# People have an opinion on that? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 14, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070 "2010-10-14T00:55:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/1 "2010-10-14T00:55:44Z")
Or, things that just never occurred to you to have an opinion about. 1. Toilet paper - over or under? It was probably on here that I first found out that people really have strong opinions on this question. It never even crossed my mind to care one way or the other or to even really pay attention to which way it was rolled. I left off things like, ketchup on a hot dog, yea or nay because every right thinking person knows that it’s wrong but they do hold an opinion. 😉 What are yours? ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/2 "2010-10-14T09:38:59Z")
Toilet paper: it depends on how the paper holder is constructed. Ketchup on hot dogs: a must. How can you ever eat them without, and why would it be an issue? ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/3 "2010-10-14T12:10:53Z")
Shoes in the house. Never realised it could raise such passions. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/4 "2010-10-14T13:10:20Z")
> [@Wallenstein](#): > > Shoes in the house. Never realised it could raise such passions. I learned this one from an ex. I’d get “the look” if my shoes stayed on past the front entryway. She had also decided that bare feet/socks also were evil for walking; slip out of shoes into flip-flops for in-house walking. Slip out of the flip-flops for lounging on the couch or bed, but you had to slip your feet back in before standing up. The flip-flops could _NOT_ leave the house. When I had a foot injury that required a cast, she freaked out… I had to sleep with my foot off the bed, lest my cast somehow contaminate things. She also had very strong opinions of how I was to hold my arm when holding her hand-- I had to have my arm out straight and pointed straight down, rather than bent, which she felt was effeminate. Despite the fact that we were nearly the same height, and my arm had to bend to accommodate her hand. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/5 "2010-10-14T13:42:13Z")
> [@Student\_Driver](#): > > > [@Wallenstein](#): > > > > Shoes in the house. Never realised it could raise such passions. > > I learned this one from an ex. [Long list of insanity] I think I get why she’s your ex. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/6 "2010-10-14T13:46:07Z")
> [@Illuminatiprimus](#): > > I think I get why she’s your ex. No kidding. That’s crazy talk. How to fold towels. Apparently not folding them into thirds is a sin against God and Man. ---
**Author:** ![silvermist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@silvermist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silvermist)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/7 "2010-10-14T14:06:12Z")
Cupboard doors must be closed. Toilet tissue under so the weight of the roll will hold it while you tear it off. Otherwise, you get 3 yards when you pull on it. Lights not in use shut off. Canned goods right side up. U.S. currency bills all facing the same way. I know… I’m neurotic ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/8 "2010-10-14T14:10:06Z")
> [@Student\_Driver](#): > > > [@Wallenstein](#): > > > > Shoes in the house. Never realised it could raise such passions. > > I learned this one from an ex. I’d get “the look” if my shoes stayed on past the front entryway. She had also decided that bare feet/socks also were evil for walking; slip out of shoes into flip-flops for in-house walking. Slip out of the flip-flops for lounging on the couch or bed, but you had to slip your feet back in before standing up. The flip-flops could _NOT_ leave the house. When I had a foot injury that required a cast, she freaked out… I had to sleep with my foot off the bed, lest my cast somehow contaminate things. > > She also had very strong opinions of how I was to hold my arm when holding her hand-- I had to have my arm out straight and pointed straight down, rather than bent, which she felt was effeminate. Despite the fact that we were nearly the same height, and my arm had to bend to accommodate her hand. Was she Asian? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/9 "2010-10-14T14:41:36Z")
> [@silvermist](#): > > Cupboard doors must be closed. > Toilet tissue under so the weight of the roll will hold it while you tear it off. Otherwise, you get 3 yards when you pull on it. > Lights not in use shut off. > Canned goods right side up. > U.S. currency bills all facing the same way. > I know… I’m neurotic But you do have opinions on those things. I was thinking of things that you hadn’t previously even thought to have an opinion on. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/10 "2010-10-14T14:44:09Z")
I have been at a Swedish/Japanese household with a distinct line on the floor in the hall and a notice stating “No shoes on the other side of this line”. On the wall hung a samurai sword indicating what would happen if you didn’t obey. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/11 "2010-10-14T14:48:48Z")
Saying “No problem” instead of “You’re welcome” in response to “Thank you.” I don’t care what anyone says to me when I thank them but some people get ridiculously up in arms about “No problem.” You know, stuff like, “OF COURSE IT SHOULDN’T BE IMPLIED THAT IT COULD EVER BE A PROBLEM TO SERVE ME! IT’S A JOY TO DO THINGS FOR ME! GAH!” ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/12 "2010-10-14T15:01:21Z")
Just about everything people fight about at the office. I really don’t understand why anyone notices someone else’s coffee cup being int he sink or on the counter. Honestly, it makes me think what a wonderful life that would be, where something so small actually rated my attention. Maybe they’d like to take on some of my worries for a day. . . ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/13 "2010-10-14T15:11:59Z")
I can’t believe that people have an opinion on: Which elbow you sneeze into (seriously - I was once told that I should only sneeze into my left). Whether you should grip the door with a paper towel or your hand after you wash your hands. Whether or not I wash the potatoes before I peel them (if I boil them after, does it really make a difference, especially if I’m removing all the skin that would contain the dirt?) and whether I use special vegetable cleanser. Whether it’s ok for babies to use a pacifier (seriously - who gives a crap?). Where babies sleep - parents’ bed or their own (as long as they’re safe, it’s no one else’s business). ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/14 "2010-10-14T16:14:55Z")
Ordering milk in a bar! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/15 "2010-10-14T16:19:11Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Ordering milk in a bar! You can order milk in a bar? Like without booze in it? ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/16 "2010-10-14T17:01:51Z")
Referring to a group that includes women as “you guys.” Although I guess this is really an example of things I can’t believe people get incensed about. Which reminds me: Using a preposition at the end of a sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/17 "2010-10-14T17:22:39Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > > [@Anaamika](#): > > > > Ordering milk in a bar! > > You can order milk in a bar? Like without booze in it? Some cocktails call for milk. A fully stocked bar should have it. Whether you order it is another story; the bartender might not know how much to charge and have to decide what glass to serve it in, but there should be both milk and cream. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/18 "2010-10-14T17:34:37Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > > [@Anaamika](#): > > > > Ordering milk in a bar! > > You can order milk in a bar? Like without booze in it? Sure. I order virgin white russians all the time. A recent one I learned was putting pickles on a chicken sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/19 "2010-10-14T17:38:48Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > > [@DCnDC](#): > > > > You can order milk in a bar? Like without booze in it? > > Some cocktails call for milk. A fully stocked bar should have it. Whether you order it is another story; the bartender might not know how much to charge and have to decide what glass to serve it in, but there should be both milk and cream. Huh! Well, I’m the guy at the bar who orders whiskey on the rocks “with some booze in it this time!”😃 ---
**Author:** ![PennyGaunjworth\_of\_chicago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@PennyGaunjworth\_of\_chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PennyGaunjworth_of_chicago)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070/20 "2010-10-14T17:42:57Z")
> [@](#): > > A recent one I learned was putting pickles on a chicken sandwich. …which i personally find delectable 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070.md?page=2)