tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post6001995610272623593..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: MwahZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-24465495168649033582010-05-21T21:55:11.682+01:002010-05-21T21:55:11.682+01:00Just catching up on blogs after returning from a r...Just catching up on blogs after returning from a reunion in Washington DC where I dealt with "to kiss or not to kiss". For me it was handshakes for most men, hugs for women and those warmly remembered and kisses for the closest. It was sometimes uncomfortable to know which way to go.luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-27941987596738236682010-05-16T08:35:40.312+01:002010-05-16T08:35:40.312+01:00I look forward to it, Scarlet. Welcome back.I look forward to it, Scarlet. Welcome back.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-18464399209955284942010-05-16T07:15:19.993+01:002010-05-16T07:15:19.993+01:00One day we will be using tongues.
SxOne day we will be using tongues.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-4261069350849557512010-05-15T22:21:29.380+01:002010-05-15T22:21:29.380+01:00Hello Fulcrum and welcome back - now I'm going...Hello Fulcrum and welcome back - now I'm going to have to work out who you are!...how embarrassing if I can't.<br /><br />I haven't come across that - the minus little dave, that is. If it's in America now, can't be long before we're all doing it.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-20994355326418865812010-05-15T21:43:02.063+01:002010-05-15T21:43:02.063+01:00I've noticed more and more of my US based coll...I've noticed more and more of my US based colleagues and customers sign off their emails<br /><br />-dave<br /><br />-bill<br /><br />-john<br /><br />I know a Dave, but I don't know who minus dave is (capital letters!?, what are they) <br />It all seems very negative! (no pun intended, this time ;-) )<br />I make a point of signing my emails individually, the auto sig just puts the company blurb on. It may not be appreciated, but I like being personal to people. <br /><br />-fulcrum<br /><br />Only joking, lots of luv from a old/new follower x (PS we don't mention him anymore)Bromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577299199108890074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-82164566013957363482010-05-15T19:28:09.410+01:002010-05-15T19:28:09.410+01:00Rog and Dave share the Grumpy Old Man prize, by th...Rog and Dave share the Grumpy Old Man prize, by the way.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-82736743019878048612010-05-15T19:24:58.596+01:002010-05-15T19:24:58.596+01:00Well, as far as staff and the "have a nice da...Well, as far as staff and the "have a nice day" (sometimes) unmeant overfriendliness is concerned, I remember the 70s when surliness and complete unhelpfulness hit a low, unmatched before or since. So I bear it with good will because at least it's polite.<br /><br />The few teachers who greet me with a hug or kiss have become good friends and it's meant, and taken, in that spirit. There were particular reasons for Friday's kisses - I'd gone out of my way to be supportive and it was appreciated and quite appropriate. <br /><br />In emails, my friendly default is now "kind regards", moving to "best wishes" one way or "yours sincerely" the other. More casual or affectionate exits as appropriate. Friends get love - which isn't in quotation marks here as that made it look strangely insincere.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-90102572151810324252010-05-15T17:30:36.229+01:002010-05-15T17:30:36.229+01:00I do not enjoy shopping at large grocery stores, b...I do not enjoy shopping at large grocery stores, but sometimes it is necessary. Local Safeways are especially over focused on friendliness-to the point of meddlesome. All staff, from stockperson to checkout clerk and courtesy clerk ask every customer if they need help, to have a nice "one" etc. It is done out of requirement, not because they really care. Guess I should just be glad they don't give hugs and kisses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-35145675218651090602010-05-15T17:14:55.735+01:002010-05-15T17:14:55.735+01:00No kissing by adults here. Hugging, however, is ta...No kissing by adults here. Hugging, however, is taking us by storm. We used to clasp hands when we ran into people we knew, but now a hug is a normal greeting and the normal end to a conversation. I don't mind the "have a nice day" by staffers even tho it mostly mimics pleasantry. It gives off a small spark of contagious good will, as opposed to just a sullen look.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907154817666327667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-1676672109010584242010-05-15T16:49:10.193+01:002010-05-15T16:49:10.193+01:00More and more teachers and headteachers in schools...More and more teachers and headteachers in schools ar kissing me. I hate it. Not at all professional. <br /><br />Last week a father of a kid I was seeing kissed me. I'd never met him before.<br /><br />I always think, 'Best regards' is very American, To me, it equates with, 'Have a nice day' which, in my mind = "F*** off and die." (as when said by waiters or cashiers because they ahve to). therefore I tend to use either nothing, or 'Best wishes'.Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-84629518814540222232010-05-15T09:42:22.360+01:002010-05-15T09:42:22.360+01:00Very un British.
Cheers.Very un British.<br /><br />Cheers.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780409453528524865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-32855393217492089252010-05-15T09:41:29.950+01:002010-05-15T09:41:29.950+01:00As I'm tactile by nature, I generally greet ev...As I'm tactile by nature, I generally greet everyone I like with hugs and either touch cheeks or kiss.<br /><br />As I'm also contrary, I always try and give Dave a hug and a kiss. It's fun seeing him squirm.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-2019179124230334092010-05-15T08:21:51.978+01:002010-05-15T08:21:51.978+01:00As you know, there is a fairly obvious force-field...As you know, there is a fairly obvious force-field around me which deters anyone from attempting anything of that nature.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-31583777846905160622010-05-15T01:28:14.237+01:002010-05-15T01:28:14.237+01:00More of a hugger here. The kissing thing makes me...More of a hugger here. The kissing thing makes me very uncomfortable. I reserve the kisses for elderly relatives and the fella. Emails to friends or family are signed with hugs and love and my initial.<br />love,<br />mmartinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-35564059356137933222010-05-15T00:40:59.979+01:002010-05-15T00:40:59.979+01:00I am not familiar with the greeting-formulas in En...I am not familiar with the greeting-formulas in English letters, "sincerely yours" seems to be a good option. <br />I guess the "best wishes" are a direct translation of "Beste Wünsche", usefully only when one is actually sending wishes for birthday, christmas, convalescence ... I would sign a "Beste Wünsche"-letter with my family name, friendly but with a distance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-85607345059234708542010-05-14T23:34:58.355+01:002010-05-14T23:34:58.355+01:00It was only about 20 years ago when my girlfriend ...It was only about 20 years ago when my girlfriend from early schooldays and I first looked awkward and puckered up, not having seen each other for several years - we'd never kissed each other in our lives before. Now, of course, it would be odd not to kiss - but the reserved nature of the English has only recently changed.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-22207587314270297012010-05-14T23:31:24.207+01:002010-05-14T23:31:24.207+01:00It's my lipstick on someone else's cheek t...It's my lipstick on someone else's cheek that seems rather forward to wipe - though I have been known to kiss a second time on the other side to match up. Only if I'm flirting, of course...<br /><br />Ahem. I think I'm giving the wrong impression of me here.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-55784711437330247172010-05-14T23:29:33.155+01:002010-05-14T23:29:33.155+01:00around here, it's much easier, sugar! kind of ...around here, it's much easier, sugar! kind of hard <i>not</i> to kiss when the greeting amongst friends and associates is <i> hey, baby, how y'all doin?</i> xoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-12892130446517564322010-05-14T23:17:30.284+01:002010-05-14T23:17:30.284+01:00It's a social minefield. *sigh*
I have a larg...It's a social minefield. *sigh*<br /><br />I have a large 'no-entry zone' around me and if someone tried to kiss me on my mouth I'm afraid I would turn my head to the side and avoid it.<br /><br />And yeah I would wipe lipstick off, and a damp kiss on my cheek will get firmly rubbed away. Otherwise I would likely puke.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257653410136495378noreply@blogger.com