At the time of the early Middle Ages was considered inadmissible to tie any acquaintances without the assistance of the intermediary or the letter of recommendation. The modern etiquette does not contain such strict regulated conventions, but the well-mannered person should know about rules of acquaintance to achieve success in life.
Instruction
1. If you are asked to acquaint, or to present each other strangers, do not do it "on the run". Choose a quiet moment, tell their full names, surnames and if you authentically possess similar information, provide the additional information. The person to whom you presented someone can as well itself to tell the name and to kindly add that he is very glad to this acquaintance. The presented person, as a rule, friendly responds to acquaintance and handshake. In case these people were familiar earlier, one of them can remind of it.
2. If you the man, then remember that, according to etiquette, you have to answer a question of acquaintance to the first. In case nobody represents you, you have to make it independently. If you sit when you are acquainted, represent and when give a hand for handshake, then it is necessary to rise surely. Men also need to get up, getting acquainted and greeting the elderly person or the woman. It is only necessary to sit down after they take the places.
3. According to rules of etiquette, the man is presented to the woman. But now most of men should meet women independently. At acquaintance accurately tell the name. If desired it is possible to add several additional words about himself. Inviting the woman to dance for the first time, you can not be represented. But if you decided not to be limited to one dance and invite the lady several times in a row, then the etiquette demands acquaintance. It is interesting that at acquaintance of age-mates the young man has to tell the name, and the girl to answer with giving of a hand. When the elderly man and the young girl get acquainted, the last should wait when the man offers it a hand.
4. If you the woman, then it be presented to the man only if you are precisely sure that you hold lower social status. Do not forget that pleasant acquaintance begins with a sincere and benevolent smile. Getting acquainted, openly you face to the interlocutor, offer to him a hand. Get up at acquaintance only in a case to elderly people.
5. Being visiting and meeting new people, observe etiquette and do not forget that the senior on age and position of people offers a hand younger, and it begins the subsequent conversation.