[Ansteorra] A thought about why people leave for feast... other than the ...

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Forgive me, but I don't understand. In MiddleKingdom, when I was exiled
there, we always had Above the board and below the board seating at a feast.
They were shown the same hospitality as those paying feast, and we served
them drinks. I fail to understand where the hospitality went.
Lady Susannah Blackthorne

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> From:    lady_rapier at yahoo.com (Delphina Champeaux)
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> I have had people treat me as less than a guest when I
> bring my own food.  I don't like that. I have had
> servers neglect my whole table even though we told
> them that I was the only one not having feast.
> Sometimes it's just easer not to bother.
>
> Delphina
>
> --- Thora Olafsdottir <thoraolafsdottir at juno.com>
> wrote:
> > A couple of tuppence from my direction......
> > While it is important to
> > make sure that a feast one eats is paid in full, I
> > don't see any problem
> > with bringing ones own if one has allergies or lack
> > of money.  Have a
> > seat where available.  Tell the server that comes to
> > your group "no thank
> > you we brought our own" and proceed to keep good
> > company with the other
> > attendees.  I believe after all is said, most would
> > agree above all we
> > are more concerned with having one's company rather
> > than one's cash.
> >
> > Thora
> >
> > On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:35:07 -0500 "Lou Burgin"
> > <AMBERLEA at peoplepc.com>
> > writes:
> > > Dearest Delphina,  Ericus is a very picky eater
> > and usually never
> > > sits at
> > > feast anyway, and for years we have bought feasts
> > that he doesn't
> > > eat, but
> > > we call it a donation to the group and go on.  I
> > used to always
> > > bring
> > > sandwich stuff just in case.  If making a pure
> > donation doesn't help
> > > salve
> > > your guilt, how about paying for feast for someone
> > who couldn't
> > > otherwise
> > > afford it and then say he/she is eating MY feast.
> > >
> > > May the hinges on the doors to friendship never
> > become rusty.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Delphina Champeaux" <lady_rapier at yahoo.com>
> > > To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:01 PM
> > > Subject: [Ansteorra] A thought about why people
> > leave for feast...
> > > other
> > > than the ones stated already.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I normally carry my food.  I'm trying very hard
> > to
> > > > loose weight and it's just easer for me to know
> > what I
> > > > have and what to count. Even before this
> > different way
> > > > of eating I was a picky eater and would rather
> > have my
> > > > own food.
> > > >
> > > > Well here's the problem and one of the reasons I
> > would
> > > > leave site to eat... when I'm sitting at feast
> > it's
> > > > hard not to feel guilty for not supporting the
> > event
> > > > by not buying feast.  No one else may even be
> > thinking
> > > > that but it's what I feel.  But why buy food
> > that I'm
> > > > not going to eat (even great food) if I'm not
> > going to
> > > > eat it?
> > > >
> > > > Just something to think about.
> > > > Delphina
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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