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Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :

How will you fare?

Only 7 out of 11 for me.

All the World's a Table

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Perfect score. [Big Grin]

But only because I got the fish one by luck, and my cousin is studying in Spain and we talked about tapas bars.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

8 out of 11 - I can't believe I missed the Polish question.

Posted by Trisha the Severe Hottie (Member # 6000) on :

I got 8. I'd submit that the answer to the first on is different depending on whether you are a kid eating with the family or a guest at a formal meal. Toward the end I was just guessing.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

7 as well

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

8...

I knew the Scottish one, but I thought that they ren't home for other reasons...

Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :

I'm Chinese and my mom always made me eat everything on my plate. [Dont Know]

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

I'm from an English family, and I use my knife & fork to eat "Pulke", chicken legs. "Hey", said my old man, "if it was okay for Queen Victoria to eat so, you can have that much etiquette".

Ah, meat...

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

I did quite poorly - 4

and those were just guesses.

I'm not yet a world traveler. So I guess I'm culturally illiterate.

FG

Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :

9 - I missed the fish and Spanish questions.

Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :

8.

Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :

8 out of 11. That last one was not a guess...I watched a japanese man do it in a noodle shop and got totally grossed out. Now I know why he was doing it. I thought he was just a slob.

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

Fun. I even learned a couple new ones. Thanks!

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

I knew the Polish bit...

I'm living amongst Polish Jews, it made perfect sense!

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

7

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

[Confused]

v. confused about the Polish thing.

maybe the test was indeed prepared by Polish Jews in Israel, that's why Jon knew it [Razz]

Posted by screechowl (Member # 2651) on :

I cannot believe I fell for that dang right handed fork thing. [Grumble]

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

8/11

I missed Poland, Scotland and China. Not too bad, considering limited world-food experience.

Posted by Jaiden (Member # 2099) on :

Perfect...

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

I got 9 of 11, not too bad. I didn't get the boat one, and I missed the English one.

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

6 out of 11. At least I got the ketchup question.

Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :

Yeah, I missed Burping and Boat-tipping.

Posted by bunbun (Member # 6814) on :

In Japan, I was asked by my host family to start slurping while eating noodles. It's called "zuru-zuru" and I always had to apologize because I usually forgot.

There's even a right way to do it so you don't get gas.

Eve
8

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Of course, asking for ketchup, in France or elsewhere, will never be an issue for me. I carry packets in my purse. [Big Grin]

Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :

I live with a man who eats with his right hand. Oh heck, I do, too, to tell the truth. I am officially an international cuisinist. I got 'em all. [Big Grin]

Posted by esl (Member # 3143) on :

seven too

I'm Chinese and I missed that one. That was annoying.

Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :

I missed the french one !!! [Laugh]

About ketchup, That's right we don't ask it on a great restaurant, but in little restaurant, you have no problem with that. But, in fact, you have not a need of that : lot of plats have their "sauces".

So I respond, "Catsup, s'il vous plait." because when we are polit, we obtain what you want.