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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
It's considered good manners in some cultures. And often necessary when eating boiling hot liquids quickly, as must be done in certain circumstances, as it significantly cools the liquids instantly....
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Speaking of table manners...
Writing for
MSM, Gilly Pickup states, "If sitting down to a Canadian Inuit meal, your hosts will be delighted if you burp after dinner - it's shorthand for thanks."
I seem to remember reading in an Ian Fleming James Bond novel when I was a teenager that in China it was considered good manners to belch after a meal; a sort of compliment to the chef. The louder the belch, the more appreciative you were of the cooking. I have no idea if that's true, or even if my recollection is accurate, but it doesn't work any magic on my wife.
Then again, in
You Only Live Twice we read these words:
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Tiger held up a hand. 'And that is another thing. No swearing, please. There are no swear-words in the Japanese language and the usage of bad language does not exist.'
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I'm not sure I believe that, either.