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Why Do we Call it “Going Dutch” When People On a Date Pay Their Own Way?

May 1, 2025January 24, 2014

When friends go out to dinner together, unless it is a special occasion where previous arrangements have been made, it is customary, and considered proper, for everyone to pay their own way. When a male and female go on a date, it was long customary for the man to pay. Although this social tradition has … Read more

What to Do if A Grocery Store Cashier is Rude to You?

May 1, 2025January 5, 2014

We’ve all been there. It’s a busy afternoon at the grocery store. Running a shopping cart down the aisle is like being in the bumper car ride at the amusement park, except people aren’t smiling and having fun. Courtesy is nonexistent and everyone seems to be in his or her own little world, themselves at … Read more