On Oct 15, 9:39*pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> George Leppla wrote:
>
> > "Sky" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... *What 'rules' of
> >> the kitchen/home are common???
>
> > Wear a shirt at the table. *When we were kids, during the summer we
> > seldom wore shirts but you didn't sit at Mom's table unless you were
> > wearing one.
>
> > You don't start eating until everyone is seated.... and usually, the
> > last person seated was Mom after getting the food on the table..
>
> Oh, yes, no shirtless, shoeless people at the table. No pajamas at the
> table (all these are my mom's rules, not mine). *Wait until everyone is
> served before eating. *Pass to the left. *Don't pass things or reach for
> things in front of other people. *Say "please pass the salt", not "gimme
> the salt". *Say "May I be excused from the table?" *Say grace before
> meals. NO elbows on the table. *Napkins and forks go on the left of the
> plate; knives on the right, sharp edge inward, and spoons to the right
> of that.
>
> Serene

Sounds like home except pajamas were okay at times.

I don't remember the pass to the left rule being inforces but it was
something that we just did.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada