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airplane
etiquette, 16–28
armrest decorum, 16–19
negotiating the aisle, 19–22
observing air silence, 22–28 aisle
negotiation, 19–22 anger
management, 31–32 apartment
living, 109–119
dogs, 114–115
elevators, 109–111
front-door loiterers, 115–117
laundromat, 117–119
noisy neighbors, 111–113 armrest
decorum, 16–19 attire
for first date, 167–168 bar
etiquette, 214–219
defusing a potential barfight, 217–219
scanning and scamming, 216–217 barfights,
defusing, 217–219 bargain
shopping, 128–130 bathrooms,
office, 93–94 beach
etiquette, 153–159 beamers,
56–57 bicyclists,
103–105 big
city living, 96–119 bill,
paying the, 210–213 blocking
traffic, 56 body
language, 26 breaking
up
with romantic partner, 175–176
with your shrink, 178–179 breaking
wind, 27 bumper
carts, 125–126 bumper
stickers, incendiary, 62 cabs,
47–54
cabbie relations, 49–54
competitive hailing, 47–49
meter reading, 49–51
over-friendly cabbies, 52–53
puking in the cab, 53–54
tipping exercise, 51 cell
phones, 35–38, 187–188 cheapskate
dates, 169–171 cheesy
dancing, 24–25 city
living, 96–119 city
streets, 98–107
crimes, 98–100
flashers, 100
muggers, 99–100
pedestrian traffic, 101–103
people on wheels (POWs), 103–105
sidewalks, 100–105
slow walkers, 102–103
umbrellas, 105–107
urinators, 100 "close-talkers,"
44 communal
kitchens, 73–75 communication,
and anger management, 31 commuter
trains, 28–38
cell phone use, 35–38
embarking/disembarking, 32–33
newspaper folding and personal space, 33–35
platform clusters, 29–30 competitive
parking, 62–65 concerts,
189–195
crowdsurfing, 191
moshing, 190–192
respecting the performer, 193–195
slamdancing, 191
stagediving, 191, 192–193
thrash, 191 confrontation
concert-goers, 193–194
cougher/sneezers, 45–46
express lane imposters, 127–128
feet-on-seat offenders, 186–187
gym members, 142–143
loud eaters and pesky talkers, 184–185
noisy neighbors, 113
verbal, 30 cooperative
highway driving, 57–58 copiers,
68–72 coughers,
45–47 coworkers,
kibitzing with, 77–80 crimes,
98–100 crowdsurfing,
191 cubicle
courtesy, 80–85 dancing,
cheesy, 24–25 dating,
love, and sex, 162–179
breaking up with romantic partner, 175–176
breaking up with your shrink, 178–179
cheapskate dates, 169–171
ex-obsessed dates, 168–169
fetishists, 174–175
first dates, 165–168
personal ads, 164–165
saying "I love you," 171–172
sex etiquette, 173–175
shrink etiquette, 176–179 department
store sales, 128–130 dining
etiquette, 205–213
finger food vs. nonfinger food, 207
nonreciprocating food tasters, 209–210
sloppy eaters, 208–209
"three time" rule, 213 dining
out, 195–213 dogs,
city-dwelling, 114–115 doors,
revolving, 107–108 eaters
loud, 184–185
sloppy,
208–209 eavesdroppers,
198–200 elevators,
109–111 e-mail,
85–91
answering, 91
flaming, 90–91
forwarding, 89–90
pretend urgent message, 80
signature lines, 87–88 embarking/disembarking
commuter trains, 32–33 entertaining,
134–139
drunken guests, 138–139
gift giving, unfortunate, 136–138
menu planning, 134–135
ugly gift party, 138
unfortunate gift-giving, 136–138 escalators,
131–133 etiquette
tips
air silence, 24
armrest decorum, 19
bar etiquette, 215
body language, 117
breaking wind, 27
cheesy dancing, 24–25
foreign language abusers, 205
germs, and personal space, 43
gym, 146, 150
laundromat, 119
overnight stays after sex, 174
paying the bill, 213
personal space, 35, 42, 43
rain rage and umbrellas, 107
revolving doors, 108
road rage, 61
saying "I love you," 172
sex etiquette, 174
shopping, 129
signature line, 88
sloppy eaters, 209
umbrellas, 107
unexpected guests, 136
verbal confrontation, 30 ex-obsessed
dates, 168–169 express
lane, 126–128 feet-on-seat
offenders, 185–187 fetishists,
174–175 finger
food, 207 first
date attire, 167–168 first
dates, 165–171 flaming,
90–91 flashers,
100 flight
etiquette, 16–28
armrest decorum, 16–19
negotiating the aisle, 19–22
observing air silence, 22–28 food,
finger vs. nonfinger, 207 food
tasters, nonreciprocating, 209–210 foreign
language abusers, 204–205 front-door
loiterers, 115–117 germs,
and personal space, 43, 45–47 gifts
office, 75–77
unfortunate, 136–138 Giuliani,
Rudy, 52 giving
up your subway seat, 44–45 gym
etiquette, 140–152
being checked out, 150
changing channels, 146–147
hardcore exercisers, 148
hijacking the loudspeaker, 145
machine etiquette, 143–146
narcissists, 148
newbies, 149
observing and being observed, 148–150
recreational gym-goers, 148–149
sweatiquette, 140–143, 152–143
yoga class, 151–152 Hall,
Edward T., 43–44 hardcore
exercisers, 148 headlights,
56–57 headphones,
83 highways
and byways, 54–65
beamers, 56–57
competitive parking, 62–65
cooperative highway driving, 57–58
identifying the road warrior, 58–62
incendiary bumper stickers, 62
road rage, 54–62 horn
use, 56 hotel
room, 159–161 humor
anger management, 32
signature lines, 88 "I
love you," 171–172 jigglers,
incessant, 20–22 kibitzing
with coworkers, 77–80 kids
on the beach, 157–159 kitchens,
communal, 73–75 lane
blocking, 54 laundromat
etiquette, 117–119 leisure
time, 120–161 loiterers,
front door, 115–117 lotion
etiquette, 155–157 love.
