On Mon, 1 Jun 2020 16:25:40 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/1/2020 3:35 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>> My dislike of both blue cheese and runny eggs was well hidden from my
>> in-laws (they fed me both at various times because they wanted to treat
>> me well), but they never needed to be told I love their cooking. I always
>> told them the food was good--or delicious if it was--but never that I loved it.
>> All in all, I'd rather be Western than Eastern. It must be a terrible burden
>> to have to take care of others' "face" all the time. I'll manage my own and
>> let others worry about theirs.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>Yeah, that whole "lose face" thing must get very tiring. My mother
>wasn't a great cook but she did make a few dishes very well. When she
>did, I told her so and thanked her. She was the same way with me. If I
>made something she didn't like she'd tell me so. That way I knew not to
>make it for her again. "Losing face" is an ancient idea. Doesn't make
>sense in a modern world.

As if the concept of losing face is uniquely Eastern, just because it
may be stronger there.

But anyway, can I be Western, but eat Eastern?