[Blindtlk] Question about eating in public

[Christine Olivares]

Hi Judy and all,
In my eighth grade English class, my English teacher did a unit on etiquette and she taught us that you are not supposed to drink soup out of a bowl/cup at all, especially in a fancy restaurant. Then again, she also taught us that you aren’t supposed to bite into a roll with butter but rip little pieces off….I never do that. For soup, I eat what I can with the spoon and then drink the rest.

As for ketchup, I always ask for a small plate. I never have had an issue of someone not having a container of some kind. I have also put it on the same plate as my food. What I will do if I run out of room is eat my hot dog or whatever, then put the ketchup where the main course item was. Hope this helps.

Christine
> On May 21, 2015, at 7:52 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Actually, I may get in trouble for saying this, but I'm a little more barbaric.  I usually will, even with a bowl, not just a cup, even if at a restaurant not at home, drink it down the hatch, veggies, meat, and all.
> 
> O, kayyy, I don't sit here and slirp it.  I'm not that disruptive, I do it very quietly, but yeah.  It's gonna be really hard with a spoon, as you can't really very easily get the liquid to stay on the spoon.  Trust me, I should know.  Which leads me to a question I! actually have.  I'll post it though in a new thread.
> 
> Chris.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Jones via blindtlk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question about eating in public
> 
> 
>> By the way, that is not a dumb question at all.
>> 
>> I like cup o' soup, was wondering how people handle that, with a spoon as a bowl, or is it proper to drink as from a cup.  I looked it up on Miss Manners, and the general concensus was to drink the liquid mostly down, and if there are solid chunks like vegetables, use a spoon to finish off.
>> 
>> What do you all do with cup o' soup?  Just curious.
>> 
>> Judy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Tom via blindtlk
>> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:52 PM
>> To: Tom
>> Cc: Tom
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question about eating in public
>> 
>> I have a feeling this is going to be a very dumb question, but I want to ask
>> anyway.
>> 
>> I enjoy eating out in public with friends or people.
>> 
>> One of my favorite things, like any young person my age, is burgers and
>> fries.
>> 
>> I'd like to know what you guys do as blind folks with the following
>> situation.
>> 
>> Most people enjoy some sort of dipping sauce for their fries, such as
>> ketchup.
>> 
>> Some fast food places have those little dipping cups, and if I have someone
>> get me one or two, no problem.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> But, what about those places that don't.  You either have the plate that has
>> the burgers and fries on it, or you sometimes have those cardboard boat
>> looking things heaping full of fries and no cup or dipping container.
>> 
>> I figure that on a plate situation, there could be a little room to put a
>> bit for dipping, but not always.  What is good or proper or visually
>> appealing to do with such things as those little boat looking things or when
>> a plate is full of food or fries and there's no designated room?
>> 
>> I have ended up just eating them plain, but why do that?
>> 
>> What can I do to still enjoy what I like?
>> 
>> And, is it OK to eat the fries with fingers if they have ketchup on them?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Again, embarrassing questions I wouldn't normally ask a sighted person.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tom
>> 
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