Mail and Cubical

My husband never misses an opportunity to read someone else's mail or
examine things on the other person's desk if he gets the opportunity.
If a clerk makes a mistake in his favor he never corrects, but if the
mistake is in the store's favor, he always speaks up.  In my mind all of
these attributes are related.  I see all these things are "less than
honorable."  That sounds kind of stuffy and I don't mean that.  But I do
have a very honest streak that compels me to give back every penny to
which I'm not entitled.  If I'm playing cards for pennies and win, I try
to give back my winnings.  To me it's just a game.

In my office we have cubicles about 5 or 6 feet high.  One of the people
on the other side of one of my walls listens to all conversations going
on around her.  Not only does she listen, but comes around the wall
following the conversation to ask questions or make comments about what
she heard.  I once said "we have a lack of privacy here and it's up to
all of us to respect one another's right to have private conversations."
That must have gone right over her head.  When I need to make a very
private call, I wait for my boss to leave, then use his office with the
door closed. 

I respect other people's privacy, don't listen to conversations, and
don't ask questions.  I assume if someone wants me to know something,
they'll tell me.  Well, except for my children.  They never tell me
anything anyway.  We've adopted the habit of saying, "are there any
questions I should be asking?"  I'm beginning to think I'm the Puritan
oddball.