What you shouldn't do in public
The Top Ten Things Women Shouldn’t Do In Public from www.thefrisky.com
1. Apply full make-up
OK, look. Refreshing your lip gloss after a meal is one thing, but putting your whole face on while riding the bus or subway (where no one should do any proposing!) is so not cool. Set your alarm 10 minutes earlier, and do your makeup before you leave your apartment. A woman has to retain a little mystique, you know.
2. Pull out your thong from your butt crack
If it’s so uncomfortable in the first place that you have to go digging in places you really shouldn’t, maybe it’s time to switch to underwear with a little more coverage, hmm?
3. Sit cross-legged while wearing a skirt
Just don’t.
4. Show off your midriff
I don’t care if you’ve got washboard abs, if you could bounce a quarter of your belly, or if you’re only 16. Unless you’re on the beach, at the pool, or working for tips, no one, I mean no one, should be running around with an exposed midriff. It’s just not classy.
5. Talk on your phone in a public bathroom or dressing room
Bathrooms and dressing rooms are sort of like Vegas. What happens in them should stay in them, and you with your phone broadcasting every sound to God knows who and subjecting the rest of us to some inane conversation that can absolutely wait until you no longer have your pants around the ankles is not honoring that sacred code.
6. Ask your boyfriend if he loves you
It’s uncomfortable for him, it’s uncomfortable for us, so save your strange pillow talk for when you’re horizontal.
7. Tweeze errant hairs or pop a pimple
While I understand the temptation of removing any evidence that you’re less than perfect, doing so in public not only underscores your imperfections, it makes you look, well, kinda nasty.
8. Criticize your boyfriend
Sure, he may deserve it—especially if he’s treating a waitress like crap or ogling other women, but there’s a time and a place for everything and in public when everyone can hear your private conversation is not it.
9. Adjust the girls
We’ve all been there before: a boob slips below your underwire or heads too closely to your armpit, but until you find a private spot, resist the urge to reach into your bra and readjust.
10. Pee all over the toilet seat
If you do happen to have bad aim, remember the old adage: If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat!
From The Men's Magazines
10 Things Guys Shouldn't Do in Public
from askmen.com
10 - Admire yourself in the mirror
Sure, Adonis, your biceps are big and your abs are tight, but your love affair with the gym mirror is just plain creepy. The bar narcissist who fixates on his James Bond poses in the mirror before, during and after he talks to a woman is equally funny and disturbing. By all means, check the mirror to make sure you haven’t got broccoli between your teeth or a stream of snot across your cheek, but if you can’t get enough of yourself in the mirror, chances are other people quickly will.
9 - Pick yourself
You see it all the time: the guy in the parked car next to you picking his nose like he’s grabbing for a coin that’s just out of reach, a salesman at a hardware store scratching his crotch like he’s getting wax off a table or a guy at the urinal driving a finger into his *** like he’s trying to read his own temperature.
8 - Sit with crossed legs
You're talking to a guy at work, he's telling you about a new project you'll be working on and then it happens: In the middle of his ramble about the crucial importance of the project and your much-needed 'buy-in,' he crosses his legs, one over the other. Hmmm, suddenly his bold, tough pronouncements lose some of their ferocity. True, some guys can pull it off. However, on the wrong pair of legs, what's intended to express comfort and ease can quickly turn into a pretentious way of sitting. Better to keep your feet on the ground.
7 - Blow your nose without a tissue
Unless you accidentally inhaled Agent Orange, this is one of those things guys shouldn’t do in public. Always have a pack of tissues handy, or, if you don't and have to blow your nose, ask for one from someone nearby. If you feel shy about asking for a tissue, consider that the people around you would no doubt appreciate it more if it will prevent a river of snot from shooting in front of their feet.
6 - Play wrestle
You’ve tried out your best DDT, suplex, bodyslam, and piledriver on most of your friends, but here’s the thing: you did it in grade school and high school. If you’re still play wrestling with your buddies in public, maybe join a gym to do Greco-Roman wrestling or try out for the WWE instead. What have you got left to lose? Most of your dignity and audience will be long gone after you perform this stunt guys shouldn't do in public.
