Don’t Be a Ratchet Rat: 7 Manners Everyone Should Mind…Or Risk Getting Snapped On

May 28th, 2012 - By Stephanie Guerilus

In Pretty Woman, Richard Gere tried to school Julia Roberts on social graces and proper etiquette. Now, everyone isn’t going to be sent to charm school on the dime of a wealthy businessman, but there are basic manners that some people like to act like they don’t have. Here are seven of those bad habits that need to be stopped.

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Touching A Woman’s Hair

Women are one of the most versatile creatures on earth and hair is often an expression of that. However, many take that admiration a little too far when they reach out to touch that hair without a heads up or expressed permission. People’s hands roam in so many different places during the course of the day; a woman’s hair doesn’t need to carry those germs. The unsolicited reach and touch is also crossing the boundaries of personal space.

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  • Injynqbs

    Lawd yess people are so ruude on cell phones. I make a point not to be on the phone entering an establishment, at the register, or making orders. I just think it’s rude and disrespectful. And they left out “not using a turn signal”–it came w/ the car, use it! I mean some people drive around like the don’t like the back/side of their cars…help prevent accidents for crying out loud. Just common courtesy and some of that’s been forgotten too. ; o

  • Tallchiick

    I totally agree with staring…I’m 6’2..and people always stare like they’ve never seen a tall woman before…it irks me…but sometimes they do break their stares and actually say something and/or compliment me…thats better than just staring like an idiot.

  • jay bee

    -interrupting/cutting people off
    -being/remaining in the left lane when you are driving slowly. Kindly GTFOHWTBS 
    -stank breath in general but b4 10am?!? You being at the morning meeting w/ breath on garbage is ridic.
    -passive aggressive e-mails, inappropriate/bitchassedness use of the cc and bcc.
    -people who only post on FB about one thing (club promotion, scriptures, how much they hate___, etc.)  #juststop

    • jay bee

      I forgot to add sneezing or belching w/o covering your mouth . 

    • Sabrina

       Seems like quite a few people at your workplace don’t have manners lol

  • Genkigirl UK

    Take heed Bossip!

  • Aminah

    Scratching your head in public.

  • Tina

    Also, cursing makes you sound ignorant.  Apparently some thinks it’s cool, but you just sound dumb because you sound uneducated.  Also:

    Licking your fingers at the table like it’s a chicken bone…yuck!
    If you are big, fat, hippy, whatever…don’t think you can squeeze into the seat next to me on the subway…I don’t want to touch no strangers arms, hips, sides, etc.  Your tail need to stand! 
    Telling someone they look nice TODAY.  Well, what about yesterday?  LOL

    • Bkabbagej

      Excuse me but if the seat is available and if you don’t want to be touch someone’s arms,hips, sides,etc… then you should either stand or use a car service.  It’s rush hour we’re all inconvienced, touched where we don’t want to be touched, by people we’d rather not be close to.  Dealing with pocketbooks in sides/backs, foul body odor, loud earphones/conversations, etc…so if your biggest complaint is a soft wide hip, arm, or sides touching you consider yourself lucky.

  • J A SASSY aka salon222w

    Justim Beiber was wrong to tocuh the womens hair.. why are thjose folks do interested in blk womens hair? enough to go putting your germy hands in our hair..please stop w people.

  • J A SASSY aka salon222w

    dont touch my hair . please dont touch my hair.. WHY would you be puttinbgf your hands in my hair.. and please stop the nose blowing in a restaurant.. its disgusting and very disrespectful .. not to mention ..unclean!

  • Cory

    I have to admit I’m guilt of the interrupting bit.  It’s not that I think what I have to say is more important than what the other person is saying, it’s just that  I lose my train of thought so fast when I’m talking that I sometimes feel like if I don’t speak up at the moment a thought pops into my head that by the time the person is done talking, I will have forgotten what I wanted to say.

  • TRUTH

    Saying excuse me when you are supposed to say sorry., smh
    Fidgetting, keep yo arse still

  • Melanieyoungkin

    Chewing and talking with food in your mouth
    Picking or flossing your teeth at the dinner table - please go the bathroom
    Asking how much you paid for an item

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  • Guest123

    OMG love this article… i just can’t handle people with no manners it makes me crazy. The loud talking is one of my biggest pet peeves… i will respond to their conversation… i mean you’re speaking so i can hear you must WANT me to comment  on your conversation… but another addition to the list is people who act like saying please, thank you or excuse me would break their mouth…  also if they are too close at the supermarket check out line and turn and ask “you got this?” i mean they are that close they must want to pay!!!

  • MeAndYou

    Oh chile. I surely know someone who does the borrowing thing, and the cellphone thing. Just yapping away loud af acting like they were raised with no manners.

  • RedButterfly81

    Standing too close when I’m at the ATM, you’re either try to rob me there or trying to get my personal information and then rob me.

  • November Rain

    Standing too close to me in line when I’m at the grocery store.

    • Truthhurtz

      Yes! This irks me so much! 

  • SoTrue

    1. Chewing with your mouth open
    2. Having a stinky breath, but still openly talking
    3. When driving and you stop for someone and they fail to say “thank you”
    4. When you’re on public transport and people barge past you or want to leave but don’t say “excuse me”
    5. When someone touches you e.g. rather than say “excuse me” alone, they like place their whole palm on your shoulder and move you
    6. When you’re talking to someone and they don’t have the decency to look at you e.g. they’re texting on their mobile

    • Lorisangel

      Totally agree with your list. I like nos. 3, 5 & 6 especially.

  • jackieOsassin

    LMAO at the last pic. : )

    and i curse like a sailor around everyone. doesn’t mean i’m not a mannered woman. hell, i’d curse on here if you guys would let me.

  • IllyPhilly

    Go head Foxy! 

  • Ay

    1. smacking gum

    2. coughing at other people

    3. constantly making unwanted sexual advances