Moments you just didnt 'get it'

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Mar 16th 2007, 5:39 pm

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OMG I absolutely hate that! Especially since my sons have started doing this...

What do you say to them Elvira

Mar 16th 2007, 5:41 pm

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What do you say to them Elvira

Fighting a losing battle - the cultural imperatives are too strong...

Mar 16th 2007, 6:17 pm

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OMG I absolutely hate that! Especially since my sons have started doing this...

So have mine, barely able to sit upright at the table , elbows splayed everywhere. I would rather eat with the dog. I persevere however.
It's like Jumping Doris's school of Etiquette at every meal.

Mar 16th 2007, 6:35 pm

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So have mine, barely able to sit upright at the table , elbows splayed everywhere. I would rather eat with the dog. I persevere however.
It's like Jumping Doris's school of Etiquette at every meal.

You must persevere, who's roof is it

Mar 16th 2007, 8:19 pm

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You must persevere, who's roof is it

They're bigger than me - and there's 2 of them!!!

Mar 16th 2007, 8:26 pm

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They're bigger than me - and there's 2 of them!!!

Now come on mate, thought you was from the old school, there never to big to get a clip round the ear hole

especially Boy's they must respect there Mother weather full grown Men or not.

Mar 16th 2007, 8:31 pm

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Now come on mate, thought you was from the old school, there never to big to get a clip round the ear hole

especially Boy's they must respect there Mother weather full grown Men or not.

<<<sigh>>> Disciplining grown men represents no problem

but when it comes to children and animals, I'm just a big softie...

Mar 16th 2007, 8:52 pm

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Re: Moments you just didnt 'get it'

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and they use forks like shovels. I can see my mother turning in my grave!!!

I'm sure I once read on here of schools issuing sporks instead of cutlery to assist in this shoveling .. or was it my imagination

Mar 16th 2007, 9:21 pm

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At least they use a fork

, quite common here to grab the food with your hands and shove it in a piece of bread.

Mar 16th 2007, 9:57 pm

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At least they use a fork

, quite common here to grab the food with your hands and shove it in a piece of bread.

And here.

Mar 16th 2007, 11:29 pm

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At least they use a fork

, quite common here to grab the food with your hands and shove it in a piece of bread.

thats why they like pies, true one handed drive your ute too food.

Mar 16th 2007, 11:33 pm

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thats why they like pies, true one handed drive your ute too food.

so true.

Mar 16th 2007, 11:35 pm

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The eating with the mouth open thing. I hate it.

I may be generalising but it seems a popular passtime with the Aussie kids and adults.

Mar 17th 2007, 12:47 am

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Re: Moments you just didnt 'get it'

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The eating with the mouth open thing. I hate it.

I may be generalising but it seems a popular passtime with the Aussie kids and adults.

I refer to my post on school dinner canteens. Not having them here has a great deal to do with the lack of manners, IMO.

PS.Why is that Americans cut their food then swap their fork into the other hand to pick said food up?