On Apr 19, 2:43 pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> You remind me of some comedian who said, Have the Chinese
> *seen* the fork?? Made me laugh. My mother had some pretty
> chopsticks, but she hardly used them

I'm beginning to think that utensils are indeed like language. Not
everyone speaks English and to think that they should is sort of like
being a snob.

But, it's good to laugh at our egocentricities. That makes us laugh at
ourselves, not at others.

<smile>

Thanks for the thread, everyone.

Karen