sf wrote:
>
> Janet wrote:
> > I don't get why Americans still haven't grasped that whenever they
> > throw spears at "barbarian" difference, even if they miss, it's entirely
> > likely their spear might be thrown right back ... only aimed better.
> >
> That was Gary thinking he was being funny.

Wrong. I wasn't trying to be funny and Janet's spear thrown right back
was well deserved and I laughed. If you have paid attention, I am
using "barbarian" as a joke now and I think they know that.

I said that in all honesty. That was my very first response when I
first saw the "european style" of eating. Bad choice of word? Yeah
but even a milder description would have evidently been offensive. I
never meant to offend.

I wasn't brought up that way. We were taught the other way and I've
never seen anyone eat that way in real life. When I first saw people
eating the E-way on television, I actually looked it up and found that
it is now an accepted way to eat in the US. Ok. I'm good with that.
It's not wrong, it's just different.

Anyway.... Janet threw right back about our barbaric education system
(and only because of what I said). It didn't offend me, I laughed.

What a bickering, nitpicking group this is. I love it. :-D