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Introductions

How Do You Do? The Etiquette of Introductions

Jo Bryant | Posted 09.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Etiquette, Behaviour, Handshakes, Introductions, Greetings, Tradition, Titles, Social Kissing, Debrett's, Style News
Jo Bryant

Outdated customs are a good example of how etiquette, when executed correctly, provide a clear structure for accepted manners. Nowadays, introductions can be confusing and, at worse, embarrassing.

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One Kiss or Two? The Etiquette of Social Kissing

Jo Bryant | Posted 09.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Etiquette, Introductions, Social Kissing, Handshake, Debrett's, Party, Manners, Style News
Jo Bryant

As a general rule, don't kiss people you don't know unless you are introduced to them in a social environment.

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And Nice to Meet You, too

Scott Diel | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Ovid, American, Etiquette, Dining, Jesus, Estonia, Introductions, Estonia Culture, Tradition, Dining Tradition, Folies-Bergere, Estonian Culture, Dinner, Culture, World News
Scott Diel

Perhaps atypical of Estonian dinner parties, the conversation -- on their part -- flowed. But I couldn't take part. I could only sit and wonder: Who are you people? But I didn't ask. I didn't want to be too American, to pry with invasive questions.

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