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Thursday, May 2, 2024

COVID-19 Etiquette, interacting with people in social situations

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COVID-19 Etiquette, interacting with people in social situations
COVID-19 Etiquette, interacting with people in social situations

It's all about common sense, setting your own rules, and being respectful of other people's space

SOT"ONLY YOU CANCONTROL WHAT YOUDO AND THE SPACEAROUND YOU THATABILITY LET'S YOU SETTHE RULES ANDREGULATIONS FORWHAT YOU EXPECT ATYOUR HOUSE, EXPECTOF YOUR KIDS, ANDWHAT TO EXPECTWHEN INTERACTINGWITH PEOPLEOUTSIDE."WE ARE LIVING IN ADIFFERENT WORLDDUE TO THECORONAVIRUS.THE WAY WEINTERACT WITHPEOPLE HASCHANGEDDRAMATICALLY.SUSAN MAKAITEACHES MODELING,ETIQUETTE, ANDPERFORMANCE FORSTUDENTS.SHE SAYS IN THE LASTFEW MONTHS SHEHAS HAD TO RETHINKHER TEACHINGTECHNIQUES.SOT"ETIQUETTE, INGENERAL, IS TO KNOWHOW TO OPERATE,DOING THE RIGHTTHINGS AT THE RIGHTTIME, FOR THE RIGHTPEOPLE.

IT'S COMMONSENSE IT'S BEING KINDAND IT'S ALSORECOGNIZING YOUARE NOT INVINCIBLE."MAKAI SAYS SHETELLS PEOPLE TO SETTHEIR OWN RULESAND STANDARDS FORHOW THEY INTERACTWITH PEOPLE.HANDSHAKES AREFROWNED UPON,ELBOW TAPS OR FISTBUMPS ARE BASED ONA PERSON'S COMFORTLEVEL,NO CONTACT ISRECOMMENDED-- SOPLACING YOUR HANDON YOUR HEART FORSOMEONE OR AN AIRHUG WORKS FORMAKAI.SOT"HELLO REBECCA IKNOW YOU ARE MYGOOD FRIEND BUTRIGHT NOW I JUSTWANT TO AIR HUG."RT 7EWN.TUESDAY WILL STARTCLOUDY WITHSOMEONE OR AN AIRHUG WORKS FORMAKAI.

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