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From: tll@druxu.UUCP (Laidig)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: How to eat dinner in England
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Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 11:59:20 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  6 11:59:20 1983
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Laura makes the statement that Americans cut up their food into little
pieces first, then (having no further use for a knife) start eating.  I
have heard similar statements from several sources at various times, but
I have NOT seen this done in practise.  I was born and raised in New
Jersey (Anyone who says anything about "Nuh Joisey" will be kicked
soundly in the teeth :-).  Until I left NJ, I had never heard that
mispronunciation.), went to college in upstate New York, lived in the
San Francisco area for a year, and have now lived in Colorado for 4
years.  I have also travelled extensively in this country.  I have
OCCASIONALLY seen someone cut everything first, then eat it, but this
practise seems universally to be frowned upon as poor ettiquette.  Will
someone tell me where people really eat this way?

				Tom Laidig
				AT&T Information Systems Laboratories
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