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Originally Posted by Lilly
It doesn't matter so much if you are on your own or a young student living at uni but when you are setting an example to children it is very important.
We need to start them off on the right path with table manners otherwise we end up with a generation of people who haven't a clue how to behave at a table because they've never been shown.
We need to set the standards for the children to follow.
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What makes those standards right though?
My asian friends at uni sat on the floor with their family and eat with their hands, does that make them savages?
Convention doesn't necessarily imply it is correct.