--- title: Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Every worker deserves the same respect, so you greet the school caretaker, cleaner or dinner lady as kindly as th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Respect for everyone, greetings, goodb… # Respect for everyone, greetings, goodbyes and the table Lesson 221 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 22 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/0/) — Every worker deserves the same respect, so you greet the school caretaker, cleaner or dinner lady as kindly as the head teacher, and say please and thank you to staff in shops and cafés. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/2/) — Goodbyes differ too: "See ya", "Cheers", "Take care" and "Catch you later"; and when a visitor leaves your home, you walk them to the door. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/3/) — At the table you wait until everyone is seated and served, eat quietly, wait for food to be offered, and ask before taking the last piece. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/4/) — A boy in Leeds is given chopsticks at a friend's dinner; he tries them, never stands them upright in his rice, and politely asks for a fork when the noodles keep slipping. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/5/) — You greet every worker, like a caretaker or cleaner, as kindly as the head teacher. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/6/) — A good handshake is firm but not hard, for about two or three shakes; a limp, floppy one can seem unfriendly or not interested. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/7/) — The hongi is a traditional Maori greeting in New Zealand, done when you are invited. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/8/) — "How's it going?" said while walking past is a greeting, and a quick "Good, thanks!" is enough. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/9/) — You introduce people clearly, for example "This is my stepdad, Mark". - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/10/) — Goodbyes vary, like "See ya", "Cheers", "Take care" or "Catch you later"; in Britain and Australia "Cheers" can also mean thanks. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/11/) — When a visitor leaves your home, you walk them to the door and say goodbye. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/12/) — You say "please" and "thank you" to staff in shops and cafés. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/13/) — To ask a stranger something, you start with "Excuse me". - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/14/) — You wait until everyone is seated and served before eating, unless the host says to start. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/15/) — You ask if anyone else would like the last piece before taking it. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/16/) — You eat quietly and wait until food is offered at someone else's table. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/17/) — Chopsticks are never stuck upright in rice, because in some Asian cultures that looks like a funeral custom, and it is fine to ask for a fork. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/18/) — A boy in Chicago kept talking and laughing with his mouth full at dinner; he choked on a piece of meat and his dad had to do back blows to clear it. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/19/) — A girl in Sydney ignored her friend's grandmother when she said hello; the grandmother felt hurt, and the friend's family did not invite her again for a long time. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/20/) — Choking at the table happens most often when people talk, laugh or run while eating. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/21/) — If someone is choking and cannot talk or breathe, shout for help and call the emergency number; trained adults use back blows and a hard hug from behind to push the food out. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/221-respect-greetings-goodbyes-and-the-table/22/) — Rudeness often costs friendships and invitations, even when you did not mean to be rude. - ← previous: [Bleach and cleaning products](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/220-bleach-and-cleaning-products/) - next →: [Phones, visiting friends, presents and thank-you notes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/222-phones-visits-presents-and-thank-you-notes/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)