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Table manners, itsy-bitsy rules for itsy-bitsy people as Robert Pirsig put it.

• zeveb 10y ago
  Or, table stakes to distinguish folks worth spending time on & folks not worth spending time on. Since it's so easy to get the little things right, anyone who doesn't is just a bit suspect. It's like discarding resumés which arrive with large food stains on them. It's just too easy to print off a clean copy, that anyone who doesn't must be a bit off.
  • brazzledazzle 10y ago
    Using insignificant details as hints is probably a valid strategy, especially when you have to make quick decisions with limited information. But they are not primary indicators and are hardly worth their own comment. This entire thread is off topic and of dubious value.