AW-tiquette : Courteous Citizens do it in Style (part1).

Below we offer you hints and tips that might come in handy where it comes to style, class, courtesy and being cool without being arrogant. At least that's what we think....You even might recognise yourself in the following lines.  Feel free to send in more do's and don't's, we'll publish them if we find them ok. 

We'll make a series of this, because there's a lot that can be said on courtesy and you need to practice... This week part one :  

Landings and greeting formulas  
  
1. Come in from 5a (50 metres altitude) in the middle of , let's say AW GZ and say : "Kaboem" or "Vavoem, and then he appeared". Don't scream "WATCH YOUR HEADS". Although it might be found funny (just once), it indicates a lack of concern. Indeed you show you're a careless person when you arrive. Worse is saying nothing at all. It rains cats and dogs, so please don't make it rain lurkers. The most stylish incoming lines when landing in a crowd include the following ingredients : 

- A greeting or hailing word : i.e. Hi, Goodevening, Bonsoir, Gutenabend, ..... 
- A noun or a few words that depict the group for you : i.e. Fauna, Lurkers, PPl behind the avs, crowd, loved ones, fish and other avs.....  
- In this stage of the conversation, refer to yourself in the third person. Don't say : "I have my suitcase in my hand" but "He is a salesman".

2. Depending on the degree you're accepted you can shake hands, hug, smooch or smirk. Even kisses are in order sometimes. But those you gotta be careful with. Check first if you're avatar took a breathmint first. Things you don't do are "grab", "bust", "encroach", "hook"...... unless you're a neanderthaler. 
All kinds of special characters or textual nuances can distinguish your hugs from others : 

- the brace : the number of braces indicates the degree of tightness of the hug : {hugs}  
or {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}. Take care there's an equal number of braces on both sides. You would look ridiculous if someone counted them. (yeah, i know you're counting now.....lol). 
- alternatively you could use asterisks : *hugs*. This is a "low-fat"-hug. It won't add to the recipients weight. 
- hugs come in all kinds : just plain, manly, womanly, group-, tight and huge ....... Using such adjectives kinda personalise your hugs. 
- for even more personal hugs, you simply add your handle or part of it to them : Simonhugs. 
- the ultimate personalised hug is the one you give in the language of the recipient : Simonklemmer (Norwegian), Simonknuffels (Dutch), Embrassements Simon (French)......

- S.O.G.O. : Greeting in order of appearance. See One Greet One. 
- S.O.G.O.B.T.L. : Same as above, but tourists last. 
- L.O.G.O. (or S.F) : In order of personal emotional importance. Like One Greet One (a.k.a. Simon First). 
- L.A.G.O. : In order of Avatar liking (Like Avatar Greet One) 
- A.F.B.S.C.T.D.F.E.F.F.S.G.S.H.E.I.N.J.T.K.E.L.T.M.T.N.F.O.F.P.S.Q.S.R.E.S.N.T.T.U.T.V.T.W.T.X.T.Y.T.Z.T. :You could greet the cits in Alphabetical Order (A First B Second C Third D Fourth E Fifth F Sixth G Seventh H Eighth I Ninth J Tenth  K Eleventh L Twelfth M Thirteenth N Fourteenth O Fifteenth P Sixteenth Q Seventeenth R Eighteenth S Nineteenth T Twentieth U Twentyfirst V Twentysecond W Twentythird X Twentyfourth Y Twentyfifth Z Twentysixth). This is a very seldomly used way to greet except maybe for bots. 
- last, but not least R.G.B.A.M.A.R. : Random Greeting Because All Methods Above are Ridiculous. 
 

So, this concludes our first part of AW-tiquette. These are not rules, merely guidelines for trying to get a great time in AW. It's offered to you for free, so you do with it what you like. Next week we'll talk about abbreviations and accessories.