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City adjusts to post-lockdown social minefield: ‘I need to relearn how to behave’

Office returners do an awkward dance as they figure out whether to shake hands, wave, fist-bump or just say hello

City workers are not sure whether they should stay at arm's length from each other
City workers are not sure whether they should stay at arm's length from each other Photo: In Pictures via Getty Images

The return to normality is proving a social minefield for City workers heading back to the office.

September has brought a rush of workers back to London’s financial districts, but those making an appearance in their London operations face a febrile mix of frenzied socialising and confusing
Covid-era etiquette.

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