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Mike....... wrote:
Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

Exactly. Even Miss Manners, a US etiquette guru, insists that switching
is correct.

so how does your husband square Miss Manners with your, er, teaching?

As I said, he's an intelligent man!

Mike....... wrote:
Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

diplomacy is a substitute in the absence of overwhelming force
The other way, I would have thought - use force only when/if diplomacy
fails.

bloody wet liberal! :-)

Thank you.

Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

Don't you understand that the only people in the US who switch hands while
eating are right-handed? If "most patrons" are switching, it's because they
are right-handed, not because they think it is a superior thing to do!


??????
Most of the people in the UK are right-handed. Few, if any, of them
switch hands.

I dont think any do in Europe or anywhere else? The interesting point
is that (Ok I believe it exists) some Americans clearly believe that
switching is classier while the European countries they came from all
believe the opposite. Which is funny. How did that change take place?
Nobody bought the idea of couldn't afford the implements, but it
obviously happened.
Of course the European way *is* classier because it requires more
training initially to achieve a more natural fluid eating style making
use of both hands. But I would think that, wouldn't I? :-)
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Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

bloody wet liberal! :-)

Thank you.

damn, damn, you tricked me!
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Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

so how does your husband square Miss Manners with your, er, teaching?

As I said, he's an intelligent man!

"ohhhhh darling, flutter flutter, you look so cute when you eat the
european way" :-)
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Mike....... wrote on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:17:11 +0000:

?? Don't you understand that the only people in the US who
?? switch hands while eating are right-handed? If "most
?? patrons" are switching, it's because they are
?? right-handed, not because they think it is a superior
?? thing to do!
??
?? ??????
?? Most of the people in the UK are right-handed. Few, if
?? any, of them switch hands.

Being an immigrant, I learned the US way of eating and
invariably eat switching hands. My wife maintained that *not*
switching hands was uncouth. Surprisingly, I feel the European
two-handed method is a little faster and more efficient. It's
interesting that Dickens blamed German (!) immigrants for
introducing what I think he called the "shovelling" method to
the US. My kids easily learned the two-handed method and used to
enjoy using it on while on trips to Europe.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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My wife maintained that *not*
switching hands was uncouth.

funny, innit.
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Mike....... wrote:
Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

so how does your husband square Miss Manners with your, er, teaching?
As I said, he's an intelligent man!

"ohhhhh darling, flutter flutter, you look so cute when you eat the
european way" :-)

Ick.
Not quite my style.

May is lovely in Sutherland - when will you be doing Ben Loyal?

Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

"ohhhhh darling, flutter flutter, you look so cute when you eat the
european way" :-)

Ick.
Not quite my style.

OK, lets try something else:-

"Is that a knife and fork in your pocket or are you pleased to see
me?"

or was it the Thatcher style handbagging?

May is lovely in Sutherland - when will you be doing Ben Loyal?

We are still on the Shetland habit! Once we actually *see* an
orca......
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Mike....... wrote:
Following up to S Viemeister wrote:

bloody wet liberal! :-)
Thank you.

damn, damn, you tricked me!