[nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food

[Harry Hogue]

Very interesting responses; thanks, guys.
 
Harry


--- On Mon, 11/10/08, Rania <raniaismail04 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Rania <raniaismail04 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 8:29 AM

My mom also serves everyone food but if am at a buffet I will serve my self.
Rania,
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From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
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>I get served at family gatherings, and Mom serves all of us at home.
> Mom's a good cook for that matter.  She makes THE BEST apple pies with
> those big apples I used to sell at marching band.
> Beth
>
> On 11/9/08, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu> wrote:
>> Hi.  I do the same thing.  With immediate family, I serve myself.
>> At family gatherings, I usually have someone serve me.  Samewith
>> buffets.  I go up with them, of course, but we usually have the
>> same thing anyway.
>> Hope and Beignet
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Serena" <serenacucco at verizon.net
>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:47:26 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food
>>
>>>Hi Harry
>>
>>>I always serve my own food at home with immidate family.  I think
>> it's
>>>important to learn that skill.  At family gatherings and on
>> buffet lines,
>>>however, others do it for me cause we're all having pretty much
>> the same
>>>things.  Even at State Convention this weekend, there was a
>> survor serving
>>>the breakfast buffet to everyone.
>>
>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Harry Hogue" <harryhogue at yahoo.com
>>>To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 5:39 PM
>>>Subject: [nabs-l] Serving Yourself Food
>>
>>
>>>Hello everyone,
>>>With the holidays coming up, here's an interesting point for
>> discussion.
>>
>>>At family gatherings, or perhaps even at home with immediate
>> family, do you
>>>serve your own plate or do you have someone else serve the plate
>> for you?
>>
>>>As for me, I have always had someone else always serve my plate
>> at family
>>>gatherings and at home with my family, for that matter, simply
>> because it is
>>>quicker and there is less risk of spilling, etc.  I am, however,
>> reminded of
>>>the importance of being comfortable with this task by my Costa
>> Rica
>>>experience.  My host mother told me what was where and even made
>> sure I knew
>>>where the serving spoon was--but I was not comfortable at 20
>> years old to
>>>serve my own plate and had to ask her to serve the plate for me.
>> This, then,
>>>set up a precedent that as a blind person I needed help with
>> getting food.
>>>'m interested in hearing ohter thoughts.  And if we serve
>> ourselves at
>>>home/at family gatherings, I then have to ask what is so diferent
>> about
>>>buffets, especially if you're with someone else and they're
>> getting rice,
>>>chicken, potatoes, etc.  and it's likely you would want some of
>> the same
>>>things.
>>
>>>Just some thoughts to consider.
>>
>>>Harry
>>
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