On 2014-09-23 10:43 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:54:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-09-23 3:02 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:31:25 -0700, "David E. Ross"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> In a formal setting, the
>>>> meat in the tail is wasted because I then use only a knife and fork.
>>>
>>> I can't think of one formal setting that would serve you shrimp in a
>>> shell. If you're talking about a typical Chinese restaurant, that's
>>> hardly formal.
>>>
>>
>> That is king of insulting to the Chinese doncha think?
>
> No. Maybe every Chinese restaurant is fine dining where you are, but
> they aren't here and if a Chinese restaurant does serve shelled
> shrimp, it will be a good bet that it's catering to tourists, not
> Chinese people.
>

The word was formal, not fine dining. Of course you would not have to
worry about having to figure out which fork or spoon to use with each
course since you could shovel everything in with the fine chop sticks.

FWIW... I have eaten shrimp in a Chinese restaurant in a Chinese
shopping mall where my friend and I were the only non Chinese, and the
shrimp was cooked and served in the shell.