..Time and again i have been baffled at how some..nay most of us issue our business cards and i beg to wonder is there really a method to the madness!!

Two years ago,i was invited by a friend of mine who is an oil marketer for the MSK function at the Intercont and boy every-one was dishing cards to any-one willing to listen to them rumble,I was astonished at the ease the cards did rounds and for those who know me well i do not give out my card unless you can give me business and ofcourse i will decline yours, i have been touted as arrogant,rude but it is what it is.. I am in an advisory/client facing role however i see back-office staff dishing out cards like there is no tomorrow and can't help but wonder why the misplaced notions!!

So am i right to assume most of us dish them for the sake or like i asked is there method to the madness, am reminded however to never look a gift horse in the mouth but still..

@2012..I hear you regarding Asia (japanese) specifically, both hands,right side-up et al..however like you said in Kenya is a different story all together, i always have 1 card somewhere just in-case when am in Kenya,but the status-symbol mentality needs to be ditched i find it laughable to say the least at the sight esp in pubs when people display their ignorance..

In some cases, someone giving you their card when you ask for their contacts is just intending to keep your relationship official-They will only have their office numbers on the card.