tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011851832119883976.post7038773484552679402..comments2023-06-19T11:32:56.379+02:00Comments on Varieties of Falling: ApplauseMark Aldrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05728169478085270506noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011851832119883976.post-61036285000831910352011-02-02T03:00:08.518+01:002011-02-02T03:00:08.518+01:00Abby, thanks for the interesting toast analogy. I ...Abby, thanks for the interesting toast analogy. I agree, if you are the object of the toast, better not to lift that glass. Yes, I've noticed in recent years how people on a stage who are being applauded often participate in the clapping. Bad form! (Sometimes when in a clearing deep in the woods I applaud the sky. The trees join in.)Mark Aldrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728169478085270506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011851832119883976.post-61491041033141780512011-01-24T15:06:52.860+01:002011-01-24T15:06:52.860+01:00Mark, How do you feel about people who clap for th...Mark, How do you feel about people who clap for themselves? I've always thought it looks incorrect, and causes me to feel that "second hand shame." For me, it falls into the same category as the rarely followed etiquette rule that you don't drink when you are the person being toasted. I only learned this rule in Britain and am not sure if Americans even follow it. I think the same should apply to clapping. Receive the applause with a smile or nod or whatever is appropriate, but to return the clapping is like saying "to you, too" when someone wishes you happy birthday. But clapping for the tree- absolutely! Thanks for leading the way. Your niece, AbbyBmoreAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493199476685907009noreply@blogger.com