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It's National Etiquette Week, What Rankles You The Most?
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Jen Carlson
Published May 14, 2012
Modified May 14, 2012
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Stephanie Tanner thinks hogging the seat is rude. (Original photo by Scott Lynch)
It's National Etiquette Week once again, and we'll be (politely) celebrating for the next five days. To start things off, tell us what irks you the most when you're out there on the sidewalks, underground in the subway system, sitting in a movie theater, ordering at Starbucks... or anywhere else in New York City. We've likely covered your pet peeve before, but we can't stop/won't stop until people stop hugging the subway poles, dammit.
Don't forget to send us your photos of people breaking the unspoken etiquette laws of New York (also, tag them "Gothamist" on Flickr, or hashtag them #Gothamist on Instagram).
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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