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Cassirin · 06-17-2008, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Steelsheen took the salad fork and started on her salad. Her brow has deepened further when Professor Rae mentioned that house-elves shouldnt even be acknowledged in the dinner conversation. It was exactly that kind of double standard that Steelsheen hated with all her being. "So it isnt polite to acknowledge house-elves in polite society' she snorted at the irony of it.

"It's up to you to gauge your hosts. In my home, you'd see me address my elves, so you know that thanking them would be appropriate and welcome," Rae offered.

"Remember that when you are done with a course, you lay the silverware across the plate to signal you are finished. The silverware will be taken with the plate. If you do not eat salad, it would be appropriate to discard your fork on your plate now."

06-17-2008, 12:21 AM	#274 (permalink)
Cassirin Legacy!! Manticore Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nom nom nom Posts: 43,209 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mercer Branxton Ravenclaw Seventh Year x7 x8	Made of Awesome \| Ern-la the Best-wa \| TZ's Apogee Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen Steelsheen took the salad fork and started on her salad. Her brow has deepened further when Professor Rae mentioned that house-elves shouldnt even be acknowledged in the dinner conversation. It was exactly that kind of double standard that Steelsheen hated with all her being. "So it isnt polite to acknowledge house-elves in polite society' she snorted at the irony of it. "It's up to you to gauge your hosts. In my home, you'd see me address my elves, so you know that thanking them would be appropriate and welcome," Rae offered. "Remember that when you are done with a course, you lay the silverware across the plate to signal you are finished. The silverware will be taken with the plate. If you do not eat salad, it would be appropriate to discard your fork on your plate now." __________________ ★ Dawn ★ Awakening ★ Spiritual ★ Hopeful ★ Honest