Society's unwritten rules.

Here's something: Not ordering a meal with a group of friends (although more importantly a dish of some sort should be ordered if its formal, right) can be off setting for some people I've noticed. I think I understand the logic behind this, like it's weird to have people watch you eat who aren't eating, just like people are kind of inclinced to finish their meals at the same time, as a kind of curteousy. Sometimes I go to Perkins with some buddies and I'm not that hungry and just decide to get a coffee and that's it. The waiter sometimes gives me a short pause or something. Although, Perkins (around here) has become a pretty social eating / hanging place for the people I associate with. So...

Man, I hate when I shake hands with a dude I just meet and he crushes my hand... yeah way to make me feel good. When I shake hands I want to meet the person in a shaking hands equillibrium if you will... I find it imperative to find a common ground in a hand shake. If I shake hands with a girl and she doesn't have much of a firm grip, I'll shake her hand with as much er, light elegance, as she gives me. Which I really don't mind at all, if it's a girl that is. A guy with a nonchalant handshake is off-putting.

Jam it back in, in the dark.