Etiquette Boss: Laws of nature govern protocol
NATURE AND SOCIAL PROTOCOL: Teenagers are often quite surprised to discover that many social rules are grounded in nature’s laws, and not randomly made up by adults to complicate their lives.
For example, the protocol of introducing the younger person to the older (calling the name of the older first), or in business, the lower status to the higher: (CEO Tully, this is receptionist Jones, who will be screening your calls) is rooted in the law of gravity. The smaller body always gravitates to the larger; hence the apple falls to the earth, and not the reverse.
At a social function, the proper protocol is to bring a friend to the parent or grandparent for an introduction, and not the reverse. The law can also be observed in a group dynamic: the stronger personality attracts the weaker, and is therefore dubbed the leader (or ringleader).