it says "the regulars' table" in German
traditionally there was in the local public house, a specific place where the regulars kept their personal stein and other personal things and each place was known to belong to a specific regular. In a neighborhood bar in the USA, one always sees empty seats between customers until the place fills up and their are no empty seats and then you sit next to somebody. In Austria, you never leave any empty seat between you and any other customer, except for the Stammtisch. It sits apart and your seat is yours. Nobody sits there. isa in istanbul We do not inherit it; we borrow the Earth from our children: Native American wisdom. The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it: Jean <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jeananouil148661.html> Anouilh _____ * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
