Excuse Me

Rakkel from Texas sends in a tale of manners.

My mom raised me well and told me that I was supposed to say "excuse me" after I burped. However she didn't tell me why or that it is only required in public situations. Thus, I remember one night my mom had some friends over and I walked through the living room and burped pretty loud. She got on to me for not apologizing. But I was confused because I had just said "excuse me" to myself in my head! I had done the right thing!

This is when I learned the words weren't for me, they were for those around me. Habits are hard to break though, and to this day I still silently excuse myself when I belch alone.

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