Etiquette Tuesday: Pop that Gum!

Do people really still do this?!? Put gum on the side of their plate or on their hand?!? Well, an awesome but lost soul we know still engages in this behavior. One of our Aces (*Translation: best friends) recently went out to dinner with us and after chomping and popping a few bubbles, decided to give the gum another life by sitting it on the side of their plate. You can imagine my expression as I tried to enjoy the wasabi mashed potatoes without thinking about the thick gooey factor staring at us from across the table. Being this is our "best, good friend" (*Forest Gump comes to mind in that wording...), we had to give her our honest Etiquette Tuesday advice: lose the gum.

Reason number 1,222 you should lose the gum: it costs all of $.25 at your local convenience store. The list goes on and on but the major one is we (*your other guests) do not want to see that gum outside your mouth (*including popping your gum...). Placing it on the side of your plate, on your hand, behind your ear or wherever you choose is totally unacceptable at the dining room table and the like. Tossing it before dinner is not that hard, besides shouldn't you be ready for a fresh piece after a flavorful meal?? I'm just saying...

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