Much has changed as I have aged. I am curious about niceties past and whether still commonly used.

1.

When you receive a gift and the gift giver is not present when you get it, what do you do?

I send the gift giver a thank you note.

34%

569 votes

I call the gift giver to say thank you.

49%

812 votes

I send a text message

18%

295 votes

I thank the person the next time I see him/her.

27%

445 votes

Nothing

9%

157 votes

Other (please specify)

2%

25 votes

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
	0.17%	4
na	0.09%	2
n/a	0.09%	2
i go out of my way to see the giver in person.	0.04%	1
none	0.04%	1
either a. phone call or email	0.04%	1
depends on who gave it.	0.04%	1
whatever works in situation, but always something	0.04%	1
1,2,3,&4	0.04%	1
have never received a gift where the giver was not present.	0.04%	1
that never happens	0.04%	1
i email	0.04%	1
giver is in person, so n/a	0.04%	1
it could be any of the above it depend on who it is and how close they are to me	0.04%	1
i send the giver a thank-you e-mail.	0.04%	1
one of the choices above depending on the person	0.04%	1
the gift giver was always present.	0.04%	1
email	0.04%	1
i send an email.	0.04%	1
send email	0.04%	1

2.

If you have a problem to resolve by using math, do you

Reach for a pencil and paper

45%

746 votes

Get my calculator

47%

785 votes

Head for the computer

13%

219 votes

Head for my cell phone

20%

330 votes

Other (please specify)

3%

55 votes

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
	0.52%	11
do it in my head	0.33%	7
use my head	0.28%	6
na	0.14%	3
figure it out in my head	0.14%	3
i like math	0.05%	1
calculator or pencil and paper	0.05%	1
none	0.05%	1
do the math in my head	0.05%	1
ask my mentor	0.05%	1
use my brain	0.05%	1
i use my brain, there are very few calculations i can't do in my head quicker than anyone could pull out a calculator.	0.05%	1
it dependson the problen	0.05%	1
often do the math in my head.	0.05%	1
do it in my head if i can	0.05%	1
try to solve it in my head	0.05%	1
depends on the problem. i may not need anything but my mind	0.05%	1
head for my fingers....lol....	0.05%	1
do it in my head as i always have. what does math have to do with 'nicetys'?	0.05%	1
all of the above & call a friend who's good at math	0.05%	1
use my fingers	0.05%	1
ask for help from a friend	0.05%	1
do math in head	0.05%	1
depends on the "problem"	0.05%	1
i use my head, and if it is to hard than i go for paper and pencil	0.05%	1
do it in my head everyday	0.05%	1
head	0.05%	1
do it in my head.	0.05%	1
do it mentally.	0.05%	1
head to my head, i can usualy figure it out	0.05%	1

3.

How about that marriage proposal?

I discuss it with her father/he discussed it with my father (first)

11%

185 votes

We planned it together

39%

647 votes

A romantic dinner, (or something similar) and then the question was asked

30%

497 votes

Other (please specify)

