r/AskReddit • u/gnaan • Jul 13 '15

What socially unacceptable things are you OK with?

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u/DB2V2 Jul 13 '15 edited Jul 13 '15

You know i've never really thought about it. I'll try and report back, i'm off to /r/AskHistorians.

Edit - I have since posted there, here's the thread for if it gets some answers. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3d4u5k/what_are_the_origins_of_not_placing_ones_elbows/

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

The top post TL;DR: It goes back further than maritime dining. This was a defensive pose too keep people from stealing your food. Since it was common practice with lower classes and the poor, the upper classes sought to separate themselves from the hostile practice.

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u/FearMeIAmRoot Jul 13 '15

Summary for the lazy:

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u/CaptainUnusual Jul 13 '15

That sub is great. I always love seeing a thread with 80 comments and all but the mod's warnings were deleted.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

Would you rather people who don't know what they're talking about convince you of untrue shit?

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u/vertexoflife Jul 14 '15

like /r/askreddit?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

/r/askreddit isnt meant for 100% factual information

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u/MrBrutusChubbs Jul 13 '15

Whatever it was is gone now. :/

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

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u/MrBrutusChubbs Jul 13 '15

Haha that's pretty funny

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u/vertexoflife Jul 14 '15

they got banned.

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u/MrBrutusChubbs Jul 14 '15

I figured as much. That didn't seem like a researched answer, after all.

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u/zefy_zef Jul 13 '15

nah someone answered it again.

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u/zefy_zef Jul 13 '15

And the verdict is in. /r/AskHistorians says it doesn't fucking matter, but gives a detailed description of how it most likely came to be.

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u/pedrodevoto Jul 14 '15

TLDR: Yes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

I love the people that answer there. So much knowledge on niche and interesting things.

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u/Happy-Tears Jul 14 '15

Well done, sir!

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

Or you could think about it for three seconds and realize that something as simple and common as putting your elbows on the table didn't have to be "invented". Sailors didn't invent it any more than miners invented nose-picking to clear out coal dust. It's comfortable, people have rested on shit since the goddamn dawn of man.

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u/tonycomputerguy Jul 13 '15

Hey buddy. You okay? Need to get something off your chest?

Cuz you sound like somebody pissed in your corn flakes.

Relax.

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u/OllyTrolly Jul 13 '15

Thanks, interesting response in there :).

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u/TrevorPC Jul 13 '15

P delivered!

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u/InfinityCircuit Jul 14 '15

Bah gawd, those mods in /r/askhistorians have some seriously rustled jimmies from all us barbarians trashing that thread.