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jennyh Jan 2021 9:46am, 26 Jan 2021 5,466 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Was going to say much the same JK...at least makes sense now why I’ve never heard of the ‘Mr Manners’ thing
um Jan 2021 9:52am, 26 Jan 2021 4,175 posts	Quote Pin um Never heard of leaving stuff ... but I was raised by parents who'd grown up in WW2 and leaving anything was not an option.
ChrisHB Jan 2021 5:27pm, 26 Jan 2021 20,506 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB A "simple" recipe that takes six hours. At least I noticed that before I started to make it.
PK Jan 2021 8:30pm, 26 Jan 2021 699 posts	Quote Pin PK [was there not an HSBC advert at one point showing that in some cultures it was considered rude to clear your plate, but in others it was considered rude TO clear the plate?]
B-Lass Jan 2021 8:37pm, 26 Jan 2021 11,745 posts	Quote Pin B-Lass being new at work and one of the only ones not furloughed, having no one to speak to when I don't know the answer and then when others are in once every two weeks, making me feel like im really slow or wondering what ive been up to when in fact im having to spend three times as long on the same task as I have had to teach myself it! rant over (for now)
Metro_Nome Jan 2021 8:37pm, 26 Jan 2021 5,990 posts	Quote Pin Metro_Nome I thought that was a fab ad, was about to mention it after these posts! The guy kept finishing the eel he didn’t want to eat, so they kept bringing him another. Was all about understanding different cultures.
swittle Jan 2021 9:05pm, 26 Jan 2021 72,519 posts	Quote Pin swittle 'Spring And Port Wine' - play by Bill Naughton & film [1970], starring James Mason, Diane Coupland and Susan George, who resolutely refuses to eat a herring presented to her, mealtime after mealtime. Stress lines start to show in the patriarchy... en.wikipedia.org
macca 53 Jan 2021 12:04am, 27 Jan 2021 28,549 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 [great film, slmost as good as The Family Way 😉]
GordonG Jan 2021 11:24am, 28 Jan 2021 8,444 posts	Quote Pin GordonG when i email a person or a firm with an issue and their reply starts "Thanks for reaching out to us..." aaaaagggghhhh!!!!!!!!
McGoohan Jan 2021 11:41am, 28 Jan 2021 48,325 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan "Reach out, c'mon and reach out... I'll be there to love and comfort you..." That is the only context in which 'reach out' is acceptable.