tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post3839722948554443598..comments2023-12-28T18:05:33.260+13:00Comments on AStrangerInGodzone: The 'Do's' Of MannersStrangerInGodzonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092023230098316617noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post-41528395865173628942012-01-28T00:04:03.085+13:002012-01-28T00:04:03.085+13:00Eva, the dish breaking thing can happen to anyone,...Eva, the dish breaking thing can happen to anyone, it's just more LIKELY to happen to us, cos of sheer nervousness or the (at least mild) dyspraxia just about all of us seem to have! The only way really to get past it is to be a) very very careful, and b)to somehow conquer or at least diminish our anxieties (easier said than done of course).<br /><br />And you're right about the StrangerInGodzonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092023230098316617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post-33214720885085899022012-01-25T18:06:07.347+13:002012-01-25T18:06:07.347+13:00Another thing I have found is that shaking hands w...Another thing I have found is that shaking hands when you meet someone seems to make a favorable impression. Especially at work. Oh yeah, and another thing is don't just ask a person "What's your name?" It's better if you stick your hand out and say "I'm [Eva]--what's your name?"Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510057263349904793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580072434029469025.post-4516876385434687562012-01-25T18:01:18.136+13:002012-01-25T18:01:18.136+13:00I was taught always to offer to help with the dish...I was taught always to offer to help with the dishes, but the worst thing is when someone accepts your offer...and then something startles you, or you get to thinking about something else, and you drop and break one of their dishes.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510057263349904793noreply@blogger.com