bite when she eats in class.  Gum is supposedly forbidden in the program (and food in certain rooms) according to every syllabus we've received because the classes center around American Sign Language - the face and mouth are used to convey information.  Classes taught by Deaf instructors, with voices banned in the room, are particularly quiet.  So the noise is that much more noticeable.  Some days it's very hard to suck it up and not say anything because, basically, who the heck am I to complain?  I did ask one person, who I'm pretty good friends with, to not chomp during a final once.  Thankfully she was receptive to the request in that situation.

I'm not having any luck finding the tips for dealing with this stress response on the website.  Just saw the link to the CD set.  Anyone find that info, yet?