05 Ways that You are a Nuisance and Don’t Even Know It

01.When You Stand in a Public Place
Before you decide to busily tap away at your phone in a public place, look around to see whether you are in fact standing in the middle of a corridor, near an entrance or in the way of others who would be around and about at the public place. This could be a hotel, a train station, a restaurant, a mall, a grocery, a coffee shop or even your own office.

02.When You Drive on the Middle of the Road
It does seem absurd to be addressing poor driving in an etiquette article, but honestly, the long and short of it is that you have no respect or concern for other motorists. I would have rather minimal and poor expectations from a person who absent mindedly or due to not bothering himself drives bang in the middle of the road, obstructing both lanes and creating traffic for miles.

03.When You Don’t Clear Your Mess
It could be a spilt drink on a stairway, crumbs on a table, a chair pulled out of its position or a half consumed bottle of water; some of these may not sound like a mess to you, but they are an impediment to others who use the same facilities. If you cannot clear it yourself (for instance, you would not have the supplies to clean a stairway at a public place you visit), inform a party that can be given the responsibility of clearing the mess on your behalf such that fewer people are disturbed by it.

04.When You Crank Up the Music Too Loud
You could be in high spirits driving up to the hills to be in solitude or you could be hosting a double dozen people at your residence, but neither of these justify music or the radio in general being switched on at decibels that carry far and wide. People who pass by and live close by have better things to do than be forced to listen to your playlist and people truly do value peace and quiet.

05.When You Rev Your Engine and Honk the Horn for No Reason
People who live by the road and those who are going places are humans too and have a tolerance limit to the noise that they can handle. Unless absolutely necessary, avoid revving your engine, honking horns and being a general nuisance on the street.

One aim of good etiquette is to be less of a nuisance and more of a respectable citizen. You may have unknowingly been doing one or a multiple of the above because refraining from them were not formed in to habits. It’s not too late – since you know it now, go ahead and be less of a nuisance to others.

If you come across other poor practices that could do with some level of correction, let me know at fullofetiquette@gmail.com.

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