{"id":328230,"date":"2021-08-20T22:42:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T19:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T22:42:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T19:42:08","slug":"memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"#Memos from the before time: How to get dressed, have small talk and enjoy happy hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4217ee79b80\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4217ee79b80\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/#Getting_dressed\" >Getting dressed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/#Greeting_strangers\" >Greeting strangers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/#Small_talk\" >Small talk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/#Meetings\" >Meetings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/#Coffee_runs\" >Coffee runs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/memos-from-the-before-time-how-to-get-dressed-have-small-talk-and-enjoy-happy-hour\/#Happy_hour\" >Happy hour<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Memos from the before time: How to get dressed, have small talk and enjoy h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y hour<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            We\u2019re all pandemic zombies who have forgotten how to interact. Here are some handy survival tips.\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_dressed\"><\/span>Getting dressed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1223657 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GUIDE-TO-NORMAL-LIFE-GETTING-DRESSED-SMITH-JULY29.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Getting dressed. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)\" width=\"820\" height=\"762\"\/><strong>By all means:<\/strong> Put on your pants. Even if you\u2019re not ready for non-stretch fabric.<br \/><strong>Avoid:<\/strong> The T-shirt you have worn daily since March 2020 (unless freshly laundered).<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greeting_strangers\"><\/span>Greeting strangers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1223659 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GUIDE-TO-NORMAL-LIFE-STRANGERS-SMITH-JULY29.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Greeting strangers. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)\" width=\"820\" height=\"793\"\/><strong>Do:<\/strong> Move your hand from side to side in a waving motion.<br \/><strong>Don\u2019t:<\/strong> Lunge forward for a hug, stare slack-jawed or frown in obvious discomfort.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Small_talk\"><\/span>Small talk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1223658 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GUIDE-TO-NORMAL-LIFE-SMALL-TALK-SMITH-JULY29.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Small talk. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)\" width=\"820\" height=\"795\"\/><strong>Please:<\/strong> Maintain eye contact. Raise the corners of your mouth in a \u201csmile.\u201d<br \/><strong>Thank you for not:<\/strong> Breathing heavily. Segueing from the weather to your new-found nihilism.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meetings\"><\/span>Meetings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1223655 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GUIDE-TO-NORMAL-LIFE-MEETINGS-SMITH-JULY29.jpg\" alt=\"Meetings. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)\" width=\"820\" height=\"740\"\/><strong>Thumbs-up:<\/strong> Remember you are no longer required to unmute yourself before speaking.<br \/><strong>Thumbs down:<\/strong> Not paying attention. Everyone can see your \u201coff-camera\u201d texting.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Coffee_runs\"><\/span>Coffee runs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1223660 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GUIDE-TO-NORMAL-LIFE-TIPS-SMITH-JULY29.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee runs. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)\" width=\"820\" height=\"760\"\/><strong>Kindly:<\/strong> Ask your office mates if they want anything. Tip the barista generously.<br \/><strong>Kindly stop:<\/strong> Holding up the line as you gawk at the menu and try to recall which one is \u201cventi.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Happy_hour\"><\/span>Happy hour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1223656 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GUIDE-TO-NORMAL-LIFE-HAPPY-HOUR-SMITH-JULY29.jpg\" alt=\"Happy hour. (Illustration by Marie-Danielle Smith)\" width=\"820\" height=\"709\"\/><strong>Remember:<\/strong> Befriend the bartender. Take in the classic dive-bar smell. Laugh. It\u2019s okay to laugh.<br \/><strong>But:<\/strong> Keep your shoes on and feet off the table. 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