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Old 01-31-2014, 03:34 PM
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CFrance I am sorry you had this bad experience but I come away with a different point of view. First this woman's decision on clothing and jewelry is preferable to some folks who seem to underdress everywhere they go. and let's face it there are not many places one can go wearing jewelry and diamonds around here.

Secondly I believe her behavior may well have been a result of her illness than her personality. I agree with her that I really don't want my silverware on a bare table.

If you recall her statement she said I don't share and waited until everyone else had helped themselves. Perhaps she did so because she was concerned that she might pass along her illness by touching other people's food.

Frankly I don't want people touching food I intend to eat. for instance if a restaurant serves a loaf of bread that needs slicing I use my napkin to hold the bread. If I see anyone put their bare hands on the loaf well they bought the whole loaf.

Perhaps her illness was driving her behavior?

What I will criticize her about is attending the event at all since she had the flu
All good points, Rubicon. Also maybe it was a mixture of both illness and poor manners. She was too ill to say hello and engage in some pleasant stranger-to stranger dinner conversation, but at least she apologized for spilling her coke across the table.

Makes for a good story, anyway.
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