Asking Eric: If someone has their belongings on a table at a bookstore, don’t touch their stuff
the general rule is that if your stuff is on the table, it means you intend to come back to it in the place you left it.
Asking Eric: I got scolded for moving a man’s stuff from a bookstore table. Was I wrong?
Coffee shops, bookstores and spaces where we gather can be catch-as-catch-can when it comes to seating. But the general rule ...
Asking Eric: Is it rude to move another person’s belongings?
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who moved a stranger's belongings at a bookstore because ...
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Asking Eric: I was scolded for moving someone’s items, but was I really wrong?
He then told me it was rude to touch his stuff. Many of the ladies agreed with him, so I wonder if I was wrong.
Asking Eric: When is it okay to move someone’s belongings in a shared space?
When the young man finally came back, I apologized and said, “Sorry to move your stuff, but we needed this table, and you ...
Asking Eric: Husband’s excessive manners leave wife feeling left behind
I have an ongoing disagreement with my very polite and well-mannered husband. When we enter a venue together (restaurant, ...
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R. Eric Thomas
Dear Eric: I play Mahjong with senior citizens several times a week at a local Barnes & Noble. One day our group needed two tables, and one table had stuff ...