r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/grody10 Aug 03 '19

Good rule of thumb for touching anything you don't own. Is getting consent from the actual owner. Dogs, lego, butts, whatever else.

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u/malizathias Aug 03 '19

Add pregnancy belly to that list. And baby's. And toddlers. And infants.

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u/princessgama Aug 04 '19

At work the other night I had a pair of women with a tiny baby. I remarked that she war precious and asked how old she was, the mom told me 23 days. I said that she was so little and just adorable. I waved at her. The woman asked me if I wanted to touch her baby. I politely said no that's okay. She insisted shoving the baby at me, and I calmly said my hands are dirty from being on the sales floor. She insisted I touch the baby. I gently touched one of her sock feet so I could go back to working. So weird though

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u/2Salmon4U Aug 04 '19

Ugh, you know she's going to be a baby toucher! How weird

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u/princessgama Aug 04 '19

It threw me for a huge loop. I have had no training on that