At 08:37 10-6-01 +0300, Charlie Bell wrote:
>What about a smoker if you don't smoke? What if you take your shoes off when
>you enter the house? What if you say Grace before meals?
>
>If I turned up, tramped in wearing my shoes, put my feet on the coffee table
>as I do in my house, lit up a big cigar, and chowed down at dinner without
>politely waiting for you to finish saying Grace, how rude would I be?
>
>That's what was meant.
>
>First thing I do when I go to someone's house I've not been to before is ask
>them if they take their shoes off in the house. It's polite. Travelling to
>other countries is the same.
>
>Of course people don't expect you to know everything or get everything
>right, but if you observe the biggies (like covering your upper arms and
>legs in muslim countries, for example) people are much happier to forget
>about the smaller things.
Well, it looks like Charlie understood exactly what I meant. Well spoken,
Charlie! Couldn't have said it better myself! :)
Jeroen
_________________________________________________________________________
Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://go.to/brin-l
