Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow Jerry, Of all the forms of etiquette, that is the only one she managed to teach you! :-) Daniel Jerry Lehrer wrote: > Daniel, > > My mother taught me that when I was three years old-- 75 years ago! > > Jerry > > > Daniel Ridings wrote: >> I noticed in my PAW this week that there is something that took a >> while to learn when I came to Sweden. >> >> Here's the link again and look at the position of the knife and fork >> on Gunn's (that's her name) plate: >> >> http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/36.html >> >> If you finish eating and put your silverware any other way than she >> had done, you will get the host and hostess offering you more and more >> food, second helpings, on and on ... >> >> By placing your silverware the way she has, it means: I'm finished. >> You will be offered desert or coffee, but you won't be terrorized with >> second and third helpings :-) >> >> Took a while to pick up that trick ... >> >> Daniel >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information