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Do you close your eyes when you kiss?
"I was told that by a few people that if a person's eyes aren't closed then they aren't really "there" in the moment. Or they are looking around at someone else, like trying to find something better, make someone else jealous, etc. Who knows... personally I just close my eyes to avoid getting a headache (when my eyes are open, someone that close is blurry, and that then strains my eyes, giving me a headache)...LAME I know!"
"JB, if you close your eyes when you kiss it just seems more passionate because you don't see anything and you just feel the touch of lips as they press against each other."
"If my mom is coming towards me and expecting a kiss, you're damn right that I'm gonna close my eyes. No one needs to see their mom that close up."
"It depends how many drinks I've had. If I'm sober sometimes I wanna close my eyes. But after a few drinks you don't really care sometimes."
"I think you naturally close your eyes when you kiss because if you don't it might seem like you're going to headbutt the other person."
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Does dropping a piece of food mean it's off limits? Is it tossed in the garbage or your mouth?
"I don't see a problem with eating a piece of food after it was only on the floor for a few seconds. At least that's what I think you're asking. But I wouldn't just go into a room and see something there and eat it. That's gross. But if I'm standing at the kitchen counter or something and a little piece of cheese or tomato or something falls on the floor, I have no problem picking it up and eating it."
"If something has fallen once then it's cool to eat. But if you drop something twice that's when you throw it out. I don't really know what I do it that way but it just seems like the food will be dirtier the second time around."
"No way! That's so gross. People walk on the floor. And if you have pets the floor is even dirtier. I think it's so nasty if you eat something after it's been on the floor."
"I always pick up a little piece of food and eat it if it just fell on the floor. I probably wouldn't leave it there and come back to it for a snack later but it was on another surface a lot longer than it was on a floor so I don't see the problem. The five-second rule is always what I do so that it doesn't sit too long."
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Were (or are) you afraid of Santa Claus?
"I made a scene one year when I went on Santa's lap and the zipper from my coat got stuck to his beard so when it was time to get off I took most of his face with me. It was scary because I thought I hurt Santa and I just started screaming. I was never able to sit on his lap again. The furthest I would go is just close enough to shake his hand."
"Santa always frightened me but I think the reassurance I got from my mom that she would let me go see a stranger like that told me that it was OK. But I remember not being sure about going and seeing this guy in a bizarre costume because he's not like anything you see on a daily basis. I don't have a problem with Santa now though."
"I've never really understood the whole sitting on this guy's lap and telling him what you want and he just gives it to you. In my family we called that person grandpa and we didn't have to wait once a year, so the whole idea of Santa wasn't all that interesting to me."
"The whole idea of Santa creeps me out. Are they trying to tell us he knows the billions of kids in the world? That makes him sound like Michael Jackson or something. If I won't sit on Michael's lap... there ain't no way I'm hoppin' on Santa's lap!"
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Do you tell someone they have food in their teeth?
"Yes I think it is very polite to tell a person they've got food in their teeth. It only becomes rude if you say it in a rude way. But if they have no idea it's just common courtesy."
"What I do if someone has something in their teeth is take whatever I'm eating and spread it across my top row of teeth and say to them, "Don't people look really stupid when they've got food stuck in there?"
"I think it's very nice if a person lets me know I've got food in my teeth. I would be embarrassed if I had no clue and I continued on about my day with something green or black stuck in my teeth. Any way a person can let me know I'm definitely appreciative."
"I think it's funnier not to tell a person and then just sit there and let them ramble on clueless about having food in their teeth. It's not a huge deal if you're still sitting there eating but go to the bathroom after and wash your hands and check in the mirror. It's not that tough to do. I find it funny to see someone who's still got food in their teeth hours after eating."
"Depending on what the food is I may ask the person if I can try some of it and offer to pick it out of their teeth for them."
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