One of Li's most outstanding characteristic is that he loves company and jovial conversation. His wife lovingly complains: "Without friends around, he seems totally at a loss."
李錫奇的另一個特色是好朋友、愛熱鬧，「沒有朋友整個人就無精打采」，李家家宴的靈魂人物李太太詩人古月既愛又恨地數落他。