I'm sorry Walter that must have been absolutely devastating, but.... (sorry) the telling of it made me...
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My daughter's softball team was having a rummage sale and I wanted to donate a daybed. I made arrangements to meet one of the volunteers up at the corner gas station-- he was going to follow me to the house and load the daybed into his truck. When I got to the gas station, I saw a guy in a white pickup. I smiled, waved, and gestured for him to follow me. He just sat and looked at me so I gestured again. Then he started his truck and followed me the two blocks to my house. I raised the garage door, hopped out of the car, and started talking about the bed. He had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. In fact, he didn't even speak English. I had picked up a complete stranger at the gas station.
I'm 66 and my Mum died in 1985 but I still find myself trying to conform to her expectations!I was 32 years old when my mother made me want to crawl under the table.
The was a church supper for all the people who were 62 or older. I had my hair long then, and had just spent 70 some dollars on a curl in my hair. It was a lose curl, and I really loved how it looked.
At this dinner, my mother was sitting across from me, and said, 'You need to get that hair cut, it looks awful'.
You know, the next week I went and had it cut off! I couldn't believe my mother could intimidate me at the age of 32!!
I laughed -You know what kills me? The infamous Coughart. That's what I call it. You know, when you cough and accidentally fart. God I hate that.
A six story tall speed slide that sends you careening down a 25-story, nearly vertical drop of over 240 feet! That drop transitions to a 115-foot water runway.
Yep, if you are a guy you have to hold onto certain things when going down those types of slides.....and I ain't talking your shorts!Coming off the really big slide at Wet and Wild, standing up and putting my hand on my hip and feeling only skin. All of my trunks were in my butt. I was wearing an unintentional thong. That big slide will do that to you.
If the place uses more than one fork or spoon on their table, it ain't for me. I prefer to be relaxed when I am eating, not worrying if I am using the correct fork. It all goes into the same place, right? Not judging you here, I admire that you took extra steps to protect yourself from that happening again and learn from it.I went on a date when I was young to a very expensive seafood restaurant. I had never been to this type of restaurant in my life-- ultra fancy, exclusive, totally foo foo. My first mistake was to chew a raw oyster but that was nothing compared to my second. I put a large amount of what I took for tartar sauce on my fish and took a big bite. It turned out to be horseradish. AY, CARAMBA!!!! My older, more sophisticated date found my faux pas loveably cute but I was determined never to act like one of the Beverly Hillbillies in a social situation again. Next day, I checked out a comprehensive etiquette book from the library and started subscribing to Bon Appetit.
If the place uses more than one fork or spoon on their table, it ain't for me. I prefer to be relaxed when I am eating, not worrying if I am using the correct fork. It all goes into the same place, right? Not judging you here, I admire that you took extra steps to protect yourself from that happening again and learn from it.
Do not be intimidated by high-end eateries. I worked in some really fancy places as a chef. The chefs are not very snooty.....they are just folks. If you are intimidated by a snooty french waiter...do not be. You probably make more money. He is probably just trying to make ends meet and gets yelled at a lot by the chefs...just joking.....somewhat.I'm with you there… I hate pretentious restaurants and stores. (And people! Well, I don't hate them-- just want to avoid them at all costs.) But, yeah, I'm glad I learned all that intricate etiquette stuff years ago. I've needed to use it a few times over the years and it really did bolster my self-confidence.