Comments on: Reason for Not Eating Out #7: What Manners? http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/ Consuming Les$, Eating More Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yvo http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/comment-page-1/#comment-4331 Yvo Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:44:15 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/#comment-4331 Depends on where your Chinese half grew up/came from... I've seen some Chinese people eating chicken in (Chinese) restaurants and throwing the bones on the floor. I know for a fact my parents (from Hong Kong) would never have been allowed to do that... I don't know. It's true though; Chinese manners seem to be a tad bit more relaxed. Although I never understood the "You can't pick up a piece of food from the big serving dish and put it straight into your mouth" (ok, fine, writing it out I understand it, but doing it seems much more normal) thing- my parents would make me pick up a piece of food and touch it to my rice before putting it in my mouth. PS There are plenty of people at restaurants I wish would stay home. I doubt you're anywhere as bad as these people. I don't care what people do when it doesn't affect me, but seeing someone's dinner in their mouth as it's masticated is really just gross. Depends on where your Chinese half grew up/came from… I’ve seen some Chinese people eating chicken in (Chinese) restaurants and throwing the bones on the floor. I know for a fact my parents (from Hong Kong) would never have been allowed to do that… I don’t know. It’s true though; Chinese manners seem to be a tad bit more relaxed. Although I never understood the “You can’t pick up a piece of food from the big serving dish and put it straight into your mouth” (ok, fine, writing it out I understand it, but doing it seems much more normal) thing- my parents would make me pick up a piece of food and touch it to my rice before putting it in my mouth.

PS There are plenty of people at restaurants I wish would stay home. I doubt you’re anywhere as bad as these people. I don’t care what people do when it doesn’t affect me, but seeing someone’s dinner in their mouth as it’s masticated is really just gross.

]]> By: cathy http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 cathy Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:13:28 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/#comment-4251 Ha, thanks for the tip, Meryl -- I've got one that does the trick as well already. Sounds like we'll be comparing spatulas soon. Thanks, Tea -- and great blog! Ha, thanks for the tip, Meryl — I’ve got one that does the trick as well already. Sounds like we’ll be comparing spatulas soon.
Thanks, Tea — and great blog!

]]> By: Tea http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/comment-page-1/#comment-4243 Tea Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:13:58 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/#comment-4243 I'll go with the clash of cultures rationalization. I spent five years living in Asia and when I came back I was completely confused about what was acceptable table behavior. Can I drink out of my soup bowl? Slurp my noodles? It took awhile to relearn what was kosher in the homeland. Here from Serious Eats; love the pickles. I’ll go with the clash of cultures rationalization. I spent five years living in Asia and when I came back I was completely confused about what was acceptable table behavior. Can I drink out of my soup bowl? Slurp my noodles? It took awhile to relearn what was kosher in the homeland.

Here from Serious Eats; love the pickles.

]]> By: Meryl http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/comment-page-1/#comment-4124 Meryl Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:55:52 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/2007/03/05/reason-for-not-eating-out-7-what-manners/#comment-4124 Actually, if you ARE looking for a CPA who might know how to deduct stuff and get you a good refund, shoot me an e-mail... Mine got me a fatty refund check that I am using to buy more spatulas and mixing bowls (because you can never have enough mixing bowls, especially the nifty OXO ones with the grippy outsides!) Actually, if you ARE looking for a CPA who might know how to deduct stuff and get you a good refund, shoot me an e-mail… Mine got me a fatty refund check that I am using to buy more spatulas and mixing bowls (because you can never have enough mixing bowls, especially the nifty OXO ones with the grippy outsides!)

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