5 - Puke
We’ve all had too much to drink and thrown up the contents of our evening. While you may be amazed at your mass of spaghetti, red wine, the purple shot you drank for that hot girl’s birthday, and foam from two pitchers of beer on the ground, the public would rather keep drinking and not see the contents of your stomach. If the room’s spinning out of control, do your best to find a closed bathroom stall to save your evening (and everyone else's).
4 - Argue with your girlfriend
You could have a valid reason why you’re arguing with your girlfriend, but everyone around you will only see you one way: as a hothead. And if you're with other couples at a party, you’ve now cranked up the discomfort by creating an awkward atmosphere for everyone by engaging in this thing guys shouldn't do in public. By trying to solve your nuclear debates at home with your girlfriend, you’ll help save the public from the negative fallout.
3 - Write longhand in a journal
Unless you’re a calligrapher or a Mennonite, you can use a laptop to write your metaphysical poetry and emo heartbreak. You may not believe it, but your writing won’t lose its meaning if it's not transcribed in longhand. Most cafés have Wi-Fi now so you can just add to the symphony of other people tapping away on their laptops. True, while you might not be able to dry blood on your diary pages, you can still slap a big fat ankh sticker on the back of your jet-black laptop to let everyone know how mysterious and tortured you are.
2 - Pee conspicuously
As you know, one of the top 10 things only men can do is pee anywhere. However, that doesn’t mean you should. A hidden spot behind a dumpster or alleyway to relieve yourself works fine (kind of), but if you simply turn your back behind a car thinking you're hiding yourself, remember there are tons of people in front of you that can still see you clear as day. Plus, no one cares to sidestep a river of piss just to get into his or her car.
1 - Cry
Yes, it’s a given you might cry at a funeral. However, do you really need to shed a tear at the latest romantic comedy you took your girlfriend to go see? We all get emotional and have our ups and downs, but having empathy doesn’t mean having to turn on the waterworks. If your girlfriend weeps at a movie or while she's reading, by all means comfort her. However, if you’re also drowning in a pool of tears, it’s going to make it a much harder job.
What do you girls think?
1. Apply full make-up
OK, look. Refreshing your lip gloss after a meal is one thing, but putting your whole face on while riding the bus or subway (where no one should do any proposing!) is so not cool. Set your alarm 10 minutes earlier, and do your makeup before you leave your apartment. A woman has to retain a little mystique, you know.
2. Pull out your thong from your butt crack
If it’s so uncomfortable in the first place that you have to go digging in places you really shouldn’t, maybe it’s time to switch to underwear with a little more coverage, hmm?
3. Sit cross-legged while wearing a skirt
Just don’t.
4. Show off your midriff
I don’t care if you’ve got washboard abs, if you could bounce a quarter of your belly, or if you’re only 16. Unless you’re on the beach, at the pool, or working for tips, no one, I mean no one, should be running around with an exposed midriff. It’s just not classy.
5. Talk on your phone in a public bathroom or dressing room
Bathrooms and dressing rooms are sort of like Vegas. What happens in them should stay in them, and you with your phone broadcasting every sound to God knows who and subjecting the rest of us to some inane conversation that can absolutely wait until you no longer have your pants around the ankles is not honoring that sacred code.
6. Ask your boyfriend if he loves you
It’s uncomfortable for him, it’s uncomfortable for us, so save your strange pillow talk for when you’re horizontal.
7. Tweeze errant hairs or pop a pimple
While I understand the temptation of removing any evidence that you’re less than perfect, doing so in public not only underscores your imperfections, it makes you look, well, kinda nasty.
8. Criticize your boyfriend
Sure, he may deserve it—especially if he’s treating a waitress like crap or ogling other women, but there’s a time and a place for everything and in public when everyone can hear your private conversation is not it.
9. Adjust the girls
We’ve all been there before: a boob slips below your underwire or heads too closely to your armpit, but until you find a private spot, resist the urge to reach into your bra and readjust.
10. Pee all over the toilet seat
If you do happen to have bad aim, remember the old adage: If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat!
