I was at one of my clubs Christmas party and we had entertainment. When they first started they introduced each person, when they finished I clapped. I was the only one that clapped, was I wrong? I felt like a fool.
2007-03-01 10:58:39 · 15 answers · asked by Dummy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
nope
i woulda joined you in clapping
2007-03-01 11:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by velvet underground 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You were not wrong. It is customary and courteous for an audience to clap or some other display of appreciation after introductions and a performance. Concert audiences cheer and carry on at the conclusion of every song, and when the band is introduced - it's a show of support and appreciation.
Your other club members are ill-mannered.
2007-03-01 13:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by nyboxers73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless it is church choir, clapping is a must after introductions. The only fools in the room were the ones that did not clap. It's called respect. Be proud you are no fool.
2007-03-01 11:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by Sluggo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you were not wrong. That has happened to me before. I just kept on clapping and rooting out loud. It's not my problem that there were a lot of dead heads in the audience!
2007-03-01 14:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by zaytox0724 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not a dummy.. obviously everybody else is for not clapping and being disrespectful to the entertainers... You are the only one that was being smart at this gathering~!~
2007-03-01 11:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's okay, don't worry about ... I'm sure everyone else has forgotten by now, actually two minutes after you clapped!
2007-03-01 14:24:53 · answer #6 · answered by Reserved 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since, apparently, no one preceded the introductions by asking the public to hold their applause (I've been at events where this request has been made), you were perfectly right (and gracious) to applaud. Maybe the rest of your club members were already too drunk to know what was going on?
2007-03-01 11:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by pat z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's correct manner and you were not wrong by clapping ;)
2007-03-01 11:38:38 · answer #8 · answered by C L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you were not wrong.
You demonstrated appropriate appreciation beforehand for the effort the entertainment made to arrive to the party.
2007-03-01 11:07:27 · answer #9 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have clapped.
2007-03-01 11:04:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but I would have stopped after a few times.
2007-03-01 11:06:35 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