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My family was never crazy about table manners. Then again, we rarely ate at the table. Meals were more of an "every man for himself" type of event, with each person eating whatever they wanted whenever they got hungry.
That said, elbows were usually okay on the table before or after you were eating, but not during. I do have have a habit of leaning my forearms on the edge of the table while I eat, though. Is that considered rude, as well? |
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Curious about "somehow or another..." Seems like that kind of MAJOR choice, or perhaps, minor choice with Major effects would be a big deal. I know for me, entering college was like any other school transition. Like 13th grade. I had been indoctrinated since before I could resist that I would go to college. End of discussion. Actually, there wasn't and "discussion" at all. It was more like...a foregone conclusion. I freely confess I repeated such indoctrination as a parent myself. Proud of it, too. |
My wife has a thing about guys wearing hats inside. She especially looks down on guys who wear baseball hats to a diner, for example. I never used to notice it, but now I also see it when I go out to eat. It's rubbed off a bit on me.
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When we see someone wearing a hat in a restaurant, my wife says, "Where's Tony Soprano when you need him?"
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Just as long you don't put that hat on a bed, we'll all be fine.
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If you sit on it would that make it an ass-hat and because you don't want to be one of those you avoid putting it where you can sit?
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A bunch of these damn people had their elbows on the table. :mad:
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But these chicks know how to do it right!
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Was it just me or do all the people in the UK eat with the fork in the left hand points down and keep the knife in the right hand, because that is the way I remember it in HK and on my visits 2 years ago.
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we had a whole thread about the knife and fork etiquette:
http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...ght=knife+fork For me, I was always told that elbows on the table were okay after you've finished. don't know why. The one that gets me is the napkin. Put the napkin in your lap and use it to wipe your mouth. Not your hand, or your shirt, but the napkin. Is that so hard? Merc, not sure my upbringing was too similar, but we had very formal meals always. My dad was a proper Southern gentlemen. We ate with sterling silver utensils, properly set out with a full place setting (no matter what we were eating) and cloth napkins at every meal. Later in life my mother persuaded dad that paper napkins were okay at lunch. We never had any kind of informal meals like spaghetti or tacos for dinner. It was always meat, starch/vegetables, salad, bread and butter. And I had to eat every bite, or I'd get the Victory Garden story. ETA: In my entire adult life, I don't think I've ever had a dining room table. And the silver is sitting in a closet. somewhere. |
We did China and Silver only on an occassional Sunday or for every holiday, Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving.
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We had two sets of silver and china; one for everyday and one for holidays. We had stainless steel flatware in the kitchen. I think.
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In this household we wait until everyone is in front of the TV before starting the meal. It's just polite.
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