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Whether you're getting a massage or gambling in an illegal poker room,
now you can learn the protocol on the internet instead of plunging
blindly into an unfamiliar social situation.
Also of interest are the protocols for familiar situations (getting the
check at a restaurant, etc.) but in different
places all over the world.
www.travelmag.co.uk: Hammam "heaven" in Marrakesh
http://www.travelma.../article_1298.shtml
I went to Morocco some time ago and found it bewildering - the most confusing part was the whole protocol thing - half deferential, half in your face, except you never knew which way was appropriate at the time. [zen_tom, Dec 03 2009]
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This would've been nice when I got a gift voucher for a full-body
massage last year. That was probably the most awkward
situation I've been in in a *long* time. I'm sure there are
websites available for this, though. |
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Being given the gift voucher was awkward, or the massage
itself? |
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21Q - I'm sure you could look up the protocol for any given
situation or manners in various countries and find it on the
internet. But I don't think there's an existing consolidated,
wiki-like site for these. Kind of like how you can look up any
slang but urban dictionary is still really useful. |
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Calculust, fair enough. Hippo, both were awkward. It was a gift
from my girlfriend, so I wasn't sure how to relax with another
woman getting that close. I never could bring myself to let them
do the lower body part... not knowing my girlfriend paid for it. |
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Great idea - we all suffer from Inappropriate Protocol Anxiety until such time as we learn (or develop, in emergent instances) the protocol for the given situation - What's quite interesting though is that there also seems to be a kind of shared protocol among those who do not yet know the protocol of a given situation - a kind of naive proto-protocol. |
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[21Q] I once had a hammam, which wasn't all that bad - but the protocolic situation I'm still stealing myself for is getting a cleaning lady. |
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However, cleaning ladies aside, isn't all this what travel guides are there for? |
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Then you get to old or jaded to care and see the
situation as added colour to life. |
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Then again, if people start pulling out firearms! |
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//a kind of naive proto-protocol// |
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I've noticed that as well. In fact in some circumstances the proto-protocol is the only one that exists, that is, discounting the "I can't be arsed" protocol. |
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[+] It's going to need sections in every entry for each type of person. For example, my dining protocol is to respect the cultlery but use the nearest glass for wine. That would probably go in the "If you're semi-uncouth ..." section. |
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[zt] Yes, I too recognise this Ur-Protocol for Uneasy Situations. Also, you mean "steeling", not "stealing". |
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