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"sf" > wrote in message
... > On Sun, 19 May 2013 15:58:09 -0700, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >> ... >> > >> > "Tara" > wrote in message >> > ... >> >> http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu...013/05/top-10- >> >> rudest-grossest-most-annoying-habits-of-fellow-diners.html >> >> >> >> http://tinyurl.com/beodge3 >> >> >> >> Tara >> > >> > They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose or >> > sneeze and don't cover their mouth. >> >> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. >> > Get over it. No, I won't get over it, people that have the disgusting habit of doing it...really should though. Cheri |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
... > On 20/05/2013 12:54 AM, sf wrote: >> >>>> >>>> They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose or >>>> sneeze and don't cover their mouth. >>> >>> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. >>> >> Get over it. >> > > > No. I agree with Cheri. I gentle blow isn't too bad, but when someone is > blowing huge amounts of snot and clearing out entire nasal passages..... > gross. Leave the table. Please. And looking at it after they've blown! As you say, there's a huge difference in a gentle blow or dab, than an out and out honk that goes on and on. Personally, it's gotten so bad with our friend that we've stopped going out to restaurants with him. Love him dearly otherwise, but he has been told by more than one person and he still does it. Cheri |
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On 5/20/2013 8:49 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:29 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >>> >> Not gonna get over it when their nose stuff gets in my food or drink or they >> are using their hands (unwashed after blowing) to eat communal food. Nope. >> > You eat in Moroccan restaurants? > I was wondering how often she eats in restaurants where people eat "communal food" with their hands. ;) Having said that, I don't blow my nose at the table. I'd excuse myself. If I sneezed (I don't carry handkerchiefs around with me) I'd turn away from the table and cover my face with my hands. Then I'd go wash my hands. Jill |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
On Mon, 20 May 2013 08:55:37 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: > On 20/05/2013 12:54 AM, sf wrote: > > > >>> > >>> They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose or > >>> sneeze and don't cover their mouth. > >> > >> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. > >> > > Get over it. > > > > > No. I agree with Cheri. I gentle blow isn't too bad, but when someone is > blowing huge amounts of snot and clearing out entire nasal passages..... > gross. Leave the table. Please. Good grief! I must keep more refined company because I've never seen that cartoonish behavior - even in fast food joints (I will not call those things a restaurant). -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"sf" > wrote in message
... > On Mon, 20 May 2013 08:55:37 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> On 20/05/2013 12:54 AM, sf wrote: >> > >> >>> >> >>> They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose or >> >>> sneeze and don't cover their mouth. >> >> >> >> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. >> >> >> > Get over it. >> > >> >> >> No. I agree with Cheri. I gentle blow isn't too bad, but when someone is >> blowing huge amounts of snot and clearing out entire nasal passages..... >> gross. Leave the table. Please. > > Good grief! I must keep more refined company because I've never seen > that cartoonish behavior - even in fast food joints (I will not call > those things a restaurant). I'd say you're very lucky, though I've personally not seen the behavior you described with people holding their eating utensils like mop handles, which I would much prefer to nose blowing at the table. Cheri |
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On May 19, 5:37*pm, James Silverton >
wrote: > > Are we talking about eating two-handed European style or > fork-in-the-right hand American style? I am reasonably proficient at > either but there is also the correct Thai style with spoon and fork and > the Japanese/Chinese chopsticks both of which I can handle :-) > > -- > Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) > And in India, eating with your hands and fingers. http://www.richardfisher.com |
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On 20/05/2013 9:04 AM, Cheri wrote:
> Me either. We have a friend that does it all the time, if the napkins on > the table are paper, he's just as apt to use one of those. He doesn't do > it other times, so it's not a chronic condition. Here's how we handle it > after many years, we don't go out with him anymore. We have him over, or > we go there for a visit. > Years ago I was on an out of town course, staying at the hotel and eating in the hotel restaurant. The instructor/ coordinator was a great guy, very knowledgeable, friendly, supportive, an al round good guy. Then one day we were at the table and, having a cold, he blew his nose into the cloth napkin. I was disgusted and have not been able to get over it even after all these years. That was gross. |
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On 5/20/2013 10:10 AM, Helpful person wrote:
> On May 19, 5:37 pm, James Silverton > > wrote: >> >> Are we talking about eating two-handed European style or >> fork-in-the-right hand American style? I am reasonably proficient at >> either but there is also the correct Thai style with spoon and fork and >> the Japanese/Chinese chopsticks both of which I can handle :-) >> >> -- >> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) >> > And in India, eating with your hands and fingers. > > http://www.richardfisher.com > Remember, right hand only since the left is used for another activity! -- Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) Extraneous "not." in Reply To. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Sun, 19 May 2013 23:20:44 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >> > On Sun, 19 May 2013 17:52:58 -0400, Dave Smith >> > > wrote: >> > >> >> The way people hold their knife and fork ? I pity the people for not >> >> having learned how to hold their utensils properly. I don't mean the >> >> European vs. North American thing... but the over hand thing, holding >> >> spoons and forks like a handlebar..... that is for small children... >> >> who >> >> don't know any better. I am not going to allow it to spoil my dinner. >> >> >> > I don't even care if people hold their knife as if they are holding a >> > pen/pencil. Clubbing utensils drives me up the wall. Were they >> > brought up in a cave? Saying they were brought up in a barn would be >> > too complementary. >> >> I've never seen an adult do this unless they had special needs or perhaps >> an >> elderly person who has lost control of their fine muscles. >> > > You haven't looked around then. They're everywhere... otherwise > innocuous looking people who never learned how to use a knife and fork > properly, doing that handlebar thing or clubbing their fork while they > hack away with their knife. I don't think they are. I sure haven't seen them and I do tend to people watch when we are out. |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:29 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >> > On Sun, 19 May 2013 15:58:09 -0700, "Cheri" > >> > wrote: >> > >> >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> >> > >> >> > "Tara" > wrote in message >> >> > ... >> >> >> http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu...013/05/top-10- >> >> >> rudest-grossest-most-annoying-habits-of-fellow-diners.html >> >> >> >> >> >> http://tinyurl.com/beodge3 >> >> >> >> >> >> Tara >> >> > >> >> > They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose >> >> > or >> >> > sneeze and don't cover their mouth. >> >> >> >> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. >> >> >> > Get over it. >> >> Not gonna get over it when their nose stuff gets in my food or drink or >> they >> are using their hands (unwashed after blowing) to eat communal food. >> Nope. >> > You eat in Moroccan restaurants? I haven't yet. We do eat a lot of Mexican food though. And we share the chips and dips. |
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On Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:13 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: > If I sneezed (I don't carry handkerchiefs around with me) I'd turn > away from the table and cover my face with my hands. Then I'd go wash > my hands. Never sneeze into your hand because you'll spread your germs all over everything on your way to the bathroom, sneeze into the crook of your arm. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > On 5/20/2013 8:49 AM, sf wrote: >> On Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:29 -0700, "Julie Bove" >> > wrote: >> >>>> >>> Not gonna get over it when their nose stuff gets in my food or drink or >>> they >>> are using their hands (unwashed after blowing) to eat communal food. >>> Nope. >>> >> You eat in Moroccan restaurants? >> > I was wondering how often she eats in restaurants where people eat > "communal food" with their hands. ;) Mexican. Chips and dip. Also if I order French fries, often the whole table shares the order. Although some people might eat only one or two. > > Having said that, I don't blow my nose at the table. I'd excuse myself. > If I sneezed (I don't carry handkerchiefs around with me) I'd turn away > from the table and cover my face with my hands. Then I'd go wash my > hands. Me too. |
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On 20/05/2013 9:09 AM, Cheri wrote:
> And looking at it after they've blown! As you say, there's a huge > difference in a gentle blow or dab, than an out and out honk that goes > on and on. Personally, it's gotten so bad with our friend that we've > stopped going out to restaurants with him. Love him dearly otherwise, > but he has been told by more than one person and he still does it. > Like another co-worker.... who I will call "Andy" because that was his name and we coined the term " getting Andied" for his knack of coming arranging to meet us for lunch or dinner and then not having any money to pay. It was even worse that he always seemed to eat twice as much as I did and run up a huge bill.... then claim it on his expense account and not reimburse the person who actually paid for it. We got to the point where we made him show us his money before we would allow him to go into a restaurant with us. He also suffered from allergies and would frequently purge his sinuses into kleenex at the table. I don't remember if he ever examined the massive discharge. I was probably looking the other way in revulsion. It is not very appetizing. |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message ... > On 19/05/2013 8:15 PM, jmcquown wrote: >> On 5/19/2013 8:06 PM, Cheryl wrote: >>>> >>> I just don't understand why anyone gets annoyed by texting or holding >>> flatware "wrong". Neither bother me one bit. My dad used to get >>> annoyed by men wearing ball caps in restaurants, but again that doesn't >>> bother me. Talking at a screeching level and screaming kids do bother >>> me though. Table bussers who toss flatware in a bin bothers me. So my >>> annoyances are just about noise. >>> >> I don't think I've ever noticed if someone was texting or looking to see >> if they got voicemail. Yelling into a cell phone is a different story. >> For some reason, despite all the technological advances, people still >> think they have to YELL into the phone. > > I have seen it a few times. I was in a coffee shop a couple months ago and > there were two young women at the next table who were frequently checking > their phones and sending texts. At times they were both texting at the > same time. Last month we were at a food and wine show and four of us were > seated at a large communal table. For a while there was a young guy and > two women, and one of the women was constantly checking her phone for > texts or messages. It was a pretty clear sign that she was really bored > with their company. The place where I see a lot of cell phone stuff is the waiting room at the Drs. office. Can't tell you how many times I've heard a person (usually an older person), shouting to someone on the phone about their medical problems. Or they are sitting there poking and poking at their devices as though it were the most interesting thing in the world. If they come in together they often do this at the same time and then nudge the other person to show them what's on their device. I always want to raise my hand and say, "Show me too! I wanna see!" Because I don't have a Smart Phone or even a Qwerty keyboard on mine, I guess I'll never know what they are doing. I just find it hard that a device could be so engrossing to a person. I dislike people who call and text me just because they are bored. I only call someone from my cell when I am out somewhere if there is an immediate need to reach them. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Mon, 20 May 2013 08:55:37 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> On 20/05/2013 12:54 AM, sf wrote: >> > >> >>> >> >>> They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose or >> >>> sneeze and don't cover their mouth. >> >> >> >> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. >> >> >> > Get over it. >> > >> >> >> No. I agree with Cheri. I gentle blow isn't too bad, but when someone is >> blowing huge amounts of snot and clearing out entire nasal passages..... >> gross. Leave the table. Please. > > Good grief! I must keep more refined company because I've never seen > that cartoonish behavior - even in fast food joints (I will not call > those things a restaurant). You've never dined with my dad. I grew up with it. We could never lose him in a store or any place like that because of the constant nose blowing. And it's very loud! |
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"Cheri" > wrote in message ... > "sf" > wrote in message > ... >> On Mon, 20 May 2013 08:55:37 -0400, Dave Smith >> > wrote: >> >>> On 20/05/2013 12:54 AM, sf wrote: >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose >>> >>> or >>> >>> sneeze and don't cover their mouth. >>> >> >>> >> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. >>> >> >>> > Get over it. >>> > >>> >>> >>> No. I agree with Cheri. I gentle blow isn't too bad, but when someone is >>> blowing huge amounts of snot and clearing out entire nasal passages..... >>> gross. Leave the table. Please. >> >> Good grief! I must keep more refined company because I've never seen >> that cartoonish behavior - even in fast food joints (I will not call >> those things a restaurant). > > I'd say you're very lucky, though I've personally not seen the behavior > you described with people holding their eating utensils like mop handles, > which I would much prefer to nose blowing at the table. Me too. |
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"Cheri" > wrote in message ... > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On Sun, 19 May 2013 15:58:09 -0700, "Cheri" > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>> > >>>> > "Tara" > wrote in message >>>> > ... >>>> >> http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu...013/05/top-10- >>>> >> rudest-grossest-most-annoying-habits-of-fellow-diners.html >>>> >> >>>> >> http://tinyurl.com/beodge3 >>>> >> >>>> >> Tara >>>> > >>>> > They left off quite a few things. Like people who blow their nose or >>>> > sneeze and don't cover their mouth. >>>> >>>> The blowing the nose at the table is the worst to me. >>>> >>> Get over it. >> >> Not gonna get over it when their nose stuff gets in my food or drink or >> they are using their hands (unwashed after blowing) to eat communal food. >> Nope. > > Me either. We have a friend that does it all the time, if the napkins on > the table are paper, he's just as apt to use one of those. He doesn't do > it other times, so it's not a chronic condition. Here's how we handle it > after many years, we don't go out with him anymore. We have him over, or > we go there for a visit. In the case of my dad, it is chronic. At least we have gotten him to stop playing a game and go wash his hands after he has done it. But we can't seem to stop it while eating. |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message ... > On 20/05/2013 9:04 AM, Cheri wrote: > >> Me either. We have a friend that does it all the time, if the napkins on >> the table are paper, he's just as apt to use one of those. He doesn't do >> it other times, so it's not a chronic condition. Here's how we handle it >> after many years, we don't go out with him anymore. We have him over, or >> we go there for a visit. >> > Years ago I was on an out of town course, staying at the hotel and eating > in the hotel restaurant. The instructor/ coordinator was a great guy, very > knowledgeable, friendly, supportive, an al round good guy. Then one day > we were at the table and, having a cold, he blew his nose into the cloth > napkin. I was disgusted and have not been able to get over it even after > all these years. That was gross. I was the assistant for a Home Ec class. There was a boy in it who had a very long fancy name. First name was Gaylord but I can't remember his last name. He always wore a suit and tie and carried a brief case. So you can imagine that in the 1970's, other kids poked fun at him. Then one day, he opened his brief case, took out a handkerchief, laid it on the table, one of the very same tables where the kids ate the food that they had cooked, leaned his head ever so slightly forward, and blew snot in it. That's right, the handkerchief was nowhere near his face. I quickly looked around in horror and some of the other kids gave me the same look. He then picked up the handkerchief to examine it. Then he folded it up and put it back in the briefcase. Ppppyuck! |
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On Mon, 20 May 2013 07:59:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > Can't tell you how many times I've heard a person (usually an > older person), shouting to someone on the phone about their medical > problems. I have a decent (dumb) phone and Verizon. I can hear the person on the other end of the line just fine, but I always feel like I'm shouting because when I talk in what I think is a normal volume the person at the other end of the line asks me to repeat myself. It's really annoying, so I'd rather not talk. I turned off texting years ago because there was no point paying the phone company for the service so they could send more texts to me than my friends and relatives combined. I figure if someone wants to tell me something, they can call or email. If they don't, then it wasn't important enough. Unfortunately, my favorite niece always forgets and texts me - then wonders why I don't reply. I guess the phone company doesn't notify the sender that I'm not "accepting" texts. I think that sort of thing runs in the family because her mother's landline had caller ID or whatever it's called turned off so our cell phones can't tell us who it is when she calls from that line. We let it go to voice-mail, because the caller is not identified and she gets offended because we didn't answer. It doesn't sink in that we don't take calls from unidentified parties. This has gone on for years, so she's not going to learn or change her ways. I guess we're in a Mexican stand-off concerning that particular matter. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Mon, 20 May 2013 07:59:12 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >> Can't tell you how many times I've heard a person (usually an >> older person), shouting to someone on the phone about their medical >> problems. > > I have a decent (dumb) phone and Verizon. I can hear the person on > the other end of the line just fine, but I always feel like I'm > shouting because when I talk in what I think is a normal volume the > person at the other end of the line asks me to repeat myself. It's > really annoying, so I'd rather not talk. > The problem I had when my husband was in NY was that he got very bad reception. Neither of us could understand each other. I just kept telling him to e-mail me! I really truly hate getting texts. Fine if it is an emergency but it never was. I am one of those people who snaps to when I get a text or a phone call because for the most part, the other people in my life do not call my cell phone just to shoot the breeze. And they know enough not to call my house until after dinner unless it is something important. So it annoys the peewaddins out of me to get calls or texts just because the other person is bored. > I turned off texting years ago because there was no point paying the > phone company for the service so they could send more texts to me than > my friends and relatives combined. I figure if someone wants to tell > me something, they can call or email. If they don't, then it wasn't > important enough. Unfortunately, my favorite niece always forgets and > texts me - then wonders why I don't reply. I guess the phone company > doesn't notify the sender that I'm not "accepting" texts. I wound up getting unlimited texting. I was paying a fortune for all of those texts that husband was sending me. Then when Angela first got her phone, she was beng bombarded with texts. We had no choice but to get unlimited. If there was a way for me to turn off texting just for my phone, I would want to! But now the Drs. offices, dentist and even the vet are using texts to remind me of appointments. > > I think that sort of thing runs in the family because her mother's > landline had caller ID or whatever it's called turned off so our cell > phones can't tell us who it is when she calls from that line. We let > it go to voice-mail, because the caller is not identified and she gets > offended because we didn't answer. It doesn't sink in that we don't > take calls from unidentified parties. This has gone on for years, so > she's not going to learn or change her ways. I guess we're in a > Mexican stand-off concerning that particular matter. My mother is driving me nuts lately. Keeps calling me and asking if I have called! Sometimes I think she just thinks the phone is ringing. There is a way on her phone to see who called but I'm not even going to bother to try to show her. She seems to be repellent to be able to learn or remember anything any more, despite her frequent claims that she was a straight A student. > > -- > Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 5/20/2013 10:54 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:13 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> If I sneezed (I don't carry handkerchiefs around with me) I'd turn >> away from the table and cover my face with my hands. Then I'd go wash >> my hands. > > Never sneeze into your hand because you'll spread your germs all over > everything on your way to the bathroom, sneeze into the crook of your > arm. > Uh, what?! You're kidding, right? I'm supposed to throw my arm up over my face (possibly hitting the person sitting next to me) in order to sneeze into the crook of my arm? Then what? I wipe it off with a napkin? Or excuse myself to go wash my arm? The same germs would spread on that long walk, too. I've never heard of anything quite so ridiculous. Jill |
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On 20/05/2013 12:15 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Uh, what?! You're kidding, right? I'm supposed to throw my arm up over > my face (possibly hitting the person sitting next to me) in order to > sneeze into the crook of my arm? > > Then what? I wipe it off with a napkin? Or excuse myself to go wash my > arm? The same germs would spread on that long walk, too. > > I've never heard of anything quite so ridiculous. It was the advice given by public health workers during recent flu outbreaks. The suggested that people sneezing in public cover their mouths, and to use the crook of their arm rather than their hand because their hand was more likely to come into contact with people, food, door handles, water taps etc. |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
... > On 20/05/2013 9:04 AM, Cheri wrote: > >> Me either. We have a friend that does it all the time, if the napkins on >> the table are paper, he's just as apt to use one of those. He doesn't do >> it other times, so it's not a chronic condition. Here's how we handle it >> after many years, we don't go out with him anymore. We have him over, or >> we go there for a visit. >> > Years ago I was on an out of town course, staying at the hotel and eating > in the hotel restaurant. The instructor/ coordinator was a great guy, very > knowledgeable, friendly, supportive, an al round good guy. Then one day > we were at the table and, having a cold, he blew his nose into the cloth > napkin. I was disgusted and have not been able to get over it even after > all these years. That was gross. I hear you. I have the same image going with someone and it's been almost 40 years. LOL Cheri |
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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
... > > "sf" > wrote in message >> You haven't looked around then. They're everywhere... otherwise >> innocuous looking people who never learned how to use a knife and fork >> properly, doing that handlebar thing or clubbing their fork while they >> hack away with their knife. > > I don't think they are. I sure haven't seen them and I do tend to people > watch when we are out. I'm really not so much of a people watcher, I don't watch people at other tables etc., unless they're causing a disturbance or something, so I probably miss a lot. I'm always amazed when people can tell you everything someone else had in their grocery cart, what they had for dinner at another table, what they were wearing etc. Maybe I just don't pay attention. Cheri |
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"sf" > wrote in message
... > I think that sort of thing runs in the family because her mother's > landline had caller ID or whatever it's called turned off so our cell > phones can't tell us who it is when she calls from that line. We let > it go to voice-mail, because the caller is not identified and she gets > offended because we didn't answer. It doesn't sink in that we don't > take calls from unidentified parties. This has gone on for years, so > she's not going to learn or change her ways. I guess we're in a > Mexican stand-off concerning that particular matter. She should do the *82 thing before she dials. I have a BIL who does the same thing....time, after time, after time. I tell him, but he refuses to unblock. Leave a message then. Cheri |
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On 20/05/2013 1:06 PM, Cheri wrote:
