The Art of the Proper Greeting Enjoys a Revival in Columbus

Columbus — Social observers are heartened by a renewed embrace of the proper greeting, that joyful ceremony of the full-body wag, the spin, and the careful, courteous sniff of introduction.

The ritual, unchanged for millennia, remains the gold standard of first impressions: warm, honest, and entirely without small talk. Experts note that no human handshake has ever conveyed as much, as quickly.

“You learn everything you need to know in one good sniff,” said one well-mannered greeter. “The rest is just being happy to see each other.”