[Sca-cooks] shopping shyness?

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Robin Carroll-Mann:
>Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise wrote:
>
>>But I found out that some people are uncomfortable sharing this 
>>kind of information about our club. Is it just a personal 
>>difference (after all, I was a cute  spoilt kid and happily talked 
>>to anyone when I was little too...) or is it a regional SCA thing?
>My standard explanation is "club dinner".  If I'm approaching store 
>personnel to ask about prices, I'll say something like, "I'm in 
>charge of a club dinner for 150.  What would the price be if I 
>bought those by the case?"  If the person asks, I'll explain more -- 
>how much more depends on the situation.  Aside from the fact that 
>I'm shy talking with strangers, the situation usually doesn't lend 
>itself to schmoozing.  On a Saturday afternoon, the meat manager at 
>Costco doesn't have the time or inclination to chat.

Understood. But in Ostgardr, it's a necessary ritual, upon being 
asked things like "Paper or plastic?", to respond, "That's okay, 
we'll eat it here."

Adamantius

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brioche!" / "If they have no bread, you have to say, let them eat 
brioche."
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Rousseau, "Confessions", pub 1782

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