59. Etiquette Niceties When Visiting Others
A colleague told me that when her son’s girlfriend was visiting, she asked the girlfriend to help make the salad for dinner. The young woman said “No.” My colleague was stunned by the response, and she made the salad herself.
I couldn’t believe that someone would refuse to help in such a situation, but my colleague assured me that she wasn’t making up the incident.
The story made me realize that in today’s fast-paced world, there are businesspeople who either don’t know or have forgotten the etiquette niceties required when visiting the homes of others. When traveling for your company, you may be invited for a meal or an overnight stay at the home of a colleague or client, or you may be invited for ...
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