Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]:-) Philippe Amard wrote: > Jim and Daniel, > > I've also seen people crossing their fingers after a meal at Mac > Donald's ... > > OK I'm off :-[ > Phil...x > > Jim Hemenway wrote: > >> Daniel: >> >> I was taught as a child here in Boston, that one simply crosses the >> knife and fork on the plate to send the same signal. >> >> Jim >> >> Daniel Ridings wrote: >> >>> I noticed in my PAW this week that there is something that took a >>> while to learn when I came to Sweden. >>> >>> Here's the link again and look at the position of the knife and fork >>> on Gunn's (that's her name) plate: >>> >>> http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2007/36.html >>> >>> If you finish eating and put your silverware any other way than she >>> had done, you will get the host and hostess offering you more and >>> more food, second helpings, on and on ... >>> >>> By placing your silverware the way she has, it means: I'm finished. >>> You will be offered desert or coffee, but you won't be terrorized >>> with second and third helpings :-) >>> >>> Took a while to pick up that trick ... >>> >>> Daniel >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >