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Old 11-18-2018, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by BogeyBoy View Post
I recently got grossed out by a "lady" eating dinner at a bar in Key West. After she was done eating she pulled out one of those "U" shaped floss sticks and proceeded to work on her teeth for about 10 minutes. I didn't notice if she left it on her plate or threw it back in her purse to use after her next meal.
Ugh! -- However, I think it's a foreign thing. Several years ago we hosted a couple of relatives who came from Norway. I found it interesting that whether at home or in a restaurant, they would pull out that u-shaped flosser and, very naturally and comfortably, go to work. (Mind you, these were, in many respects, cultured not backwoods, uneducated people). Although I learned a lot about my deceased dad's culture, I never had the nerve to question this unappealing practice.


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One of them actually had a very nice "floss" case. It was leather and made specifically to carry their flossers. I don't know, of course, whether it is traditional in Norway or an aberration limited to these foreign relatives
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