To: bourbon
From my personal observations...I'd definitely agree with the sociologists. Especially in the first five minutes of meeting someone. Smalltalk is expected. Getting right down to business aka, "New Yawk" style is a big no-no. Up here...
smalltalk will get you some funny looks and will put into question the seriousness of your business deal.
109 posted on
07/14/2005 12:50:27 PM PDT by
taxed2death
(A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
To: taxed2death
Indeed. The reaction of most Southerners to reading The Analects of Confucius is, "Well, that's pretty much what mamma taught me!"
113 posted on
07/14/2005 1:13:07 PM PDT by
bourbon
(It's the target that decides whether terror wins.)
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