> I'm really not so much of a people watcher, I don't watch people at > other tables etc., unless they're causing a disturbance or something, so > I probably miss a lot. I'm always amazed when people can tell you > everything someone else had in their grocery cart, what they had for > dinner at another table, what they were wearing etc. Maybe I just don't > pay attention. > I don't normally make note of what people have in their shopping carts, but I confess.... there have been times when I have seen fat mothers and their fat kids pushing several carts loaded with soft drinks, potato chips, cookies, cakes and ice cream. You just have to shake you head and wonder how someone cannot get the connection. |
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Dave Smith wrote:
> > Years ago I was on an out of town course, staying at the hotel and > eating in the hotel restaurant. The instructor/ coordinator was a great > guy, very knowledgeable, friendly, supportive, an al round good guy. > Then one day we were at the table and, having a cold, he blew his nose > into the cloth napkin. I was disgusted and have not been able to get > over it even after all these years. That was gross. Remember the old days when men always carried handkercheifs and blew their noses in them? lol. I still find it hard to believe that the wives would put them in the laundry. My mom always did. uckkkk! G. |
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On Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:36 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote: > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > > I think that sort of thing runs in the family because her mother's > > landline had caller ID or whatever it's called turned off so our cell > > phones can't tell us who it is when she calls from that line. We let > > it go to voice-mail, because the caller is not identified and she gets > > offended because we didn't answer. It doesn't sink in that we don't > > take calls from unidentified parties. This has gone on for years, so > > she's not going to learn or change her ways. I guess we're in a > > Mexican stand-off concerning that particular matter. > > She should do the *82 thing before she dials. I have a BIL who does the same > thing....time, after time, after time. I tell him, but he refuses to > unblock. Leave a message then. > At least I'm not alone banging my head against the wall. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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James Silverton wrote:
> > On 5/20/2013 10:10 AM, Helpful person wrote: > > And in India, eating with your hands and fingers. > > > Remember, right hand only since the left is used for another activity! I've always wondered about that with Mario Batali. Have you ever noticed that he rarely uses his left hand while cooking? G. |
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On 5/20/2013 12:18 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Oh yes. I am serious. He manages two restaurants in the same building. > One of of them is a cafe. the other is a more upscale, and that is the > one with the no ball caps dress code. It works for them. The people that > do come have money to spend, and they are paying for a place with a > dress code. I don't mind caps in fast food places or even a diner or pizza/sandwich shop ... but anything higher than that and they are pretty much out of place. And NEVER in a place with tablecloths. Growing up I was taught that men do not wear hats or caps indoors. I still pretty much stick to that. George L |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
Tara wrote:
> http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu...013/05/top-10- > rudest-grossest-most-annoying-habits-of-fellow-diners.html > > http://tinyurl.com/beodge3 > > Tara Maître d': Ah, good afternoon, sir; and how are we today? Mr. Creosote: Better. Maître d': Better? Mr. Creosote: Better get a bucket, I'm gonna throw up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Creosote Bob |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
On 5/20/2013 12:31 PM, Gary wrote:
> Remember the old days when men always carried handkercheifs and blew their > noses in them? lol. I still find it hard to believe that the wives would > put them in the laundry. My mom always did. uckkkk! You can yuck all you want, but I still carry a handkerchief and use them. My hankies get washed in the same load with my underwear... hot water, detergent and plenty of bleach. So far, no one has died. If I have to blow my nose in public, I try to be discrete about it, but if it is a choice of catching a sneeze in a hanky or blowing chunks into my hand or onto my shirt, the hanky wins every time. <vbg> If I could fit a box of Kleenex into my pocket, maybe I would use that, but I can't, so I don't. George L |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
"sf" > wrote in message
... > On Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:36 -0700, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >> >> > I think that sort of thing runs in the family because her mother's >> > landline had caller ID or whatever it's called turned off so our cell >> > phones can't tell us who it is when she calls from that line. We let >> > it go to voice-mail, because the caller is not identified and she gets >> > offended because we didn't answer. It doesn't sink in that we don't >> > take calls from unidentified parties. This has gone on for years, so >> > she's not going to learn or change her ways. I guess we're in a >> > Mexican stand-off concerning that particular matter. >> >> She should do the *82 thing before she dials. I have a BIL who does the >> same >> thing....time, after time, after time. I tell him, but he refuses to >> unblock. Leave a message then. >> > > At least I'm not alone banging my head against the wall. For sure, for sure. Cheri |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
