Tara > wrote in
:

> I can keep my elbows off the table, but the nicety I always forget
is,
> "Little ships go out to sea." Spoon your soup away from yourself.
>
> Tara

In Asian countries, it's perfectly acceptable to pick up the bowl of
soup, hold it just under your mouth with one hand and spoon the soup
in with spoon held in the other hand.