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DINING ETIQUETTE
mizizi
#61 Posted : Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:30:55 AM
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ralp_mutu wrote:
Kuuliza si ujinga.. I once went to an Italian restaurant, then the super hot ebony waitress brought me the menu, ehe everything was in Italian.. So i went for those foods with catchy names like "Chicken Balzaretti, Chicken Barzagli, Chicken Bonucci, Chicken Balotelli" my friend 30 minutes later, she brought me a plate of pepper with three peaces of meat. Sema kulia ukila.. Now i always ask!!!


he he he super funny...i can imagine you went straight for kenchic after that!!1
pariah
#62 Posted : Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:31:10 AM
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Annti_Christy wrote:
pariah wrote:
wajuguna wrote:
This obsession with foreign cultures is another testimony of the extent to how further we are ready to bend over to abandon our own. When you think about it, what is wrong with everybody eating their style so long as the basic manners are observed?



ditto,


They come to your land and country and they change everything about you including how acceptably you eat.

it be different if you went to their land and country.



we have been colonized and brain washed so much that we cant accept ourselves anymore. Just observe and do what others do or be yourself, eat as you would do at home. I once spent a lot of time learning the so called 'etiquette' then later gave up on it just to make a point. I am never bothered just kamata the thing ushibe and the sun still rises in the eastn
Mastermind
#63 Posted : Friday, September 07, 2012 6:05:37 PM
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mawinder wrote:
Hi, wazuans.I need help in dining.having grown up in the village and after some struggles i man aged to acquire education and later a job before moving into business.at times i attend dinners in five star hotels where a variety of bland food is served with cutlery,napkins and towels is served.how do you go about it wazuans coz i am used to kosewe where you buy your tasty food wash your hands and enjoy your meal.I also noted some people avoid handshakes,others like a firm handshake and others salute while on their knees.i know wazua is multicultural please advice.


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mkeiyd
#64 Posted : Friday, September 07, 2012 6:27:52 PM
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keke2 wrote:
quicksand wrote:
you know ...kuuliza sio ujinga. In my experience, at one time I wasnt getting why the waiter wasnt taking the plate and other things away. Happens that you are supposed to put the cutlery on the edge facing down ..something like that. Such fussery.
On another occasion, some two dudes at an opposite table were brought two bowls, with water and lemons ...usually used to dip the hands into or something. They looked at the bowls puzzled, perhaps wondering the mode of water delivery. One took the lead, touched the bowl to his lips and drank. The other promptly followed. They even fished out the lemon slices and ate them. I had a hard time trying not to laugh out very loudly.

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly good one.Try also to avoid spoon for main meals.Just fork and knife good enough.Spoons bigger one for soup and smaller for deserts.


@keke2, For the main meal, it's rice, how do you eat that with fork and knife?
I have seen guys eat hamburger with fork n knife,saw it at nakumatt lifestyle [books first] then at that steers on kaunda street or standard, i'm not sure.

Now those who are saying you should practice using chopsticks before meeting a Jap, where will you get the chopsticks to practice? If you don't know how to use the chopsticks, ask for fork or spoon. Why torture yourself?

I've always believed that eating should be fun and one of the most enjoyable things.
If and when it turns into torture count me out.
Its for that reason i hate fancy exotic restaurants. You will clear your plates [if you are that lucky], still wondering what the hell went wrong with the cooking.
Eating all the while trying to place taste of the food ain't fun for me.
Exotic my foot. That squirmy taste of small snails still lingers in the name of exotic. KNT!
Intelligentsia
#65 Posted : Friday, September 07, 2012 6:36:14 PM
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Buffet is real stress to first timers: dude piles so much thigoji/ soup or the first first foods by the time amefikia nyama...he's full kabisa. Out of a full range of all types of nyamas ame sample tu sigoji. Very frustrating. You can literally read the consternation on his face.

Haiye, ni ukweli watu wa Ndondori wanakula tea bag as they take their cup-a-tea? Na ati huko iko tea bags hata za uji?

annsal
#66 Posted : Friday, September 07, 2012 11:14:05 PM
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mawinder wrote:
Magigi wrote:
...And while meeting dignitaries from Mogadisho, use your hand and talk while your your mouth is full of spaghetti. Spray some of the spaghetti with your mouth on them as you talk. Don't forget to spit on the sink as many times as you possibly can. Anything outside this is considered lack of etiquette.

I noticed that at Al Yusra,and the pilau is put on a tray and served with ripe bananas.6 guys eat from the same tray and must shout.


These walalo restaurants are not for the faint hearted you can puke vibaya sana.
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Querry
#67 Posted : Saturday, September 08, 2012 6:57:52 AM
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If you must go there concentrate on your food and not on the walalos. I bet they exaggerate it if you stare. I like their pilau n the juice
murchr
#68 Posted : Saturday, September 08, 2012 8:04:36 AM
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mkeiyd wrote:
keke2 wrote:
quicksand wrote:
you know ...kuuliza sio ujinga. In my experience, at one time I wasnt getting why the waiter wasnt taking the plate and other things away. Happens that you are supposed to put the cutlery on the edge facing down ..something like that. Such fussery.
On another occasion, some two dudes at an opposite table were brought two bowls, with water and lemons ...usually used to dip the hands into or something. They looked at the bowls puzzled, perhaps wondering the mode of water delivery. One took the lead, touched the bowl to his lips and drank. The other promptly followed. They even fished out the lemon slices and ate them. I had a hard time trying not to laugh out very loudly.

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly good one.Try also to avoid spoon for main meals.Just fork and knife good enough.Spoons bigger one for soup and smaller for deserts.


@keke2, For the main meal, it's rice, how do you eat that with fork and knife?
I have seen guys eat hamburger with fork n knife,saw it at nakumatt lifestyle [books first] then at that steers on kaunda street or standard, i'm not sure.

Now those who are saying you should practice using chopsticks before meeting a Jap, where will you get the chopsticks to practice? If you don't know how to use the chopsticks, ask for fork or spoon. Why torture yourself?

I've always believed that eating should be fun and one of the most enjoyable things.
If and when it turns into torture count me out.
Its for that reason i hate fancy exotic restaurants. You will clear your plates [if you are that lucky], still wondering what the hell went wrong with the cooking.
Eating all the while trying to place taste of the food ain't fun for me.
Exotic my foot. That squirmy taste of small snails still lingers in the name of exotic. KNT!


Go to ONAMI grill at the odd hrs and someone will help you out, ofcourse a fork is an option, but if you travel to Japan, the luxury of a fork might not be there.
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famooz
#69 Posted : Saturday, September 08, 2012 1:21:18 PM
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He he interesting thread. I think knowing the basics is ok,but no need to sweat this stuff.
The best approach is to be yourself,read online kidogo and practice at home a bit like shika fork na knife once in a while .
rock
#70 Posted : Saturday, September 08, 2012 3:56:41 PM
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famooz wrote:
He he interesting thread. I think knowing the basics is ok,but no need to sweat this stuff.
The best approach is to be yourself,read online kidogo and practice at home a bit like shika fork na knife once in a while .

Na chopstix je?
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