At the 'Evolving English' show yesterday I noticed a book, that wasnt a guide to as such but almost a dictionary of how to meet and greet people, It was written nearly 100 years ago, and to an extend was relevant today in terms of behaviour, not in terms of the english language, it read,
How to meet a friend
'How doth your wife?'
'How doth your children?'
...to which you should reply
'They are fine thank-you'
Thought this was quite appropriate for the work i'm doing at the moment.