Sentences with phrase «social niceties»

But what of social niceties?

He can be generous and kind, and is unwilling to participate in social niceties or to let Hollywood force him into a box.

Of course, we all knew that these nods were just social niceties and that...

Despite having little social contact between playmates, children who parallel play actually learn quite a bit from one another like taking turns and other social niceties.

The longer that conversation is delayed by social niceties, the more alarming that reckoning is going to be.

I was babbling on about how I don't notice changes to people's appearance unless they are dramatic, how I've had to train myself to perform social niceties such as hugs and kisses, how I never remember to call people to ask how things went or if they're feeling better...

Because I don't notice changes to people's appearance, I've had to train myself to perform social niceties such as hugs and kisses, I never remember to call people to ask how things went or if they're feeling better, I talk too much and don't listen enough, and I swing wildly between being incredibly social and wanting to hide.

You know how I admitted yesterday that I'm hopeless with social niceties?

There, the cantankerous and often brutish physician bulldozed through social niceties and conventional wisdom, ignoring professional criticism and even the pain and suffering of young children to help develop a successful treatment that eventually saved thousands of lives.

We concluded (not incorrectly) that in many cases what had masqueraded as Christian teaching during our young lives was really nothing of the sort, but only Republican Party politics, outdated social niceties, and occasional bigotry standing in for reason where legitimate authority was in short supply.

I do not believe in forcing or shaming children into reciting social niceties when they don't mean them, (1) but I can appreciate that children who practice those niceties can find it easier to function among peers and adults.

You also recognize social niceties; that is, what sort of effort he makes to ask you questions,...

You'll find your own words to use, of course, and buffer them with whatever social niceties are part of your conversational style.

Pascal lights up a cigarette indoors, he tracks dirt on the carpet, he shatters social niceties, saying to Moll in front of her mother, «Let's go out and get shit - faced.»

While taking a walk with the group, their pompousity and forced social niceties become too much for her and she blows up on everyone.

Do you consider social niceties to be lies?

«It also provides a good structure for teaching social niceties, manners, etiquette and thoughtfulness.

In a fast - paced and expanding workplace, such as that in this decision, the arbitrator held that it is reasonable for a manager to have significant expectations of their assistants, to abandon «social niceties like saying «good morning» and to be constantly «intense».

So, for a positive first impression, embracing social niceties — such as a good strong handshake — will stand you in good stead.

Throughout the book, Meursault refuses to adhere to social norms such as «white lies», he can not «play the game» of social niceties or cover - ups and, most provocatively, can not engage emotively with those around him, responding passively to key events such as his mother's death, and disregarding the feelings of his girlfriend.

People were not interested in social niceties but in survival.

Help your child hone their social skills (like taking turns, sharing, and other social niceties) by modeling for your child how to act.

It's a raw, open wound of a movie, in its hunkered - down way, and Hong doesn't always seem to be wholly comfortable handling emotions that aren't strictly mediated by social niceties.

So, thanking folks isn't just a social nicety.

The tragic delay in implementing antisepsis should remind us of our obligation to see truth for what it is, regardless of the social niceties of the creative genius.

For the most part, the ladies who come to New York Dating Coach have a fuller understanding of the social niceties.

Without identifying his place on the spectrum, the film posits Turing as an Aspergers type whose savant genius came easier to him than the social niceties necessary for him to function under military protocol, or as part of a larger team.

In one early scene, the camera zooms in on her thin, nearly always unsmiling mouth, the part of her face that most seems to reflect her steadfast refusal to participate in social niceties.

It's serendipitous, then, that the series found the cast it found, which is universally marvelous and manages to imbue even the smallest parts with all the magic and / or social niceties to neatly balance the tone.

When circumstances bring them back into the fray (and the kiddos aren't accustomed to social niceties) things get interesting.

Focusing on respectful conversation and social niceties may seem to go against the grain in an era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and accountability.

The social niceties, the clothes, the living situations all seem right to me.

Social niceties might dissuade this kind of violence, but Arms has no such qualms.

Venus Over Manhattan isn't much for social niceties.

However, contrary to her upbringing, she is unskilled in the social niceties and expected behavior of her environment, which often leads to conflict with her mother.

So yes, authenticity is important, but so are social niceties.