Keeping It Real: Manners, Etiquette And Passing Gas
Yes, I am going to speak openly and candidly about gas.
It has been a recent subject that people have come to me about.
What do I do if I have to pass gas in public…
It can be a tricky sticky and stinky situation, but we all do it.
Toots, poots and farts are part of our normal body functions.
Even so, what part do manners play n this odoriferous event, especially when you are in public.
Here are a few tips to help you cut the cheese with class.
I feel the bubble in my tummy: If you know that your gas is coming down your pipeline, do your best to stay to yourself until your episodes are over.
For instance: my son is lactose intolerant. He knows to stay away from me when he wants to sport a milk mustache. Within a few hours of drinking milk, my son turns into a rumble bunny through the house and he finds it amusing. I don’t find anything funny about the fact that I have to smell the foul odor of his undigested milk fat wafting in the breeze. Don’t “clear” the room with your gas. Clear the room before your gas when you know it’s coming.
People usually know if the gas they are experiencing is going to be stinky or not. If you are out at a party or with friends, and you feel gas bubble rolling around in your stomach…leave the area. If you can get the the bathroom to release your gas, then do so.
If you are totally stuck being around people and you have to let one go, explain that your tummy is feeling a bit gassy and you don’t want want to offend anyone. If you have to let it out, then do it. You’ve excused yourself in advance. How polite.
Some people become gassy as a reaction to nervous situations like job interviews or meeting new people, if this is the case, then you should try to excuse yourself from the area. “Where is your restroom?”, you can ask. Then, excuse yourself for your pooty time.
If you pooting is becoming very loud— Too loud to conceal is background noise or music, then use the “tummy/gas” explanation. Or explain that something didn’t agree with you. We will understand. Try to get outta there.
My thoughts are, the more private your farting, he better. Head for a restroom or outside. Just get away from others. There is not room for public farting. unless they silent and odorless, which gas rarely is.
Breaking wind with courtesy is good etiquette.
For the record: Ladies, carry a small body spray or perfume spray when you “go gassy” in the public restroom. It is such good manner and etiquette to leave a refreshing scent in an area that has the potential to smell like a landfill.
I thank you…
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Interesting…I find that people fart in my convenience store all the time. They see it as some sort of “safe haven,” an anonymous place where they can freely pass gas. I wonder how they would feel if I dropped by their office or factory and farted freely?