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As a lad I was In the habit of just shovelling it down the gob any which way but my old mum would quickly rap me on the knuckles with the heaviest bit of cutlery she could find, consequently I learnt table manners. Or at least how to hold a knife and forkQuote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
^ Good man!
Where? I have travelled the world and never once encountered this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
I'm thinking it could be a Turkish kebab for me tea!
Neither have I but a quick google search shows that it was proper table etiquette....300 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by aging one
^ This was how I was raised in the 1970s, and I'm no Jacob Rees Mogg.
Yes mate, but have those travels included high society England?Quote:
Originally Posted by aging one
LOL, have yours? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
^ One of my sisters has an OBE... that's pretty classy.
Tbh I think the erosion of proper table etiquette is the thin end of the wedge. What's next... a mob instead of a queue (sorry... 'Line'), feet up on the seats of public transport, etc etc
But does she let you eat with her? :) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
It is the sign of social decline...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
We agree on that, at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Topper
And I'm sure my sister would love to eat with me more often, but busy lives... different countries, conflicting schedules, etc etc.
Also, she married a German.
^ At least your brother in law prefers Kraut to peas...
I wonder what your mom would make of your dogs sprawled out on the outdoor dining table. A good clip around the earole I'd imagine:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
You'd share the same dining etiquette there then, albeit with your fork sat to the left of a human winnit instead of one of Yogis:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
https://i.imgur.com/tMP53aI.jpg
Are those little shrivelled up orangey black things-carrots?
^ Quite astute for so early in the morning...
The little spherical green things are peas!
As a kid, if I 'scooped' the peas my father would say 'You're not in America, now!'Quote:
Originally Posted by aging one
Knives and forks are a challenge for them, you only have to look at how they hold the exotic implements.
^^ As I said to my daughter last night.
Today she called her wardrobe a 'closet'. That annoyed me as well.
These early buses don't drive themselves you know.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
^ they will soon.
https://i.imgur.com/2nhSRYX.jpg
What's in that jar?
And did your family own 2 gravy boats, Mike?:)
Not Mike but we just used the measuring jug it was made in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg Dingle
^^ Apple sauce, you can see it on the plate at 9 O'clock.
We do in fact have 3 gravy boats but I don't like to show off.
Oh, my. Did you flash your back hair at the Queen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
:rofl:
Hopefully she won't hit you with 'gotten' this afternoon, and round the atrocities off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip