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“Especially after such straight talkers like bush and cheney”.

Exactly!

jficquette,

Unless I am (or you are) confused, you’re turning arraya’s sarcasm around and saying that you actually believe that Bush and Cheney are straight talkers. Is that what you’re saying?

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FLU,

My wife is Chinese, and her sister’s kids (and their Chinese cousins on their father’s side) all chew with their mouths open. Most Chinese people (Chinese by culture, not by race) chew with their mouths open. In their culture, as I’m sure you know, it is not improper to do so.

I’ve tried to get my wife to point out to her sister that in our culture, chewing with your mouth open is improper and that using the proper fork and saying please and thank you will all be nullified and then some if they chew with their mouths open. (They don’t just chew with their mouths open; they suckle and gurgle and smack and make all kinds of noises, as do lots of Chinese. It’s not that they’re rude; it’s just that it’s not considered rude in their culture). And if they’re not taught that that’s not acceptable in America, they’ll never learn different, and they’ll never know why nobody invites them to lunch.

Anyway, I figure that since you’re so concerned about manners, you probably know to teach your children to chew with their mouths closed. But I thought I’d mention it just in case.

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FLU,

My wife is Chinese, and her sister’s kids (and their Chinese cousins on their father’s side) all chew with their mouths open. Most Chinese people (Chinese by culture, not by race) chew with their mouths open. In their culture, as I’m sure you know, it is not improper to do so.

I’ve tried to get my wife to point out to her sister that in our culture, chewing with your mouth open is improper and that using the proper fork and saying please and thank you will all be nullified and then some if they chew with their mouths open. (They don’t just chew with their mouths open; they suckle and gurgle and smack and make all kinds of noises, as do lots of Chinese. It’s not that they’re rude; it’s just that it’s not considered rude in their culture). And if they’re not taught that that’s not acceptable in America, they’ll never learn different, and they’ll never know why nobody invites them to lunch.

Anyway, I figure that since you’re so concerned about manners, you probably know to teach your children to chew with their mouths closed. But I thought I’d mention it just in case.

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FLU,

My wife is Chinese, and her sister’s kids (and their Chinese cousins on their father’s side) all chew with their mouths open. Most Chinese people (Chinese by culture, not by race) chew with their mouths open. In their culture, as I’m sure you know, it is not improper to do so.

I’ve tried to get my wife to point out to her sister that in our culture, chewing with your mouth open is improper and that using the proper fork and saying please and thank you will all be nullified and then some if they chew with their mouths open. (They don’t just chew with their mouths open; they suckle and gurgle and smack and make all kinds of noises, as do lots of Chinese. It’s not that they’re rude; it’s just that it’s not considered rude in their culture). And if they’re not taught that that’s not acceptable in America, they’ll never learn different, and they’ll never know why nobody invites them to lunch.

Anyway, I figure that since you’re so concerned about manners, you probably know to teach your children to chew with their mouths closed. But I thought I’d mention it just in case.

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FLU,

My wife is Chinese, and her sister’s kids (and their Chinese cousins on their father’s side) all chew with their mouths open. Most Chinese people (Chinese by culture, not by race) chew with their mouths open. In their culture, as I’m sure you know, it is not improper to do so.

I’ve tried to get my wife to point out to her sister that in our culture, chewing with your mouth open is improper and that using the proper fork and saying please and thank you will all be nullified and then some if they chew with their mouths open. (They don’t just chew with their mouths open; they suckle and gurgle and smack and make all kinds of noises, as do lots of Chinese. It’s not that they’re rude; it’s just that it’s not considered rude in their culture). And if they’re not taught that that’s not acceptable in America, they’ll never learn different, and they’ll never know why nobody invites them to lunch.

Anyway, I figure that since you’re so concerned about manners, you probably know to teach your children to chew with their mouths closed. But I thought I’d mention it just in case.

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FLU,

My wife is Chinese, and her sister’s kids (and their Chinese cousins on their father’s side) all chew with their mouths open. Most Chinese people (Chinese by culture, not by race) chew with their mouths open. In their culture, as I’m sure you know, it is not improper to do so.

I’ve tried to get my wife to point out to her sister that in our culture, chewing with your mouth open is improper and that using the proper fork and saying please and thank you will all be nullified and then some if they chew with their mouths open. (They don’t just chew with their mouths open; they suckle and gurgle and smack and make all kinds of noises, as do lots of Chinese. It’s not that they’re rude; it’s just that it’s not considered rude in their culture). And if they’re not taught that that’s not acceptable in America, they’ll never learn different, and they’ll never know why nobody invites them to lunch.

