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Manners maketh the man

I played a home tennis match today against a team from Niort so it was down to us to give them breakfast and lunch.  During lunch all 7 players talked at the same time so it was almost impossible to follow the conversation.  It wasn't that 2 people were talking to each and another three doing the same thing.  They were all participating in the same subject but simultaneously.  How do they manage to listen to each other?  Perhaps they don't.  To make it worse they were all, without exception, talking with their mouths full of food.  A cardinal sin in my book and very unpleasant to witness.  I was just about to help myself to some pate when the woman sitting opposite stuck her knife in her mouth, then plunged it into the pate.  Another cardinal sin - putting one's knife in your mouth, and even worse then using it to cut food that others are sharing.  I may be fussy but it just puts me off my food.  I gave up and went to put the coffee on.

While I was in the UK I bought one of my sons a Christmas present, in September!  If you can't beat them, join them.

There was a report in the UK that older women have more accidents than older men.  The researchers concluded that it is because, when travelling as a couple, the men take control of the wheel so the women don't get the practice.  I have mentioned before that while waiting for the ferry I rarely see a woman driving unless, like me, they are travelling alone.  Come on ladies, stand up for yourselves and take charge, and while you are about it learn how to pay bills, deal with workmen etc. etc.  Normally women live longer than men and so many women  just do not know how to cope when left on their own.  And men stop trying to be so macho and chauvinistic.  Move over and enjoy the ride.

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