# Things Normal People Do That You Never Do

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-normal-people-do-that-you-never-do/620430>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 30, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-normal-people-do-that-you-never-do/620430 "2012-04-30T17:11:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-normal-people-do-that-you-never-do/620430/61 "2012-05-02T00:14:14Z")

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> [@sandra\_nz](#):
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> I don’t get it. ☹

I assumed that **Ambivalid’s** obvious joke was that the thing that normal people do that he never does is walk.

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> Back to the topic, I don’t drink tea, coffee or hot drinks of any kind. I don’t like the taste of tea or coffee and I don’t want to drink the calories in hot chocolate. It’s quite embarassing when you’re at a dinner party and the host is counting up teas and coffee and you have to go through the spiel…
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> “Tea or coffee?”  
> “Neither for me, thanks.”  
> “Something else then?”  
> “No, I’m fine thanks.”  
> “Hot chocolate?”  
> “No, I’m fine thanks.”  
> “Nothing at all then?”  
> “That’s right.”  
> “Don’t you want anything?”  
> “No, I’m fine thanks.”  
> “Really? Are you sure?”  
> “I’m sure.”  
> “Do you not like tea? Coffee perhaps?”  
> “I don’t like tea or coffee, I’m fine thanks.”  
> “You don’t like tea OR coffee? I’ve never heard of that!”  
> “Well, now you have.”  
> “A hot chocolate then? I’m sure I could find something in the cupboard.”  
> “No, really, I’m fine thanks. Nothing for me.”  
> “Don’t you drink any hot drinks?”  
> “No, I don’t.”  
> “You’re weird.”  
> “Thank you.”

When I said no onions, I meant no onions!

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**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-normal-people-do-that-you-never-do/620430/62 "2012-05-02T06:04:18Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> I assumed that **Ambivalid’s** obvious joke was that the thing that normal people do that he never does is walk.

“Now I get it!”  
/Fry

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**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-normal-people-do-that-you-never-do/620430/63 "2012-05-02T15:20:42Z")

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I don’t give gifts and don’t enjoy receiving them. Same with cards.

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