07/10/2022
SOME SOCIAL RULES THAT MAY HELP YOU:
1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to;
2. When someone shows you a photo on their phone, don’t swipe left or right. You never know what’s next;
3. If a person is speaking directly to you, staring at your phone is rude;
4. Praise publicly. Criticize privately;
5. If a colleague tells you they have a doctors' appointment, don’t ask what it’s for, just say "I hope you’re okay". Don’t put them in the uncomfortable position of having to tell you their personal illness. If they want you to know, they'll do so without your inquisitiveness;
6. Never order the expensive dish on the menu when someone is giving you a lunch/dinner. If possible ask them to order their choice of food for you;
7. If you tease someone, and they don’t seem to enjoy it, stop it and never do it again. It encourages one to do more and it shows how appreciative you're;
8. Don’t ask awkward questions like ‘Oh so you aren’t married yet?’ Or ‘Don’t you have kids’ or ‘Why didn’t you buy a house?’ Or why don't you buy a car? For God’s sake it isn’t your problem
9. Always open the door for the person coming behind you. It doesn’t matter if it is a guy or a girl, senior or junior. You don’t grow small by treating someone well in public;
10. Return money that you have borrowed even before the other person remembers lending it to you. It shows your integrity and character. Same goes with umbrellas, pens and lunch boxes;
11. If you take a taxi with a friend and he/she pays now, try paying next time;
12. Respect different shades of opinions. Remember what's the digit. 6 to you will appear the digit 9 to someone facing you. Besides, second opinion is good for an alternative;
13. Never interrupt people talking. Allow them to pour it out. As they say, hear them all and filter them all;
14. Say “thank you” when someone is helping you.
15. There’s almost never a reason t
