SC - don't cringe too bad....

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Stefan li Rous wrote:
> 
> Adamantius commented:
> > Now, the _macrows_ I ate were picked up one at a time, between the
> > fingers, usually somewhere near the middle, and lowered into the mouth
> > from slightly above, steering clear of the neatly trimmed Romano-Celtic
> > facial foliage...ever see pictures of Danish people eating herring
> > fillets? Something like that.
> 
> And some people wonder why there are sometimes rather rude comments
> from period travelers about other cultures they were meeting for the
> first time. :-)
> --

Um, could it be because the travellers were themselves rude bumpkins
failing to comprehend why a more advanced civilization shouldn't
immediately adapt to _their_ way of life?

Adamantius (well, he _did_ ask!) ;  )
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com