small niceties
recently, when being introduced to new friends (or friends of friends) I have been trying to remember
- always give a firm handshake
- look straight in the eye
- repeat their name and mine
- followed by, “How do you do?”
It’s working!
also, to stand up whenever someone new joins the table. I get scoffed at for this, but I think it is only polite. I do not stand up, however, when someone leaves the table. The gentlemen should, though, if they wish to call themselves such (sadly, most do not).
