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Claws are sharp things, and it is customary to keep them pointed away from fragile things. Scratching, and even clawing are uncivilized acts that are best done in private. Unlike teeth, it is okay to show the claws themselves as the Neofur isn't able to physically withdraw them. Shaking hands is standard and practice is needed from young age to angle the claws right. Clashing claws between two people is seen as a sparring gesture, and can be useful to reach an agreement in some cases: for example, for two friends to "sign" an informal deal between them, they might lock a claw or two between each others and "tug" once. | Claws are sharp things, and it is customary to keep them pointed away from fragile things. Scratching, and even clawing are uncivilized acts that are best done in private. Unlike teeth, it is okay to show the claws themselves as the Neofur isn't able to physically withdraw them. Shaking hands is standard and practice is needed from young age to angle the claws right. Clashing claws between two people is seen as a sparring gesture, and can be useful to reach an agreement in some cases: for example, for two friends to "sign" an informal deal between them, they might lock a claw or two between each others and "tug" once. | ||
Feet should be aimed high instead of laying flat on the soles. While some degree of lowering is accepted, particularly when bending over or crouching, the heel and sole shouldn't come in contact with the ground for sanitary reasons. Dirty heels implies that the person is willfully ignoring basic and respectable postures; not only because of cleanliness factor but also because they become physically shorter, a pointless and weird act. To the contrary, if the heel is raised high to the point where the foot is parallel to the leg, it is seen as either uppity or pretentious depending on the context | Feet should be aimed high instead of laying flat on the soles. While some degree of lowering is accepted, particularly when bending over or crouching, the heel and sole shouldn't come in contact with the ground for sanitary reasons. Dirty heels implies that the person is willfully ignoring basic and respectable postures; not only because of cleanliness factor but also because they become physically shorter, a pointless and weird act. To the contrary, if the heel is raised high to the point where the foot is parallel to the leg, it is seen as either uppity or pretentious depending on the context. Ones feet should never come in contact with items above the ground, except for things like kicking open a public door -- rude, but not gross. | ||