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Lost Ashes
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How will you fare?

Only 7 out of 11 for me.

All the World's a Table

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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.
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8 out of 11 - I can't believe I missed the Polish question.
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Trisha the Severe Hottie
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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.
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7 as well
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Jonathan Howard
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8...

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

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

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Farmgirl
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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

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Lady Jane
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9 - I missed the fish and Spanish questions.
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Zalmoxis
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8.
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jeniwren
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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.
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eslaine
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Fun. I even learned a couple new ones. Thanks!
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Jonathan Howard
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I knew the Polish bit...

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

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Elizabeth
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7
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Kama
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[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]

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I cannot believe I fell for that dang right handed fork thing. [Grumble]
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8/11

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

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Jaiden
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Perfect...
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I got 9 of 11, not too bad. I didn't get the boat one, and I missed the English one.
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6 out of 11. At least I got the ketchup question.
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Yeah, I missed Burping and Boat-tipping.
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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
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Of course, asking for ketchup, in France or elsewhere, will never be an issue for me. I carry packets in my purse. [Big Grin]
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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]
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esl
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seven too

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

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I missed the french one !!! [Laugh] [Dont Know]

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.

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