Faux pas?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="about">about</span> “<span word="Accidentally">Accidentally</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>” <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="August">August</span> 24, 2017): <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="faux">faux</span> <span word="pas">pas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="subtle">subtle</span>.</p><p><span word="Faux">Faux</span> <span word="pas">pas</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faux">faux</span> <span word="pas">pas</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="impolite">impolite</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Faux">Faux</span> <span word="pas">pas</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="step">step</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="inappropriate">inappropriate</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rude">rude</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="faux">faux</span> <span word="pas">pas</span>, <span word="remember">remember</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="misstep">misstep</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slip">slip</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gaffe">gaffe</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="butt">butt</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="look">look</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="slurping">slurping</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="noodles">noodles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span>-<span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="slurp">slurp</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="slurping">slurping</span> <span word="self">self</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="faux">faux</span> <span word="pas">pas</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="gaffes">gaffes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blunders">blunders</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>.</p>
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