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On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 21:36:14 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 1/6/2017 7:02 PM, wrote:
> > On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 18:22:52 -0500, Nancy Young
> > > wrote:

>
> >> The appetizers were a lot. Then came dinner. A guy a few stools
> >> down slid over to make room for some new arrivals (very considerate!),
> >> gets comfortable and pipes up
> >>
> >> You people eat a LOT! You got two appetizers and now dinner!
> >>
> >> I had to laugh. Who says that?

>
> > Here in NS stranger chit chat is frequent - kind of nice I feel. They
> > would be more likely to ask if what you were eating was any good
> > though

>
> Actually, the funny thing is that happened more in the city. Here
> in the burbs, it happens but not so much. And I wasn't offended.
> He wasn't being mean, just one of those people who say what's on
> their mind.
>

He probably thought he was being humorous. I doubt he would have said
it if you weren't slim and trim.


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