Social Contracts
If you watched this episode of House, you will already understand what is meant by Social Contracts. If not.... here goes. He probably did a much wittier job of explaining it than I but... Social Contracts are what make you say "How are you?" when you don't really have the time or the inclination to listen to the answer. Social Contracts are what make you answer "Fine," even when you aren't really fine, because you just finished talking to an elderly couple who is facing the imminent death of their beloved pet and there is NOTHING that can be done to change the outcome. Social Contracts are what make you say "Yes the chicken was delightful" even when it was dried up and chewy. Social Contracts are what make you say "How was your holiday?" the Monday after Christmas... But do you really care? In the grocery check out line, does it really matter to you how your clerks holiday went? At Doc-In-The-Box, are you REALLY