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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Has anyone else been told to drink your cup of water only after your meal? It's meant to be better for your health, supposedly. :/ |
That's interesting, because in my family we believed that the exact opposite is true. Drinking a lot of water during the meal is better for your digestion. |
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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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don't slurp your coffee (so loudly as Koreans do)
(and let out a big "ahhhhh" after doing so  ) |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| proustme wrote: |
| Has anyone else been told to drink your cup of water only after your meal? It's meant to be better for your health, supposedly. :/ |
That's interesting, because in my family we believed that the exact opposite is true. Drinking a lot of water during the meal is better for your digestion. |
From the Mayo Clinic:
http://winndixiegrocerystores.com/water-after-meals-does-it-disturb-digestion.html
We were never allowed to belch at the table. Dinner was over for us if that happened. And no singing at the table either. |
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Juregen
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| No phones or texting at the tables. |
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: |
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1. Start using utensils from the outside and move in.
2. Drinks will be on your right, bread plate on your
left.
3. Once you pick up your cutlery, it never touches
the table top again.
4. When eating soup, spoon away from you and leave
the spoon on the plate when finished.
5. Always pass the salt and pepper shakers together
6. Pass food to the right
7. Put butter on your bread plate, not directly on the
roll.
8. Place napkin to the right of your plate when
finished, place on chair if you are returning.
9. Cut only enough food for the next bite.
10.Leave an attractive plate, with your silverware in
the 4:20 position. |
http://lakernet.mercyhurst.edu/departments/career_svc/documents/dining_etiquette.pdf
And if you don't follow these rules I shall disown you!
Grace? You Americans love that... amirite? |
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SusieQ_TX
Joined: 31 Oct 2009
Location: Texas
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Proustme, I believe that is a uniquely Aussie thing. I say that because my mother-in-law was Aussie, and that is what she thought. She had no plan for what people would drink with their meals.
My mom was big on "Don't lick your fingers". That was tough cuz we were Southern (U.S.) and had our fair share of fried chicken. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| How about the dinner scene from 'The Nutty Professor' with Eddy Murphy? Now THAT would drive home a point or two. |
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