Heh. That's not the only thing Walmart has ruined.... When I was about 5-6 years old, we had to take a "comportment" class that lasted several weeks. It covered manners, speaking in a social environment, table presentation, etc. I can remember having to learn all the different types of utensils and their applications. Oy!
Dan "When in doubt, pinkies out!" Sent from my iPad > On Feb 12, 2016, at 11:21 AM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Rick, > You have to get back to the 1600, 1700, and 1800s before you start to know > china. Anyway, it's fun to look at the changes over the years. Lots of women > were not educated by their mothers as to fine china. I had a lady tell me > once that she was a bad mother because she had never trained her daughter how > to set a formal table for dinner. Wal-Mart has ruined fine dining and fine > china. > Best Wishes, > Roger > Roger Hale > Dinnerware Classics, Inc. > Monroe, Ga. > 770-267-0850 > www.dinnerwareclassics.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
