u really dont need to sound so cynicle about this. please stop discouraging others on the list with your pesimistic narrowing down of the suggestions.
On 9/16/13, shyam sharma <shyam371...@gmail.com> wrote: > Only one solution looks to me right now friends. > have Kari Chawal in your daily food for lunch and dinner as well and > start practicing as practice makes man perfect... > > > On 9/16/13, Shireen Irani <shireen....@gmail.com> wrote: >> hi, >> >> true this is quite an issue for a lot of us, especially because the >> more we r beginning to socialise, the more unavoidable it becomes in >> certain situations. >> the most important thing to start with here, is not to be nervous. not >> only blind people, but a lot of cultures in india r not very faund of >> eating with spoons. so we need to 1st of all stop feeling so >> embarrassed while trying to manage with the spoon. because in fact the >> nervousness will make your hands less steady and make u shiver and >> fumble even more. so try as much as possible not to be too awkward in >> such situations. >> another advise i'd like to offer is that a lot of it comes with >> practice. so u need to start using falks and spoons at home too. in >> order to get used to handling them in public. often because we're more >> comfortable eating with hands, we do so in our homes, and then >> suddenly its a problem when we're faced with using them in public >> without practice. so 1st of all, start using them at home too. at >> least 1 meal in 2 days if its too much to switch entirely. >> make sure that u ask whoever is serving u, to tell u what is being >> served, and try to follow the sound of where in your plate is it being >> served. this will put u in a better position to navigate within your >> plate. >> in extremely formal places and 5star hotels, its perhaps better to >> avoid fish etc if 1 is unable to remove bones etc without using hands. >> so sticking to rice items or anything that goes smoothly and doesn't >> require too much breaking can be consumed if you're socially >> uncomfortable to ask any1 to help u. >> sometimes holding the spoon a bit on the inside, and not exactly on >> the tip of the handle also helps while breaking big pieces into >> eatable morsels. u could also sometimes cheat a bit by using the tip >> of your right thumb just very slightly to feel where your dish starts >> from in order to know where to break it. but this needs to be done >> tactfully, and only for a split second. make sure u dont dirty your >> entire thumb. >> my final and most important tip is that in a lot of casual restoraunts >> a lot of people do eat dried foods like kabaabs cutlets pizzas etc >> with their hands. so as long as your confident about what your doing, >> there's nothing to stop u from eating certain things with your hands. >> ultimately its about how u carry yourself and yoru level of >> confidence. if u can eat decently without showing your awkwardness, >> even if your slightly clumsy, it really doesn't matter. people know >> that we r blind, and that we do face certain problems in certain >> situations. so some degree of clumsiness is surely not as serious as >> we make it. >> at least u wont lose a promotion or something if u dont eat like a >> true englishmen. smiles. >> just enjoy your food, and eat it with confidence! >> that's all i'd say. >> best, >> Shireen. >> >> >> >> On 9/16/13, sharad tripathi <lifeprejudi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hello friends, >>> I would like to attract all of you's attention to very important issue >>> that is our problem in dealing with folk and spoons as well struggling >>> with nonveg. dishes. although any how it does nbot bother us as we are >>> managing it from long. this becomes a issue for other's respect when >>> lunch is in honour of somebody or official meeting or lunch with MD of >>> the company. In that case expectations increases for lowvision. >>> fellows along with us expect us to not create any disorder while lunch >>> oncentral table of company.If any mistake while or whole of your >>> fingers in the food does seems embarrassing. >>> therefore my major concern is is kindly provide tips so that lunch in >>> hard protocol does not go with empty stomach and noises of utensils. >>> >>> regards, >>> sharad tripathi >>> >>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>> of >>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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