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Habitually Chic's avatar

I also hate Nutella and the word Babe so I feel vindicated!

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

We’re always right!

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

“Hun” should be outlawed!

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RenoQueen's avatar

And a catty gay friend said "More like Atilla the Hun" Ha.

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

Wait, that’s good

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RenoQueen's avatar

A woman at work called me Hun which I absolutely hated.

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Carol Blasberg's avatar

Thanks for making me smile; great way to start the day💕

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

Hi, mom!

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Gina Lloyd's avatar

Bare feet on planes. I sat next to someone who kept stretching her toes next to me. Socks are the last layer!

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

Yuck! I forgot the pet peeve of people who use the bathroom on a plane without their shoes on 🤮

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Ashley Rudolph's avatar

Saw someone go to the bathroom on an airplane while barefoot once 🤢

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

Yuck! I’ve seen that too. That’ll go in Part 2, ha.

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Tamara Mellon,OBE's avatar

People who don’t know how to hold a knife and fork properly.

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

We need to your etiquette friend on American television ASAP! 😜

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Mary's avatar

I have many pet peeves. My first is people yakking away on their phones in public spaces like trains and cafes. My second has to do with people who blast their music at the beach, the park or the backyards. We have no choice in the matter.

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Rachelle Hruska MacPherson's avatar

I hate kids in restaurants who don’t know how to act in restaurants. Either do the work and teach them early on that dining out is an escape for humans to connect with other humans in meaningful, screen-free ways—or don’t. But please don’t subject the rest of us to your child’s iPad screen.

Second, I also hate when hotels charge for internet but I'll take it a step further - I believe all high-end hotels should offer everything in the minibar for free. You are spending thousands of euros a night? Give me a free snickers bar! And finally, I also hate slow talkers, even though I happened to marry one. My husband holds the official title of World’s Slowest Elucidator.

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

Is. Sean. A. Slow. Talker?

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Elizabeth  Dziedzic's avatar

Hard-stopping taxi cab drivers which triggers immediate car sickness.

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

And can give you a black eye too!

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Meg Connolly's avatar

Servers who ask how your first bites are tasting. Makes me lose my appetite!

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

We could do a whole other post on waiter etiquette :)

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Elena Munyon's avatar

Servers at restaurants who ask if you’ve dined there before. When I answer yes and they continue to go over every section and item of the menu and detail their favorite dishes. I don’t need the dissertation.

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

Maybe we need a whole new list exclusively devoted to dining etiquette? 😜

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Lucrecia's avatar

Topless girls on the beach (unless you have great ones but come on do we need to see that?)

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

It’s funny you say that. I have found that the concept of a new beach is much more attractive than the reality. It’s never who you wanna see! 😜

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Kate Young's avatar

Disagree with 39. Only the very young and very old look great wearing big diamonds, Hermes bags, fur coats…. People in the middle just look like normal rich people (snooze)

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

I stand corrected 👍

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Peter Masone's avatar

People who say, “Yeah, no” or “no, yeah”

Bad nose jobs (neither was their fault)

Uncomfortable seating

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

Yes x 3!

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Billy Daley's avatar

This explains so much… also I need an 8x10 glossy of you and NB in the Bjorns & Birks.

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

The photo can be arranged, no problemo

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Tina Chen Craig's avatar

People who want to shake my hand while I’m eating! I’m Chinese— we bow, say nice to see you and move on.

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

“Keep it moving” is a rule I’d like more people to adopt

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Barbara McManus's avatar

Brilliant

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Mark Guiducci's avatar

Highly recommend toro with caviar to all who celebrate. Thank you for dinner DB!

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Derek C. Blasberg's avatar

🤗

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