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[bcholmes]

I got into a long conversation about silverware while I was in Portugal last week. When you were growing up, did you learn the way to set your silverware on the plate to indicate that you were done or indicate that you were still eating?

Mirrored from Under the Beret.

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[the_siobhan]

I did, but I honestly couldn't tell you where I picked it up from. My paternal grandmother prided herself on being "lace-curtain Irish" so it might have been her. My parents wouldn't have cared.

[the_siobhan]

OH I just had a sudden memory. My parents took us to a fancy restaurant, and when my sister looked over her shoulder at something a waiter swooped in from the other side and took away her half-finished food. My sister ran after him and took it back.

When she returned my father explained that it was because she had her silverware in the "I'm done" position.

So that must be where I learned it. Note that it is entirely in character for my parents to not teach us things and then be surprised when we didn't know them.