In article >, casa contenta > wrote:
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>It reminds me a bit of my teen years, but I've never seen a 10 second
>rule used on shrimp!
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>We like to wash, our friends do too, it's a clean bunch, even when camping.
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>But I'm happy your style works in your realm.
>
>How are you on going to Ethiopian restaurants, seem pretty safe?
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>I have to say I will never eat in the round with fingers and friends, pass.

Don't you and your friends pick up the food with a scrap of injera?
Generally it's just the two of us, and I don't worry about my
husband's hands. But my hands never touch the food on the platter
without a piece of injera between.

Still, if you're not comfortable in such a setting, that's your affair.

Cindy Hamilton
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