Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxqq.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxl!mhuxm!pyuxi!pyuxqq!fmc From: fmc@pyuxqq.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: How to eat dinner in England Message-ID: <555@pyuxqq.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 15:58:12 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxqq.555 Posted: Tue Dec 6 15:58:12 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Dec-83 02:47:04 EST References: <836@druxu.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Piscataway Lines: 5 WHY is it considered poor ettiquette to cut ALL your meat before eating? I thought the rules of ettiquette were basically to avoid offending other people (e.g. don't pick your nose at the table, etc). What difference can it make to other people if you cut 1 or 12 slices of meat at once? ihnp4!pyuxqq!fmc