[Steppes] Newbie Lessons

[lizdenpeters at juno.com]

Dear Stosh Gypsy,

Don't worry about being thought an idiot.  I have been doing this for
nearly five years now and somehow always manage to do it.  I finally told
one of my friends (Sometimes I think they hang around with me just to see
what I'll do next.) that it was not a faux pas, it was a lifestyle. 
However, most SCAers are pretty understanding about new people not being
au fait with all the courtesies, etc.  If you bow to anyone with a
coronet and address everyone else as "m'lord" or "m'lady," you should get
by OK.  I still have trouble differentiating between the various titles. 
Barons & Baronesses are "your excellency" and kings and queens are "your
majesty" but I always get the rest totally confused.  If you behave
politely, you will be OK.  Don't worry about it too much and have a good
time.  

BTW, I found a lot of information about what to wear by going up to
people, complimenting them on what they were wearing and then asking
(probably imbecilic) questions about it.  Everyone, without exception,
was very gracious and willing to help.

Nuala, the generally confused.
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:27:54 -0500 "Stosh Gypsy" <stoshgypsy at comcast.net>
writes:
> Would it be feasible to have some sort of a Newbie meeting to help 
> orient
> those of us that are new to SCA?  I could use some help on a lot of 
> things,
> such as etiquette, proper forms of address, what garb actually looks 
> like,
> feastware... I think I have a pretty good handle on things (except 
> the
> etiquette part), but actually seeing some things in front of me 
> would be
> such a help..  I hate the idea of going to an event and not knowing 
> what to
> do, and how to NOT look foolish..
> 
> 
> Stosh Gypsy
> 
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