blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:31:29 -0600, Arri London wrote:
>
> > Sky wrote:
> >>
> >> Okay, I just had to start a new on-topic thread ..... What 'rules' of
> >> the kitchen/home are common???
> >>
> >> 1) Don't talk while chewing food in your mouth! Keep mouth closed when
> >> chewing food.
> >>
> >> 2) Never put elbows on the table during dinner time!
> >>
> >> 3) Ask to be excused from the dinner table
> >>
> >> 4) .....
> >>
> >> 5) .....
> >>
> >> Chime in folks!!! I grew up with a lot more 'rules', but I didn't want
> >> to be selfish and hoard all of them
> >
> > Don't know how common this is, but we never ate until everyone was
> > seated and had food on their plate.
> >
> > Guests get the best pieces of everything
>
> i thing the last is more a hospitality rule.
>
> your pal,
> blake

True but still a rule to be followed strictly at the table. Even as
small children we knew not to take the nicest bits of anything if guests
were present.