Was I wrong to say I didn’t remember what happened?
Taking serious offense when someone fails to remember you requires there to have been enough contact that a reasonable person would remember — multiple introductions, for example, or having been married.
A single, long-ago conversation, even one of several hours, does not seem to qualify. However, Miss Manners cautions you to remember that neither is it a compliment to be forgotten. What your response lacked was an apology for forgetting, followed by a friendly change of subject.We rent out rooms in our home, and all tenants pitch in with chores. We are a bit like a blended family.
My husband came into a communal room where a tenant and I were present. He proceeded to lecture me, saying I needed to let the tenants know about doing the dishes and not allowing them to pile up.At this, my husband got irate and said, “This is a conversation between me and my wife. If I want your input, I will ask for it.”
I believe my husband was in the wrong, and that if he wanted a private conversation, we should not have had it in a communal area with a tenant present. Please advise us on the proper etiquette for private conversations.Have them in private, which means out of earshot of the tenants. Miss Manners also does not look kindly on barking at tenants, business partners or relatives, real or assumed.As a physical therapist, I meet many people.
We clinicians introduce ourselves by our first names, but I feel it would be disrespectful to greet a client with their first name until asked to do so, especially at a first meeting. What would be a polite way to address someone and ask for the correct pronunciation of their name?“How do you do? I want to say your name correctly, so could you help me by telling me how you pronounce it?”
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