A call to the council's Bronx hot line resulted only in a recorded greeting: "Please join us for the Bronx's official tree lighting ceremony, Monday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. at the Bronx County Building".
Michelle Obama asked the ladies of the View last month for a "proper" greeting -- fist bump please".
My parents had already set the example -- it was not limited to greeting elders, saying please and thank you; they were a well-composed set of moral values that formed the very foundation of my being.
What they meant was something like, "Now we're in for it," or "Greetings, Mighty Winter -- please spare us your wrath".
A nice, friendly woman with beautiful hazel eyes met us on the doorstep of a large two-storied house with a warm greeting: "Come on in, please.
Catering staff and bus driver dialogues featured the polite would, can and could in offers and requests, accompanied by greetings, farewells, pleases, thank yous and formal address forms.
Please share your birthday greetings and thoughts in the comment section below.
If you have an office phone line, please update your personal greeting letting contacts know who to call after you've left.
Please share your own.Meetings and greetings Singapore may appear Westernised, but Asian etiquette applies in many situations.
"My suggestion to the PM: please take necessary precautions while greeting foreign dignitaries".
