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		<title>When Toasts Get in Your Eyes</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/06/toasts-eyes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/06/toasts-eyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SP loves a toast. What’s not to love? The act accompanies two of my favorite things: Booze and Socializing. And believe it or not, I do love to deliver an impromptu toast. Rising, speaking, drinking. What could be better? I’ve waxed on here before of my absolute relish of a long-winded boozy speech at rehearsal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Man Walks on the Curb</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/03/a-man-walks-on-the-curb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/03/a-man-walks-on-the-curb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[why does a man walk on the curbside of a woman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=2258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are few things that get under my skin more than witnessing a man walking with a woman on the sidewalk and the man not knowing or caring where he belongs. A man, or should I say, a gentle man,  always walks on the street or curb side of the sidewalk in America (the Euro [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ask SP: Meeting, Dating, Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/02/meeting-dating-expectations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2010/02/meeting-dating-expectations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=1874</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Commenting and advising on the interaction between would-be paramours would seem a bit off subject here on SP, but we respond to the readers and the readers this week have been pushing their romantic frustrations. Public behavior is addressed here and this subject definitely falls into that category. In the quest to form a more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Invitation Trials</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/12/the-invitation-trials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/12/the-invitation-trials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=1660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SP takes a fair share of heat.  When there is an SP feature in a newspaper’s online version or on a blog, oh Lord do they come for me in the comments section. As you can imagine the fate of anyone who deigns to assess civil behavior, the positions staked on this domain are pretty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Man Holds the Door</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/12/a-man-holds-the-door-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/12/a-man-holds-the-door-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=1652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Isn’t it funny — and by funny, I mean sad — that the only photo around of a man opening a door for a woman is from the 1940’s? This fact should tell you more than you need to know and only serves to re-enforce the resolve of SP to offer up these little finds [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Say Your Name</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/10/say-your-name/</link>
		<comments>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/10/say-your-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times do you find yourself in this social (or business) situation? You are standing in a covey of people immersed in a rolling conversation when all at once you realize that you don’t know the names of some of the people you are talking to. There is a queasy feeling of awkwardness rising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ask SP: Readers&#8217; Queries Answered</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/10/ask-sp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers&#8217; questions answered. Reader 1 I am hoping that you could help me find a solution for properly responding to offers to shake hands in business situations. You see, I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, which I don&#8217;t particularly want to announce upon meeting someone new. Handshaking is very painful for my affected hands and causes visible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say My (Sur) Name</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/07/say-my-sur-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SP</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.socialprimer.com/?p=1187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times do you receive a telephone call that goes something like this? Or perhaps you are guilty of this sin as well. Caller:  “Hello. Is Cooper there?”  My response: “Are you a friend of Mr. Ray’s? No? Then why would you use his first name?” Is there anything more annoying than to receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Search of Dignity</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/07/in-search-of-dignity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The old dignity code has not survived modern life. The costs of its demise are there for all to see. Every week there are new scandals featuring people who simply do not know how to act. For example, during the first few weeks of summer, three stories have dominated public conversation, and each one exemplifies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Man Stands</title>
		<link>http://www.socialprimer.com/2009/06/a-man-stands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world of relaxed morals and lost traditions you may think this one a little obsolete, but SP is here to tell you that this is important. There is nothing more insulting than to be introduced to a man who is a peer and the cad refusing to stand to shake your hand. A [...]]]></description>
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