See dating, love, and sex menu
planning, 134–135 merging,
56 meter
reading, 49–51 moshing,
190–192 movie
theaters, 182–188
feet-on-seat offenders, 185–187
loud eaters, 184–185
pagers, cell phones, and watch alarms, 187–188
pesky
talkers, 184–185 muggers,
99–100 narcissists,
148 neighbors,
noisy, 111–113 newbies,
gym, 149 newspaper
folding and personal space, 33–35 Nicholson,
Jack, 58 noise,
white, 83 noisy
hotel neighbors, 161 noisy
neighbors, 111–113 nonfinger
food, 207 nonreciprocating
food tasters, 209–210 office
bathrooms, 93–94 office
e-mail, 85–91
answering, 91
flaming, 90–91
forwarding, 89–90
pretend urgent message, 80
signature lines, 87–88 office
etiquette, 66–95
bathrooms, 93–94
communal kitchen, 73–75
cubicle courtesy, 80–85
e-mail, 85–91
gifts, 75–77
kibitzing with coworkers, 77–80
office-speak, 94–95
phone etiquette, 92–93
photocopier etiquette, 68–72 office
gifts, 75–77 office
phone etiquette, 92–93 office
saboteurs, 72 office-speak,
94–95 out
on the town, 180–219 over-friendly
cabbies, 52–53 overripe
communal refrigerators, 74–75 pagers,
187–188 parking,
competitive, 62–65 paying
the bill, 210–213 pedestrian
traffic, 101–103 people
on wheels (POWs), 103–105 performers,
respecting, 193–195 perfume
spritzers, 131 personal
ads, 164–165 personal
space
cultural differences, 44
deliberate space violation, 44
dining out, 198–200
germs, 42
history, 43
newspaper folding, 33–35
pop-cultural debut, 44
proxemics, 43–44 pesky
talkers, 184–185 phone
etiquette, 92–93 phones,
cell, 35–38, 187–188 photocopiers,
68–72 pickup
attempts, 216–217 planes,
trains, and automobiles, 14–65 platform
clusters, 29–30 pole
huggers, grossing out, 41–42 pole
position, subway, 39–41 problem
solving, and anger management, 31 public
transportation, 14–65
rain rage and umbrella etiquette, 107 puking
in the cab, 53–54 rain
rage and umbrella etiquette, 105–107 recreational
gym-goers, 148–149 refrigerators,
overripe, 74–75 Reinhold,
Judge, 44 restrooms,
office, 93–94 retaliation
noisy hotel neighbors, 161
road warriors, 61–62 revolving
doors, 107–108 road
rage, 54–62
anatomy, 59
blocking traffic, 56
headlights, 56–57
horn use, 56
lane blocking, 54
merging, 56
retaliation, 61–62
road warriors, identifying, 58–59
tailgating, 54
weapons, 59–60 road
warriors, identifying, 58–59 rollerbladers,
103–105 saboteurs,
office, 72 saying
"I love you," 171–172 scanning
and scamming, 216–217 seating
etiquette, 42–45 seatmates,
garrulous, 25–28 Seinfeld,
44 sex
etiquette, 173–175
See also dating, love, and sex shopping,
122–133
bargain, 128–130
bumper carts, 125–126
department store sales, 128–130
escalators, 131–133
express lane, 126–128
perfume spritzers, 131
shopping cart navigation, 123–126 shopping
cart navigation, 123–126 shrink
etiquette, 176–179 sidewalks,
100–105
pedestrian traffic, 101–102
people on wheels, 103–105
slow walkers, 102–103 signature
lines, 87–88 silence
air, 22–28
over-friendly cabbies, 52–53
pesky talkers, 184–185 slamdancing,
191 sloppy
eaters, 208–209 slow
walkers, 102–103 sneezers,
45–47 stagediving,
191, 192–193 subway
etiquette, 38–47
coughers/sneezers, 45–47
giving up your seat, 44–45
grossing out pole huggers, 41–42
pole position, 39–41
seating etiquette, 42–45
turnstile protocol, 38–39 sunscreen,
155–157 sweatiquette,
152–143 tailgating,
54 talking
observing air-silence, 22–28
over-friendly cabbies, 52–53
pesky talkers, 184–185 taxis,
47–54
cabbie relations, 49–54
competitive hailing, 47–49
meter reading, 49–51
over-friendly cabbies, 52–53
puking in the cab, 53–54
tipping exercise, 51 telephone
etiquette, 92–93 thinking
style, and anger management, 31 thrashing,
191 "three
time" rule, 213 tipping
exercise, 51 tips.
See etiquette tips traffic,
pedestrian, 101–103 trains,
commuter. See commuter trains tug
of war for restaurant bill, 212–213 turnstiles,
38–39 ugly
gift party, 138 umbrella
etiquette, 105–107 urinators,
100 vacation,
152–161
beach, 153–159
hotel room, 159–161
kids on the beach, 157–159
lotion etiquette, 155–157 voodoo,
82–84 waitstaff
etiquette, 200–205
foreign language abusers, 204–205
rude dining companions, 203–204
rude waitstaff, 201–202 walkers,
slow, 102–103 watch
alarms, 187–188 weapons
used by aggressive drivers, 59–60 white
noise, 83 witness
to crime, 98–100 yoga
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