On Wed 17 Sep 2008 08:21:04p, told us...
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:26:19 +0000 (UTC),
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>>I know I am "particular" about drinking beverages out of their
>>appropriate container, and to some extent using the correct
>>utensil (i.e. I really really do not like using a salad fork as
>>opposed to a dinner fork for eating the main course of a dinner).
>>
> I don't even like to use the "luncheon" fork for dinner.
>
>>Maybe this just says I'm too far up the Maslow needs hierarchy. 
>
> scoot over, bub
>
>
Count me in on both counts! Funny story, sort of. Last week I had to
"educate" a female co-worker who had been invited to a *very* formal dinner
party and she was afraid to go because she didn't know what to expect to
find at the table or what to do with it. I explained the position and
composition of the table setting, concerning china, crystal, and
silverware, and the appropriateness and order of use of each piece. She
was bewildered, so I finally did a graphic to illustrate it, and wrote an
extensive description and handed it to her. The dinner party is this
Satruday. It will be interesting to here her report back. This, a woman
of 54 with a master's degree in social science.
--
Wayne Boatwright
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