"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
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>> 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.
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> Those were all our "rules" too! Plus one more. No hats at the table.
> Like ball caps. The elbows thing was one of my dad's biggest pet peeves.
> Later on in restaurants it was cell phones he absolutely went ballistic
> over.


Your Dad and I would have gotten along just fine. Here in the South, people
wearing baseball style caps is a way of life. I wouldn't be surprised to
find out that they wear them to bed. If I am at some fast food place and
people are talking on cell phones or wearing hats... it is no big deal. But
why would people do this in a nice restaurant?

And the goofiest people are the ones who use wireless earpieces and sit
there eating... seemingly talking to themselves. I don't know if they are
having a conversation or are just mentally deranged.

George L