Follow the Leader

EXAMPLES OF NORM VIOLATIONS

PUBLIC BEHAVIOR

� WALK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK

� HAVE A ANIMATED CONVERSATION WITH YOURSELF IN PUBLIC

� LOOK UP ALL THE TIME

� SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE

� WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU HOW YOU ARE DOING, TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR WHOLE DAY

� WEAR YOUR CLOTHES BACKWARDS

� DON�T TAKE YOUR HAT, COAT, & GLOVES OFF, EVEN INSIDE.

� VIOLATE PEOPLES PERSONAL SPACE

� WHISPER TO WHEN YOU TALK

� YELL WHEN YOU TALK

� ASK STRANGERS IF YOU CAN CUT IN LINE. IF THEY ASK WHY YOU NEED TO, THEN SAY YOU DON�T REALLY FEEL LIKE WAITING FOR VERY LONG.

� AT YOUR PARENTS HOME ASK FOR PERMISSION TO DO EVERYTHING (GET A DRINK, USE THE BATHROOM, WATCH TV, ETC)

 

BATHROOMS

� DON�T FLUSH WHEN YOU ARE DONE

� TALK TO OTHERS WHILE THEY ARE BUSY

� TALK TO SOMEONE IN ANOTHER STALL

� ASK FOR THEIR TOILET PAPER

 

ELEVATORS

� TALK TO STRANGERS

� FACE THE BACK OF THE ELEVATOR

� PUSH THE BUTTONS FOR FLOORS YOUR NOT GOING TO

NEVER GET OFF

� SAY YOU WILL "WAITE FOR THE NEXT ONE" WHEN ONLY ONE PERSON IS ON IT

� GO ELEVATOR SURFING

� STAND RIGHT BY SOMEONE EVEN WHEN YOU ARE THE ONLY 2 PEOPLE IN THE ELEVATOR

 

CLASSROOM

� SIT IN OTHER PEOPLE�S CHAIRS EVERY DAY

� MAKE CONSTANT EYE CONTACT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR

� NEVER MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR / NEVER BREAK EYE CONTACT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR

� TALK AND THEN RAISE YOUR HAND

� SIT ON THE FRONT ROW AND PICK YOUR NOSE

� NEVER BRING A BOOK, PENCIL, OR PAPER

� READ A NOVEL DURING CLASS

 

DINNING

� EAT SOUP WITH A FORK

� EAT DESERT FIRST

� EAT STEAK WITH A KNIFE AND SPOON

� EAT WITH YOUR HANDS

� EAT OFF OTHER PEOPLE�S PLATES

� USE OVERLY FORMAL EATING ETIQUETTE WHEN EATING WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY

� BE RUDE TO THE WAITER AND THEN APOLOGIZE AND THEN BE RUDE AGAIN

� BRING YOUR OWN CHEESE AND ASK THEM TO PUT IT ON YOUR HAMBURGER.

� WALK THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH

� DRIVE BACKWARDS THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH

� ORDER FOOD THAT IS NOT ON THE MENU

� ASK FOR SUBSTITUTIONS EVEN WHEN IT SAYS "NO SUBSTITUTIONS"

 

PHONE

� SAY GOODBYE WHEN YOU ANSWER THE PHONE

� SAY HELLO WHEN YOU HANG UP

� SAY "I LOVE YOU" WHEN ENDING A CONVERSATION EVEN WITH FRIENDS AND STRANGERS

� REFUSE TO TAKE A MESSAGE

� ANSWER THE PHONE AND WAIT FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO SPEAK FIRST.

� DON�T ATTEMPT TO FILL IN, UNCOMFORTABLE PAUSES IN CONVERSATIONS

� PRETEND YOU ARE AN ANSWERING MACHINE

� WHEN PEOPLE CALL WITH WRONG NUMBER TELL THEM THAT THE PERSON THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAS ARRESTED, THAT YOU�RE A COP, AND YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK

� ASK TELE- MARKETERS IF YOU CAN CALL THEM BACK

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