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The Wretched Lift Their Voices: Anne Hathaway & Hugh Jackman in 'Les Misérables'
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: brian on January 11, 2013, 02:34:45 pm ---Catherine de Medici was in the 16th century. She introduced the fork from Italy. It did not take off in England (and I guess the US) until the 18th century. I do not think I would like to watch the average Englishman eat in the 16th century.
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Forks were considered foreign (you know how zenophobic the English are) and ... effeminate. ;D
CellarDweller:
Well, I didn't watch the awards last night, but I hear that Les Miserables won three awards, including the ones won by Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.
brianr:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on January 14, 2013, 08:26:47 am ---Well, I didn't watch the awards last night, but I hear that Les Miserables won three awards, including the ones won by Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.
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and Best motion picture, comedy or musical.
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: brian on January 11, 2013, 02:34:45 pm ---
Catherine de Medici was in the 16th century. She introduced the fork from Italy. It did not take off in England (and I guess the US) until the 18th century. I do not think I would like to watch the average Englishman eat in the 16th century.
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Watching the Nepali people eat would drive you crazy, brian. Their national dish is a large mound of white rice with a lentil soup spooned over it, sometimes with some curried vegetables on the side. It is called daal bhat. No utensils are used. The diner makes his right hand into a sort of scoop and scoops up the rice-daal mixture, dips the rice covered hand over the dish a few times to shake off excess moisture and then shovels it into the mouth. There are no napkins used either. The left hand is not used in eating because it is used in the bathroom. Shudder!
brianr:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 14, 2013, 05:12:14 pm ---Watching the Nepali people eat would drive you crazy, brian. Their national dish is a large mound of white rice with a lentil soup spooned over it, sometimes with some curried vegetables on the side. It is called daal bhat. No utensils are used. The diner makes his right hand into a sort of scoop and scoops up the rice-daal mixture, dips the rice covered hand over the dish a few times to shake off excess moisture and then shovels it into the mouth. There are no napkins used either. The left hand is not used in eating because it is used in the bathroom. Shudder!
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I have been to Nepal way back in 1974.
Although I stayed in a grade 2 hotel, I went to the top hotel for dinner. I discovered my umbrella was useful as they threw their slops over the balcony. Butcher shops cut up the meat on the pavement.
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