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Various ways of greetings Compliments Congratulations Thanks Welcome …… Taboos in greetings age Income/ money Marriage status price of personal possessions details of unpleasant illnesses death of beloved ones Eg.1: How old are you? eg.2: How much do you earn? Eg.3: Are you married? Eg.4: How much did you pay for your skirt? * Good manner Am I so old! Generally speaking, it is impolite to ask a person his or her age. This is particularly true of woman when she is over thirty. Hijack?(rob) Salary is regarded as extremely personal and private in the west. Even within families, people do not often know the exact salary of other family members. This do not mean the family is not close. You want to marry me? I am Nicole! It is not normally acceptable to ask someone directly how much they paid for something. old-fashioned [同] dated, outdated, out-of-date [反] new-fashioned after a fashion 勉强 她勉强读得些书。She could read after a fashion. after / in the fashion of 模仿，照着……的样子 她也像那些被宠坏的富家女 一样把什么都不当回事。 She took everything for granted after the fashion of wealthy and pampered girls. insist insist upon / on / that 坚持，坚决要求 He insisted on seeing me off at the railway station. We insist that you accept these gifts. 他坚持要到火车站为我送行。 我们坚决要求您收下这些礼物。 concern concern oneself about / in / with sth. 忙于； 从事； 关心， 关切 他不仅关心自己的事情，也关心公共事务。 He not only takes care of his own business, but also concerns himself with public work. concerned adj. 关心的，有关的 concerning prep. 关于 My Custom One of the good things for men in women’s liberation is that men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesies. According to an article on the changes in manners, a perfectly able woman no longer has to act helplessly in public as if she were a model. For example, she doesn’t need help getting in and out of cars. “Women get in and out of cars twenty times a day with babies and dogs. Surely they can get out by themselves at night just as easily,” says the author. The author of the ar