SC - Margali's scandalous table manners

[margali]

> So, you ate in a manner that was more or less common to most parts of
> Europe throughout period? How scandalous!
>
> I use a variety of plates, bowls, and drinking vessels, but I actually
>
> eat with a spoon and my fingers (of my right hand only, the other
> being
> decently concealed under toga, mantle, napkin, or table. Generaly
> people
> are surprised at how elegant a person can look eating with the
> fingers.
> Of course, a rose-water-filled fingerbowl helps. My favorite public
> reaction was when I removed several steaming hot towels from a large,
> wide-mouthed thermos under the table, and distributed them to other
> diners who looked a bit messy.
>
> Adamantius
> troy at asan.com

sounds utterly sybaritic!
rob and i used to eat at kfc frequently the nights of fighter practice,
and surprised people when we could demolish one of the whole roasted
birds with one hand while reading with the other, and not smear
everything with grease.
margali

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