Some etiquette should not be said; it should be obvious to everyone around.
Just like you would expect people to respect a line in the supermarket, or to give up their seat to elderly passengers on the bus, there are all kinds of etiquette that should be considered public practice. Most actions that fall under these categories usually do not need to be explained, but sometimes, people completely miss how their behaviour contradicts these social cues.
Take the neighbor in the story below as an example.
A resident spent almost an hour shoveling snow off their car and parking spot before heading out for the day. It wasn’t an assigned parking spot, but social cues imply that if a spot has been shoveled and cleared by someone, no one else should park there. Even if you don’t live somewhere snowy, you can understand the logic behind this unspoken rule. If someone took the time and effort to clear a spot from all the snow, it wouldn’t be nice for someone else to swoop in and take that spot away from them.
However, that is exactly what this neighbor did. While the hardworking resident was away, someone else drove by their snow-free parking spot and decided to park their car there instead. When the resident returned home, they were shocked to see a strange car parked in the spot they worked so hard to shovel, and they decided to teach the owner a lesson.
Since there was plenty of snow around, and the resident obviously had a shovel, they went ahead and covered the neighbor’s car with snow until it was completely blocked. They then drove away so that the neighbor wouldn’t know who did it, but the resident was sure that this little act would teach the neighbors some neighborhood etiquette in a snowy climate.
Do you think the resident should have let this go, or do you agree that the neighbor should have known not to park in a spot that was clearly cleared of snow by someone else?
Keep scrolling to read the full story and let us know your thoughts in the comments below. After that, check out this story of a homeowner who allowed villagers to cross their private property.