From The Men's Magazines
10 Things Guys Shouldn't Do in Public
from askmen.com
10 - Admire yourself in the mirror
Sure, Adonis, your biceps are big and your abs are tight, but your love affair with the gym mirror is just plain creepy. The bar narcissist who fixates on his James Bond poses in the mirror before, during and after he talks to a woman is equally funny and disturbing. By all means, check the mirror to make sure you haven’t got broccoli between your teeth or a stream of snot across your cheek, but if you can’t get enough of yourself in the mirror, chances are other people quickly will.
9 - Pick yourself
You see it all the time: the guy in the parked car next to you picking his nose like he’s grabbing for a coin that’s just out of reach, a salesman at a hardware store scratching his crotch like he’s getting wax off a table or a guy at the urinal driving a finger into his *** like he’s trying to read his own temperature.
8 - Sit with crossed legs
You're talking to a guy at work, he's telling you about a new project you'll be working on and then it happens: In the middle of his ramble about the crucial importance of the project and your much-needed 'buy-in,' he crosses his legs, one over the other. Hmmm, suddenly his bold, tough pronouncements lose some of their ferocity. True, some guys can pull it off. However, on the wrong pair of legs, what's intended to express comfort and ease can quickly turn into a pretentious way of sitting. Better to keep your feet on the ground.
7 - Blow your nose without a tissue
Unless you accidentally inhaled Agent Orange, this is one of those things guys shouldn’t do in public. Always have a pack of tissues handy, or, if you don't and have to blow your nose, ask for one from someone nearby. If you feel shy about asking for a tissue, consider that the people around you would no doubt appreciate it more if it will prevent a river of snot from shooting in front of their feet.
6 - Play wrestle
You’ve tried out your best DDT, suplex, bodyslam, and piledriver on most of your friends, but here’s the thing: you did it in grade school and high school. If you’re still play wrestling with your buddies in public, maybe join a gym to do Greco-Roman wrestling or try out for the WWE instead. What have you got left to lose? Most of your dignity and audience will be long gone after you perform this stunt guys shouldn't do in public.
5 - Puke
We’ve all had too much to drink and thrown up the contents of our evening. While you may be amazed at your mass of spaghetti, red wine, the purple shot you drank for that hot girl’s birthday, and foam from two pitchers of beer on the ground, the public would rather keep drinking and not see the contents of your stomach. If the room’s spinning out of control, do your best to find a closed bathroom stall to save your evening (and everyone else's).
4 - Argue with your girlfriend
You could have a valid reason why you’re arguing with your girlfriend, but everyone around you will only see you one way: as a hothead. And if you're with other couples at a party, you’ve now cranked up the discomfort by creating an awkward atmosphere for everyone by engaging in this thing guys shouldn't do in public. By trying to solve your nuclear debates at home with your girlfriend, you’ll help save the public from the negative fallout.
3 - Write longhand in a journal
Unless you’re a calligrapher or a Mennonite, you can use a laptop to write your metaphysical poetry and emo heartbreak. You may not believe it, but your writing won’t lose its meaning if it's not transcribed in longhand. Most cafés have Wi-Fi now so you can just add to the symphony of other people tapping away on their laptops. True, while you might not be able to dry blood on your diary pages, you can still slap a big fat ankh sticker on the back of your jet-black laptop to let everyone know how mysterious and tortured you are.
2 - Pee conspicuously
As you know, one of the top 10 things only men can do is pee anywhere. However, that doesn’t mean you should. A hidden spot behind a dumpster or alleyway to relieve yourself works fine (kind of), but if you simply turn your back behind a car thinking you're hiding yourself, remember there are tons of people in front of you that can still see you clear as day. Plus, no one cares to sidestep a river of piss just to get into his or her car.
1 - Cry
Yes, it’s a given you might cry at a funeral. However, do you really need to shed a tear at the latest romantic comedy you took your girlfriend to go see? We all get emotional and have our ups and downs, but having empathy doesn’t mean having to turn on the waterworks. If your girlfriend weeps at a movie or while she's reading, by all means comfort her. However, if you’re also drowning in a pool of tears, it’s going to make it a much harder job.
What do you girls think?
