On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 06:35:51 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 2018-02-09 11:56 PM, JBurns wrote:
>> On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 00:10:35 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 8 Feb 2018 14:14:27 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>>>
>>>> "...The act of cleaning one's plate and emptying the glass has
>>>> different meanings, depending on the culture. Jordanians leave a
>>>> small amount as a sign of politeness. Filipinos keep a little on
>>>> the plate to show that the hosts have provided well. Conversely, as
>>>> with Marina's (Cambodian) family, cleaning the plate sometimes
>>>> signals that the guest still wants more and the hosts have not
>>>> provided sufficiently.
>>>>
>>>> "With Koreans, the glass will not be refilled if there is still
>>>> some liquid in it, and Egyptians leave some food on the plate as a
>>>> symbol of abundance and a compliment to the host. For Thais,
>>>> leaving food means you are finished or it was delicious. For
>>>> Indonesians, leaving food on the plate means the diner is impolite.
>>>> For the Japanese, cleaning one's plate means the guest appreciates
>>>> the food. Finishing the rice in the bowl signals that the diner has
>>>> finished the meal.
>>>
>>> What does it mean when you turn the plate vertical and move your head
>>> in a circular motion licking the plate clean?
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Made me laugh.
>>
>> My Mother would be horrified. Shortly before she died she saw one of
>> her favourite TV chefs do this and she never spoke his name again!
>>
>> My grandmother made sure all her daughters were ladies, as did her
>> mother before her. Tough as nails, but ladies nontheless.
>>
>Did she go shopping wearing elbow length gloves during century
>temperatures?:-)

My grandmother, yes. Not elbow length though.

When I was a small child she never left the house without hat and
gloves, stockings too. By the 1970s she had stopped such things.

JB