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MineralMan

(146,308 posts) Sat Aug 24, 2013, 03:10 PM Aug 2013

Try "Hi, I'm {your name]."

That works just fine. Then, just converse as you normally do with someone you don't already know. Repeat as needed.

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What to say to a transgender person you don't know. (Original Post) MineralMan Aug 2013 OP

Yup. Miss Manners generally has the perfect answer. MineralMan Aug 2013 #2

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1. This reminds me of an item in a Miss Mannners column several years ago.

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 03:13 PM

Aug 2013

Someone wrote in to ask, "What do you say when you're introduced to a gay couple?"
Miss Manners' classic reply: "How do you do?" "How do you do?"

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2. Yup. Miss Manners generally has the perfect answer.

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 03:15 PM

Aug 2013

Q. "What do you say when someone asks you a really personal, awkward question?"
A. "Why do you ask?"