"Goomba38" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I was wondering about that myself, I didn't know it was
>> gauche. I don't mind eating out by myself, but unless you
>> stare at your food, there isn't much to do but look around
>> at your fellow diners, unless you have a book.

> i didn't say it *was* gauche, I just said I felt so, lol.

You know what, now that I think about it, when *you* do it,
it *is* gauche! (laugh)

> didn't want to look "pitiful" by eating alone (sob, friendless in a
> strange city). I managed to swallow any fears of looking out of place with
> my book and enjoy reading with the great Indian meal.

Actually, I was used to eating by myself a lot when I worked
in Manhattan, doesn't bother me. I always had a book for my
commute anyway. I had the experience of eating alone in a
restaurant by myself just a few weeks ago, should have brought
a book instead of listening to the people around me. Book would
definitely have been more interesting.

nancy