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Meanwhile, The Empty Forms Of Social Behavior Survive Inappropriately In Business Situations. We All Know That When A Business Sends Its Customers 'friendly Reminders,' It Really Means Business.

It Doesn't Matter Whether The Bride Or The Bridegroom Writes The Letters Of Thanks For Wedding Presents Provided That These Go Out Immediately After The Arrival Of Each Present And Are Not In The Handwriting Of The Bride's Mother.

People Think, Mistakenly, That Etiquette Means You Have To Suppress Your Differences. On The Contray, Etiquette Is What Enables You To Deal With Them; It Gives You A Set Of Rules.

It Is Not Rude To Turn Off Your Telephone By Switching It On To An Answering Machine, Which Is Cheaper And Less Disruptive Than Ripping It Out Of The Wall. Those Who Are Offended Because They Cannot Always Get Through When They Seek, At Their Own Convenience, To Barge In On People Are Suffering From A Rude Expectation.

We Are All Entitled To Our Little Harmless Habits, But We Are Not Entitled To Demand Approval For Them.