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MacLean
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| I find it equally uncomfortable eating with western people. The rules of dining (no elbows on the table, no TV, not sharing food, using the correct cutlery, polite but interminably boring conversation etc) takes away the fun of eating. Asian people just get in there and enjoy the food. |
At my house feel free to watch tv, put your elbows on the table, and mismatch your cutlery til your heart's content. None of these will disgust me. But the moment you start chomping, smacking, snorting, coughing and talking with your mouth bulging with food, you'll be asked to leave. Because that is disgusting.
There's a difference.
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ESL Milk "Everyday
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds to me like MacLean's got culture-shock. |
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madtownhustl
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| I find it equally uncomfortable eating with western people. The rules of dining (no elbows on the table, no TV, not sharing food, using the correct cutlery, polite but interminably boring conversation etc) takes away the fun of eating. Asian people just get in there and enjoy the food. |
hmmm, you Amish bro? |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| madtownhustl wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| I find it equally uncomfortable eating with western people. The rules of dining (no elbows on the table, no TV, not sharing food, using the correct cutlery, polite but interminably boring conversation etc) takes away the fun of eating. Asian people just get in there and enjoy the food. |
hmmm, you Amish bro? |
Worse than that - I'm British. |
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madtownhustl
Joined: 04 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| madtownhustl wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| I find it equally uncomfortable eating with western people. The rules of dining (no elbows on the table, no TV, not sharing food, using the correct cutlery, polite but interminably boring conversation etc) takes away the fun of eating. Asian people just get in there and enjoy the food. |
hmmm, you Amish bro? |
Worse than that - I'm British. |
Haha! Poor fella...
My food sometimes gets cold if I can't find anything to watch on tv.... |
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oldtrafford
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| I've been here for years and never noticed most of the things Maclean keeps harping on about. Slurping noodles, and soups sure, but what's the big deal I love it. Maclean you should have taught at my middle school back in Blighty, a sink estate, the kids could barely use a knife and fork. You have this idea that westerners have great table manners, reality check they don't!! All this stress must bad for your blood pressure, for what I don't know. You'll be on melt down if you carry on: white straight jacket, one way ticket back to the land of table manners. Ta ta!! |
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MollyBloom
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| Well, I just realized that two of my co-teachers have oozing cold sores. I'll not be sharing anything with them, thank you very much! |
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tanklor1
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To the original poster: you, my friend, are going to have an interesting and frustrating year. One filled with questions and comparisons, one that will puzzle your co-workers and one that you will spend the bulk of it discussing the various nuances of this culture with people who feel the same as you.
I wish you luck and a good support group when things really start to get tough. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I find it equally uncomfortable eating with western people. The rules of dining (no elbows on the table, no TV, not sharing food, using the correct cutlery, polite but interminably boring conversation etc) takes away the fun of eating. Asian people just get in there and enjoy the food. |
It's quite sad that you don't fit in with polite society in your country. Or that you can't come up with anything interesting to say at dinner parties. I suppose like most Brits these days you'd be happier with a plate of stodge on your knees and Eastenders on in the background. |
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oldtrafford
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| So Edwardcapflap MOST Brits enjoy a plate of stodge on their knees whilst watching Eastenders. Do you have a link for your source OR is this just your opinion!! |
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RMNC
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| MollyBloom wrote: |
| Well, I just realized that two of my co-teachers have oozing cold sores. I'll not be sharing anything with them, thank you very much! |
And they say Korea is a sexless nation. |
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oldtrafford
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
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| Give over fella, they don't rent rooms by the hour to play tiddly winks!! |
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edwardcatflap
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| So Edwardcapflap MOST Brits enjoy a plate of stodge on their knees whilst watching Eastenders. Do you have a link for your source OR is this just your opinion |
Just my opinion. Do you have a link to a source that says they don't? |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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To the OP: You can either bear it or make a scene and hope for the best result of it. It may end up ruining your relationship with your co-workers. I suggest eating alone at a different table.
If you choose to make a scene, here is how I would do it:
Start eating. As soon as the first person coughs on my food, I'd stop my spoon and push my tray away. When someone asks what I am doing, I'd point out that someone just sneezed/coughed on my food and that's disgusting. Then I'd refuse to eat the rest of my lunch, giving someone a silent guilt trip. |
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oldtrafford
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Just my opinion. Do you have a link to a source that says they don't?
So you don't have a link!! To answer YOUR question:
Do I have LINK to say otherwise. No, I don't! Do I have LINKS to say they DON'T, YES I do!!!
This link is for the viewing figures for Eastenders on December the 25th 2010.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s2/eastenders/news/a294814/eastenders-tops-christmas-day-ratings.html
The link shows that 11.4 million viewers watched Eastenders. Bear in mind folks that this is a national holiday in blighty called Christmas day. People were not out and about because nothing is open. Perhaps people were busy playing PASS the salami!!
Here is another link for March 2011. The viewing figures for this particular night were 8.3 million. People MUST have been busy playing PASS the SALAMI again.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a307162/soaps-ratings-roundup-march-3.html
The following link shows the approx. figure of the population in the U.K. which is 61.8 million.
Your OPINION that MOST people eat their STODGE on their laps whilst watching EASENDERS doesn't seem to add up.
I kindly suggest that you think before giving an opinion. Opinions can be very misleading!! |
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