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sf[_9_]

On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:05:39 -0300, wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 23:01:46 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:39:56 -0000, Janet > wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> says...
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:25:26 -0300, wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:35:19 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > >On Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:10:26 -0300, wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> Do you mean to tell me you can't buy little containers (250ml) of
> >> > > >> fresh whipping cream in the USA ?
> >> > > >
> >> > > >Of course I can. That's way too much cream to whip for one or two
> >> > > >servings.
> >> > > It does keep you know
> >> >
> >> > Doe it keep for a year?
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> I only buy a 1litre size at Xmas.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >I'd only buy that size if I'm serving it to 20-30 people, which is
> >> > > >*never* these days and 8 people would mean leftovers if I whipped up a
> >> > > >16 oz carton.
> >> > >
> >> > > Surprising how it goes somehow over Xmas and NY's - do people not drop
> >> > > in to visit you ??
> >> >
> >> > Why would I bake a pie to serve drop ins?
> >>
> >> Because Xmas and NY are sociable holidays when people who have friends
> >> expect lots to drop in?
> >>
> >
> >If I don't expect them, I won't answer the door.
>
> That would definitely explain why nobody would bother to knock ! Do
> you not have any good friends, close friends ?

Different culture here. It's rude to just drop by unannounced. I see
the people I want to see as much as I choose throughout the year and
don't consider the holidays a time when it's okay for anyone to drop
by without calling ahead. Maybe I'd have a different attitude if I
lived in close quarters like a condo or apartment building where
people are screened at the door, but I don't and I won't answer the
door unless I'm expecting a caller. Too many strangers knock on the
door in the name of some fictional cause to have a sudden change of
attitude during the holiday season.

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