sf > wrote:
> --Cavemen (and Cavewomen): "I know it sounds snobby of me," says a > decidedly nonsnobby Epi editor, "but I can't stand eating with someone > who doesn't hold their knife and fork properly." Indeed! I always hold my knife and fork in my left hand and my pork chop in my right. Victor |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
On 20/05/2013 1:31 PM, Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote: >> >> Years ago I was on an out of town course, staying at the hotel and >> eating in the hotel restaurant. The instructor/ coordinator was a great >> guy, very knowledgeable, friendly, supportive, an al round good guy. >> Then one day we were at the table and, having a cold, he blew his nose >> into the cloth napkin. I was disgusted and have not been able to get >> over it even after all these years. That was gross. > > Remember the old days when men always carried handkercheifs and blew their > noses in them? lol. I still find it hard to believe that the wives would > put them in the laundry. My mom always did. uckkkk! Men? Women did it too, and children. Those women would have been cleaning out snotty hankies for everyone in the family. Isn't that a wonderful thought. I had a couple of old maid aunts who were kind enough to buy us Christmas presents.... hankerchefs. I consider myself to be fortunate enough to have been born after the invention of disposable tissues. |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
On 20/05/2013 1:55 PM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 5/20/2013 12:18 PM, Dave Smith wrote: >> Oh yes. I am serious. He manages two restaurants in the same building. >> One of of them is a cafe. the other is a more upscale, and that is the >> one with the no ball caps dress code. It works for them. The people that >> do come have money to spend, and they are paying for a place with a >> dress code. > > I don't mind caps in fast food places or even a diner or pizza/sandwich > shop ... but anything higher than that and they are pretty much out of > place. And NEVER in a place with tablecloths. > > Growing up I was taught that men do not wear hats or caps indoors. I > still pretty much stick to that. > So you are likely to share my few that it is better to offend the sensibility of people who don't have the good manners to remove their hats than to allow those people to offend those who expect good manners in nice restaurants. Nor to I want to see thongs or breast feeding infants there. |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
On 20/05/2013 4:44 PM, Victor Sack wrote:
> sf > wrote: > >> --Cavemen (and Cavewomen): "I know it sounds snobby of me," says a >> decidedly nonsnobby Epi editor, "but I can't stand eating with someone >> who doesn't hold their knife and fork properly." > > Indeed! I always hold my knife and fork in my left hand and my pork > chop in my right. > > So long as you are consistent. ;-) |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
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Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
"Cheri" > wrote in message ... > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > >> I think that sort of thing runs in the family because her mother's >> landline had caller ID or whatever it's called turned off so our cell >> phones can't tell us who it is when she calls from that line. We let >> it go to voice-mail, because the caller is not identified and she gets >> offended because we didn't answer. It doesn't sink in that we don't >> take calls from unidentified parties. This has gone on for years, so >> she's not going to learn or change her ways. I guess we're in a >> Mexican stand-off concerning that particular matter. > > She should do the *82 thing before she dials. I have a BIL who does the > same thing....time, after time, after time. I tell him, but he refuses to > unblock. Leave a message then. Never heard of that! What does that do? |
Top 10 Rudest, Grossest, Most Annoying Habits of Fellow Diners
"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > On 5/20/2013 10:54 AM, sf wrote: >> On Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:13 -0400, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >>> If I sneezed (I don't carry handkerchiefs around with me) I'd turn >>> away from the table and cover my face with my hands. Then I'd go wash >>> my hands. >> >> Never sneeze into your hand because you'll spread your germs all over >> everything on your way to the bathroom, sneeze into the crook of your >> arm. >> > Uh, what?! You're kidding, right? I'm supposed to throw my arm up over > my face (possibly hitting the person sitting next to me) in order to > sneeze into the crook of my arm? > Yes. They have been advising that for years but... It is disgusting and I won't do it. Angela always yells at me when I don't. The Drs. offices and hospitals even have signs telling you to do that. You are supposed to sneeze into fabric and not on your hands. > Then what? I wipe it off with a napkin? Or excuse myself to go wash my > arm? The same germs would spread on that long walk, too. > > I've never heard of anything quite so ridiculous. But they've been saying to do that for years. |
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