23%

386 votes

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
n/a	7.17%	123
na	6.06%	104
	2.51%	43
not married	0.52%	9
none	0.47%	8
not applicable	0.35%	6
never had one	0.17%	3
spur of the moment	0.12%	2
none of the above	0.12%	2
single	0.12%	2
havent been proposed	0.06%	1
too personal	0.06%	1
my husband proposed to me at his house (i went for a soup/sandwich lunch) during the world series--always special time for us now.	0.06%	1
in a restaurant	0.06%	1
lots of them	0.06%	1
christmas eve gift!!	0.06%	1
my husband surprised me-i wasn't expecting it the way it happened	0.06%	1
did not seek it	0.06%	1
have not proposed to anyone.	0.06%	1
she just asked me.	0.06%	1
..	0.06%	1
feiuhgg	0.06%	1
my mother said this is who your marrying, when and where	0.06%	1
nyc	0.06%	1
nope	0.06%	1
nothing	0.06%	1
never married	0.06%	1
n/a/	0.06%	1
what proposal?	0.06%	1
why is this not an n/a??	0.06%	1
there was not one	0.06%	1
not engaged	0.06%	1
skipped that part entirely	0.06%	1
xxxxxxxxxx	0.06%	1
not married and do not plan on it	0.06%	1
n/a not married	0.06%	1
he proposed online after talking for a few months.	0.06%	1
living common law	0.06%	1
nothing special, should have been my first clue, never again!	0.06%	1
have never been proposed to.	0.06%	1
at a church	0.06%	1
zzzzzzzzzzzz	0.06%	1
i am unattached as of right now.	0.06%	1
never ever again.....	0.06%	1
just did it	0.06%	1
not intrested in marriage	0.06%	1
he discussed it with my father	0.06%	1
n/a not married and never been engaged.	0.06%	1
no marriage for me	0.06%	1
marriage is stupid and doesn't last so why bother	0.06%	1
he asked me when we were in bed.	0.06%	1
it just happened	0.06%	1
asked in county court lock up	0.06%	1
...he was brow-beaten until he finally gave in...	0.06%	1
i asked and he showed up to say i do	0.06%	1
in a taxi going to a friend's house for dinner	0.06%	1
surprise person	0.06%	1
singleeeeeeeeee	0.06%	1
never mind	0.06%	1
he said. "i guess we're getting married right? nothing romantic, no talk with father	0.06%	1
never	0.06%	1
ba	0.06%	1
other	0.06%	1
not sure	0.06%	1
shotgun	0.06%	1
none of the above. eloped first time. after his death, my parents were also dead, so have not known 2nd husband.	0.06%	1
he proposed under the stars	0.06%	1
my husband had his friend play our song "when i say i do" by clint black and lisa hartman black.	0.06%	1
n-a	0.06%	1
not interested	0.06%	1
what marriage proposal?	0.06%	1
do not know yet	0.06%	1
dont believe in marriage	0.06%	1
n/a.	0.06%	1
i would love it if someone really nice proposed to me	0.06%	1
needs a not married	0.06%	1
my husband of 55 years was in the service. he called and said we're getting married when i get home for the weekend.	0.06%	1
forever alone	0.06%	1
what marriage proposal	0.06%	1
i proposed over a bowl of ice cream without a ring	0.06%	1
hna	0.06%	1
no way i am doing that again	0.06%	1
haven't had to worry about this...	0.06%	1
never done	0.06%	1
my heart was made to be broken	0.06%	1
i didn't propose he did	0.06%	1
what about it?	0.06%	1
noy hap	0.06%	1
my husband proposed in the bath tub. 38 years plus ago.	0.06%	1
nothing significant about mine. it was just decided	0.06%	1
been to long to remember	0.06%	1
done that already	0.06%	1
can't remember	0.06%	1
out of the blue	0.06%	1

4.

If someone gives you a gift of food, do you

Eat the food, then fill the jar/tin/other with something else and return it full

18%

299 votes

Eat the food and say thank you

71%

1182 votes

Invite the gift giver out to dinner

15%

253 votes

Other (please specify)

5%

80 votes

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
	1.05%	19
na	0.88%	16
n/a	0.55%	10
eat it, wash the dish, return it and say thanks	0.06%	1
depends who the person is and what the "food" was	0.06%	1
it depends on who gave it to me and what it is.	0.06%	1
don't eat it	0.06%	1
i return the container, if it is not one of the reusable kind.	0.06%	1
send a thank you note, especially if it is for a berievement diner	0.06%	1
inspect the food	0.06%	1
send a personal thank you note.	0.06%	1
has never happened.	0.06%	1
idk	0.06%	1
throw it away	0.06%	1
people don't give me food.	0.06%	1
?	0.06%	1
return the favour	0.06%	1
i dont eat it	0.06%	1
make them something in return.	0.06%	1
never had any	0.06%	1
ask if they want something that i've made	0.06%	1
none	0.06%	1
depends on the occasion and/or circustances	0.06%	1
give them food in return	0.06%	1
save it 4 later	0.06%	1
make them a gift of food in return	0.06%	1
say thank you and wish they hadn't	0.06%	1
depends on situation	0.06%	1
not sure	0.06%	1
thank them and return the container after washing it.	0.06%	1
invite give giver over to my home for a lunch or dinner	0.06%	1
i really do not know how to answer that because i have always been the giver and i was never invited to stay and eat with them	0.06%	1
undecided	0.06%	1
eat the food, say thank you and the return and dish/jar/whatever cleaned	0.06%	1
eat it clean it return it	0.06%	1
say thank you	0.06%	1
throw it out	0.06%	1
never had that happen	0.06%	1

Results: Much has changed as I have aged. I am curious about the niceties of the past and whether they are still commonly used.