I'm anti-social, anti-suit(the wearable cloth) and I avoid contact with people... and now I was informed that I might have to take part in business partner socializing, suit and tie required.
A small shot of Scotch can work wonders apparently.
"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance. This nonage is self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in indecision and lack of courage to use one's own mind without another's guidance. Dare to know! (Sapere aude.) "Have the courage to use your own understanding," is therefore the motto of the enlightenment."
Play a role, it's how I and I bet most people deal with it.
At least it was always easier for me to do so in a professional environment. I would still be awkward as hell outside work.
Maybe I'll do it the 'Sheldon' way. "How much money are you going to give us?"
In case they react badly, shout the emergency Bazinga!
Man, the world would be such a better place if business worked in such a candid, straight way with no silly conventions and rhetorics involved. We should go back to our prehistoric barter system... now that was 100% efficient and no time consuming, as hunting and mating were the priorities.
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