Anyway, I figure that since you’re so concerned about manners, you probably know to teach your children to chew with their mouths closed. But I thought I’d mention it just in case.

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“I forgot that the new five is six.”

Reminds me of a funny story. A few years ago, a guy at work set his clock the wrong way one fall. Showed up for his 6am shift at 4am. Of course now we remind him not so gently every fall (and spring) which way to set his clock.

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“I forgot that the new five is six.”

Reminds me of a funny story. A few years ago, a guy at work set his clock the wrong way one fall. Showed up for his 6am shift at 4am. Of course now we remind him not so gently every fall (and spring) which way to set his clock.

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“I forgot that the new five is six.”

Reminds me of a funny story. A few years ago, a guy at work set his clock the wrong way one fall. Showed up for his 6am shift at 4am. Of course now we remind him not so gently every fall (and spring) which way to set his clock.

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“I forgot that the new five is six.”

Reminds me of a funny story. A few years ago, a guy at work set his clock the wrong way one fall. Showed up for his 6am shift at 4am. Of course now we remind him not so gently every fall (and spring) which way to set his clock.

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“I forgot that the new five is six.”

Reminds me of a funny story. A few years ago, a guy at work set his clock the wrong way one fall. Showed up for his 6am shift at 4am. Of course now we remind him not so gently every fall (and spring) which way to set his clock.

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FLU,

Clever ideas, but they appear to be aimed at a man. CMCG is, if I recall, a woman.

CMCG, I’m a bit confused about how good a friend this is. I certainly don’t have any friends that come by five times a week. My wife has one or two that might come by that often, but they are easily good enough friends that she can laugh off a gift that she doesn’t want. What she would do is kind of make a joke about it in a merry way. Keep smiling and laughing and joking while gently placing said gift in a location such that the friend knows she’ll never see it displayed again. If you keep it light, there might not be so much tension and your non-display of her gift might not cause such a rift.

In any case, a friend that gets “very hurt” and “angry” if you alter a gift she gave you seems pretty self-centered to me. Not to mention fragile and needy.

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FLU,

Clever ideas, but they appear to be aimed at a man. CMCG is, if I recall, a woman.

CMCG, I’m a bit confused about how good a friend this is. I certainly don’t have any friends that come by five times a week. My wife has one or two that might come by that often, but they are easily good enough friends that she can laugh off a gift that she doesn’t want. What she would do is kind of make a joke about it in a merry way. Keep smiling and laughing and joking while gently placing said gift in a location such that the friend knows she’ll never see it displayed again. If you keep it light, there might not be so much tension and your non-display of her gift might not cause such a rift.

In any case, a friend that gets “very hurt” and “angry” if you alter a gift she gave you seems pretty self-centered to me. Not to mention fragile and needy.

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FLU,

Clever ideas, but they appear to be aimed at a man. CMCG is, if I recall, a woman.

CMCG, I’m a bit confused about how good a friend this is. I certainly don’t have any friends that come by five times a week. My wife has one or two that might come by that often, but they are easily good enough friends that she can laugh off a gift that she doesn’t want. What she would do is kind of make a joke about it in a merry way. Keep smiling and laughing and joking while gently placing said gift in a location such that the friend knows she’ll never see it displayed again. If you keep it light, there might not be so much tension and your non-display of her gift might not cause such a rift.

In any case, a friend that gets “very hurt” and “angry” if you alter a gift she gave you seems pretty self-centered to me. Not to mention fragile and needy.

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FLU,

Clever ideas, but they appear to be aimed at a man. CMCG is, if I recall, a woman.

CMCG, I’m a bit confused about how good a friend this is. I certainly don’t have any friends that come by five times a week. My wife has one or two that might come by that often, but they are easily good enough friends that she can laugh off a gift that she doesn’t want. What she would do is kind of make a joke about it in a merry way. Keep smiling and laughing and joking while gently placing said gift in a location such that the friend knows she’ll never see it displayed again. If you keep it light, there might not be so much tension and your non-display of her gift might not cause such a rift.

In any case, a friend that gets “very hurt” and “angry” if you alter a gift she gave you seems pretty self-centered to me. Not to mention fragile and needy.

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