Someone went on social media and asked, "What are some 'social norms' that are pretty weird if you think about it?"
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The things that have become so engrained that most of us just do them without thinking . . . but if you DO think about it, it doesn't make much sense. Like blowing out candles on a cake when it's your birthday.
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The topic went viral, and here are a few of the internet's best responses:
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1. "Paying tens of thousands of dollars to bury corpses in the ground."
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A lot of people mentioned the huge costs of ceremonial things like funerals and weddings, which weren't always MEANT to be debt-inducing. Others brought up gender-reveal parties . . . but that's a whole other level.
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2. "Balloons. Here's a plastic sack of my breath. Happy birthday."
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3. "Ties being the standard for business attire."
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4. "All the random 'rules' about texting people. Texting is supposed to be a way to talk to people and they can respond at their own convenience."
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5. "Cards. Giving Hallmark money in exchange for a piece of paper that someone's going to look at for about 10 seconds . . . and then forget about."
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6. "Clapping. Showing appreciation by smacking our hands together to make a noise."
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7. "Buying litter. We buy special dirt for our cat to poop in?"
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8. "Acknowledging other people's sneezes."
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9. "Using a customer service voice that sounds nothing like your actual voice."
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10. "Purses. They're useful. Why are men afraid to carry one of their own?"
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