You too should avoid giving any of these forbidden gifts unless you're given a specific hint.
I love this series and really recommend it - but if you get touchy about something being "too like" HP, maybe you should avoid it (though you'll be missing out, in my opinion!).
"If you wouldn't say the word to my child because you know it's offensive," Seidman wrote on her blog in March, "you should avoid using it elsewhere, too.
It's important to be nice to her friends so they don't try to stop her from talking to you, but you should avoid flirting with them too much or the girl will think that you're just a naturally flirtatious guy who doesn't have any special interest in her.
Also, the skin of the pomegranate can be a bit bitter so you should avoid biting into it too much.
And when you're sitting down, you should avoid slouching too.
Just one cup of joe can help you feel more alert, but you should avoid having too many cups of coffee throughout your day, or it'll make it harder for you to fall asleep, and to wake up early.
That means you should avoid anything too tight, too revealing, or which just looks a bit too racy.
If you're in public, then you should avoid farting, belching, speaking too loudly, being overly demanding, grabbing your crotch, or getting too drunk.
Of course, if your audience is young and hip, you don't want to sound too formal or stilted, but you should avoid saying things like, "You guys," or "Hella" or "Nailed it!" or whatever phrases are going around in your culture these days.
Though subtle compliments are key, you should avoid being too aggressive, making overly sexual comments, or just generally laying it on too thick.
