9. Don't Stick Your Chewing Gum To The Underside Of The Table

The only thing protecting people who do this is their anonymity. But the day some unsuspecting folk grabs on to the table, only for his/her fingers to be met with sticky, contaminated rubber-like gum and gets triggered enough to track down your DNA, it's over for you. Okay, even if that doesn't happen, PLEASE STOP DOING THIS IT'S GROSS.

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10. Don't Start Swiping When Someone Shows You A Picture On Their Phone

Indian parents, we are watching you. The person who decided to show you a picture on their phone probably didn't mean it as an opportunity for you to check out their entire gallery. That person probably wanted to share a funny meme. What a noble gesture, and this is how you repay them?!

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11. Don't Call Repeatedly If Someone Is Clearly Not Available

If a person didn't answer your call the past three times, honestly, what makes you think the fourth time will be miraculously different? Chances are the person is caught up in something, wants his/her space or is simply sleeping. Whatever the probable cause might be if they don't want to answer the call, they won't and when they decide to give a callback, you will receive one. So really, there isn't much you can do but practise some patience!

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12. Don't Chew On Borrowed Pens

Do you think you are the only person who tends to absentmindedly chew on their pen? No, right? So, if you are putting a borrowed pen in your mouth, just remember, its not its first rodeo. That pen has probably seen some dark days along with the insides of random mouths and your saliva is in all likelihood, not the first bodily fluid it has been coated with. Remember that the next time you feel the temptation rising.

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13. Don't Tell People To "Stop Being Depressed"

This isn't just a hack to avoiding Santa's naughty list, it's also a key to being a decent human being. If a person is depressed, or anxious, or stressed, telling them to "calm down'' or ''stop being sad" isn't helpful by any standards. Like, thanks, why didn't I just think of that? The way to battle depression is to stop being depressed? Wow, I'm cured. You should be like a therapist or something.

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14. Don't Spit In Public

Why are you spitting in public places? Are you marking your territory? Establishing dominance by leaving traces of your DNA all over the planet? Or is it some DIY public place decor hack? Also, ever heard of the term "contagious diseases"? Spitting in public will not only annoy Santa, it can also potentially create a public health hazard. So, STOP. THAT. PLEASE.

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15. Don't Put Things Back On The Wrong Grocery Shelf

When you are looking for a packet of instant noodles, and you find a bag of laundry detergent in that grocery shelf instead, does it not make you want to scream with irritation? How can you possibly be lazy enough to put toilet paper on a shelf labelled clearly as "frozen food"? Just, walk back to that specific aisle. Not only will Santa view you as a considerate person, you will also collect some instant Karma points.

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16. Don't Return Your Friend's Borrowed Car With An Empty Tank

If your friend was kind enough to let you borrow his/her car, it is your moral obligation as a friend and as an honorary citizen to not return it with an emptied fuel tank. If you can't afford to do that at that point, just offer to return the favour on a later occasion. In addition to dodging Santa's naughty list, you will also increase the probability of your friend lending their car (or anything for that matter) to you again.

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17. Don't Splash Water Everywhere On The Toilet Seat

Unless the world decided to invent one-use-only disposable toilets, it is highly likely (and obvious) that someone else will use the toilet after you are done. Do you reckon they were looking for a water park and decided to try the toilet as an alternative? Nobody wants to awkwardly squat and hover over the toilet to relieve their bladder. But they will have to if the remnants of your last rendezvous with the lavatory are all over the damn place.

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18. Don't Empty That Free Bowl Of "Saunf" (Anise) Into Your Purse

We get it. Free stuff is always nice. But usually, free stuff is also meant for the populace at large and not one singular person. This will probably strike as breaking news to those people who want to shove as much free saunf into their mouth as they can, after a meal in a public restaurant. Thanks, we will now have to consume sugar crystals as a post-meal snack.

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19. Don't Try To Aggressively Enter The Metro Without Letting People De-Board First

The metro compartment is not a magical box that stretches in size to accommodate people. The space in that compartment is limited, and only by letting people get down will you create enough space for more people to enter. Also, what's worse? Waiting for the next metro or having to get down at a place you did not intend to go to?

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