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In the Etiquette column of
this month's Good Housekeeping, there was a strange
query. A reader wanted to know whether it would be appropriate to move someone's
shopping cart when it is blocking the aisle in the supermarket. I'll let that sink in for a moment. Assuming that
the reader was not planning on moving the offending cart to the far end of the store, was this really a question that
needed to be asked? Does she simply stand there behind the cart and wait for something to happen? If the owner of the
blocking cart had moved off to look for something else, leaving the cart unattended, one must wonder how long she would
wait behind the unmoving cart. The columnist suggested that a polite "Excuse me" would probably suffice, but
that it was acceptable to "gently push the cart aside" if left with no alternative. Is this sort of issue
really such a crisis that they needed to write to a national magazine to have it sorted out? I can only hope that she
doesn't live in my neighborhood, because if she is that unable to navigate the grocery store, I'd hate to see her in
busy traffic.
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Grocery store etiquette from Good Housekeeping
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In the Etiquette column of
this month's Good Housekeeping, there was a strange
query. A reader wanted to know whether it would be appropriate to move someone's
shopping cart when it is blocking the aisle in the supermarket. I'll let that sink in for a moment. Assuming that
the reader was not planning on moving the offending cart to the far end of the store, was this really a question that
needed to be asked? Does she simply stand there behind the cart and wait for something to happen? If the owner of the
blocking cart had moved off to look for something else, leaving the cart unattended, one must wonder how long she would
wait behind the unmoving cart. The columnist suggested that a polite "Excuse me" would probably suffice, but
that it was acceptable to "gently push the cart aside" if left with no alternative. Is this sort of issue
really such a crisis that they needed to write to a national magazine to have it sorted out? I can only hope that she
doesn't live in my neighborhood, because if she is that unable to navigate the grocery store, I'd hate to see her in
busy traffic.
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Don't Gross Out The World
If you are planning on doing any traveling in 2006, it might be worth checking out the Don't Gross Out The World quiz. The quiz features eleven multiple choice questions about the culinary quirks of various cultures, from Canada to Japan. The answers reveal the proper manners you need to exhibit to show your enjoyment and appreciation when dining at foreign dinner tables. Even if you are not planning on visiting Iran or the Inuits this year, it is still an enjoyable way to spend a few minutes. Raise your glasses, your fork and your mouse and take the quiz. My score was 9 out of 11. How did you do?
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