Quote: (09-15-2011 12:44 AM)iknowexactly Wrote:
Guess: Effectiveness of ingratiating politeness like "Excuse me" as opener is positively correlated with level of target social class.
There's a balance between (a) Showing social intelligence (b) not being too servile.
Since I really am only interested in middle class and up, (a) is a higher priority.
Good that you mention that, because I forgot it.
My openers (like all aspects of my game) are tailor-made for middle/upper class girls with an average to high level of education.
If I would target another female demographic I would probably use a completely different style of game (including different openers).
Btw. the poster above who said that the transition away from the opener is more important than the opener itself, is right.