Social Conventions That People Are Tired Of

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Eric Lund
Oct 6, 2021 1:00 PM EDT

Some traditions are in place for extremely good reasons. Others aren't. Call us horrible cheapskates, which we are, but having to give 5 bucks to Hallmark for a card with a picture of a dog that says "I hope you have an imPAWSibly fun birthday" is criminal and insane.  It may have made sense 50 years ago, but now it feels like we're throwing our money away. For some other things that have no good reason to be, here are the most expensive things that people witnessed.

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    Smile - zabrakwith 20d Giving Greeting cards for every single event imaginable. Why pay $5 to give someone a piece of paper that will get thrown out the next day? I'd rather you give me $5 and skip the card.
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    Font - strg8te - 20d - edited 20d 13 9 3 4 2 9 Expensive funerals. The funeral industry is insane.
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    Hair - shauna1993 · 20d 2 Sleep deprivation pride. I don't know why my coworkers are boasting that they slept 4 hours last night. 3.
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    Smile - Sunnysaltegg - 20d 26 6 S & 3 More That somehow the concept of maturing means you have to give up hobbies that are seen as “childish".
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    Font - puckmonky · 20d 2 2 @3 S 2 & 5 More Not talking about salary 27.1k Reply Share Report Save nowtayneicangetinto · 20d My job didn't want us talking about salary. Turns out the guy I was training who they hired, had less experience than me and was making about twice my salary. And they wonder why I lost my shit infront of everyone and quit on the spot.
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    Jaw - Titanium-Hunter 20d 2 "I have this cough, but I came to work anyway, because I'm so dedicated to my career!"
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    Font - throwRAstarly667 · 20d O 2 3 5 E Making your kids hug/kiss people they aren't comfortable with. 21.7k 5 LJ Reply Share Report Save JerryCan1217 - 20d When I was a kid, I went to a pre-school connected to a church, and one day they took us to a nursing home. They had a dozen or so seniors lined up sitting in chairs, and we were asked to walk down the line and give each one a hug, a kiss, and a prayer. I don't remember exactly how I reacted, but I remember refusing to do it and being scolde
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    Smile - Lex_Ambr · 20d 5 4 3 4 "You're too old for..." bulls:.t. You're never too old for college/university, to change careers, to learn a new skill or to enjoy something new. It's YOUR life!
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    Font - bandito210 - 20d 2 5 32 3 & 3 More "The customer is always right" being used as an excuse to be a fu 'ing assh-'e 19.9k 5 Reply Share Report Save Digital-Dinosaur · 20d - edited 20d The full phrase is "the customer is always right in matters of taste". It's meant to mean that if someone wants to buy a product, you sell them it, who are you to judge if they are willing to pay for a tartan painted car?
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    Product - Remarkable-Injury-70 · 20d 2 3 e 3 2 & 5 More Being nice to customers that act shi*y
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    Smile - Expected_Toulouse_ · 20d 2 S 2 Having to purchase gifts for extended family that you cannot afford because it is Christmas or another holiday.
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    Smile - Fgw_wolf - 20d - edited 20d 4 5 & 5 More Cashiers and other jobs not being allowed to sit down because it makes them “look lazy".
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    Font - jturkey - 20d 3 Worshipping celebrities. I don't get it and it seems to just create tons of problems. 14.6k Reply Share Report Save Professorbubba · 20d Kim Kardashian has 70 million Twitter followers. The number one search term on Google WRT Kardashian is "why is Kim Kardashian famous?" Why indeed.
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    Font - Foreshadowed_enc · 20d O 2 e 3 2 6 2 Diamond rings for engagements - they are a scam, and especially the 3 months salary custom is absurd. 13.4k Reply Share Report Save SagaciousElan · 20d Pretty sure the 3 month thing started as a marketing campaign by jewellers. Not in the sense of ads telling everyone that's what it should be but more like store staff being told to advise potential customers that 3 months' salary was customary and what their girlfriend would be expecting. It got around
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    Human body - TTTTerminator · 20d Over the top gender reveals parties
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    Font - introskeptic7 20d Associating relationships with fulfillment and suffering to being single 4 10.8k Reply Share Report Save Damn_Dog_Inappropes 20d Additionally, not referring to your spouse as a ball and chain or otherwise disparaging marriage.
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    Smile - PuzzleheadedTackle54 · 20d 3 3 33 E 6 & 3 More Rest being seen as lazy. If I take a day off of work simply to sleep in and rest at home instead of having to have some sort of big plans or destination it shouldn't be seen as anything less.
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    Font - LinkMom37 · 20d 2 O O 3 & 11 More That because someone is"family", you should force yourself to spend time with them and be "nice and respectful", no matter what kind of person they are or how they treat you. This goes along with the enabling acceptance of "that's just how they are" rather than condemning poor behavior choices.
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    Smile - Historical-Law2262 · 20d Having all the fun prints and decor and what not only for kids/babies/ nurseries. I want a dinosaur on my pillowcase saying 'rawrrr' over some fu.ken daisies everytime.
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    Font - TTTTerminator 20d 3 Skirts are ok in a workplace, but shorts are not.
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    Handwriting - Tech-Idea · 20d e S Asking "How are you today?", and expecting the only socially acceptable answer.
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    Rectangle - PM_ME_UR_LAST_DREAM · 20d 12 Tipping. Jobs should pay their employees enough.
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