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**RayFairhurst** · 05-12-2006, 08:00 AM

True story: I was interviewing an attorney for a position with two of my colleagues. We went out for lunch to an Italian restaurants and we offered each other tastes of our various orders. My interviewee joined in and offered something -- I stretched my arm across the table and picked it up with my fork. While I was chewing, my colleagues saw the shocked expression on his face.

For some reason, he didn't accept our offer.

(I learned my lesson, now I pass my bread plate for donations.)

Wait, sorry, but I am a little dense; can you please clarify: 1) What's the nationality of the guy who's shocked? 2) What shocked him--your taking his offer? 3) Or was it your picking it up with your fork?

About the subject of eating your own food only, I have this story. I travelled with children of a diplomat and while at the airport we ate in the restaurant. I noticed that the boy was still hungry and I offered my still untouched sandwich, since it was too much for me. The boy refused and instead ordered his own--exactly the same kind! I wondered and asked him why he had to order anew. He said that they were taught by their parents that they should only eat the food that they order, and if they are still hungry they should buy more but not take from others! I think that's the etiquette. Arrrghh-- my parents did not teach me that. In fact my training is to avoid wasting food--which would have made me accept a sandwich from that boy, had the situation been reversed. LOL. But then my parents are not diplomats!

05-12-2006, 08:00 AM	#5
RayFairhurst Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	True story: I was interviewing an attorney for a position with two of my colleagues. We went out for lunch to an Italian restaurants and we offered each other tastes of our various orders. My interviewee joined in and offered something -- I stretched my arm across the table and picked it up with my fork. While I was chewing, my colleagues saw the shocked expression on his face. For some reason, he didn't accept our offer. (I learned my lesson, now I pass my bread plate for donations.) Wait, sorry, but I am a little dense; can you please clarify: 1) What's the nationality of the guy who's shocked? 2) What shocked him--your taking his offer? 3) Or was it your picking it up with your fork? About the subject of eating your own food only, I have this story. I travelled with children of a diplomat and while at the airport we ate in the restaurant. I noticed that the boy was still hungry and I offered my still untouched sandwich, since it was too much for me. The boy refused and instead ordered his own--exactly the same kind! I wondered and asked him why he had to order anew. He said that they were taught by their parents that they should only eat the food that they order, and if they are still hungry they should buy more but not take from others! I think that's the etiquette. Arrrghh-- my parents did not teach me that. In fact my training is to avoid wasting food--which would have made me accept a sandwich from that boy, had the situation been reversed. LOL. But then my parents are not diplomats!
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