The scale asks people the extent to which they would be accepting of each group (a score of 1.00 for a group is taken to indicate no social distance): As close relatives by marriage (i.e., as the legal spouse of a close relative) (score 1.00)
1 That's not a bad day, it's atrocious. 2  Spanking: The only socially-acceptable way to incorporate spanking into a polite conversation is to use it instead of the word good.. 3  Transcendent: If you say something is awesome, you're saying it inspires fear or awe in you.
Knowing What to Say. 1  1. Keep it light. 2  2. Take it slow. 3  3. Talk about common ground.  4. Talk about something funny that happened to you 1  today. 5. Don't overshare.  6. Play a silly associative 1  game. 7. Compliment the other person, sometimes.