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[thatsmyjob]

There is the delicate clearing of a throat and then Thom's voice comes across the Net.As it seems that today is a day for a proper 'tea' I though some of you might appreciate a quick run down of 'tea' ettiquette. I should ammend that this is the 'Western' etiquette which I understand differs from the the more cerimonial Eastern way of taking tea

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[misterblackbird]

It's ordeals like this that make me glad I was born a man. Although, some details of these teas are different from the ones I attended. I suppose things change with time and place.

[thatsmyjob]

I have to admit that I learned my own hosting skills at my grandmother's knee and she was quite particular to these rules.

[misterblackbird]

My aunts were all rather strict and proper as well, but I rarely saw them, so I didn't have to endure all this. Nor could I, given my life then--

[thatsmyjob]

My aunts were the bane of my grandmother's existance, more interesting in being proper career women than socialites. Thus she focused on the generation that couldn't drive away yet.

No, that's not fair, I actually enjoyed this sort of thing, growing up.

[witchinbloom]

I love you dearly. I just want to say that.

[thatsmyjob]

Why thank you, dear lady.

[witchinbloom]

What can you tell me about croquet?

[thatsmyjob]

Well, in general

[justashow]

Oh dear. Someone paid far too much attention at Cotillion.

[thatsmyjob]

I was simply a very good study.

[justashow]

While I was a very poor one. Or at least in latter years.

Manners don't suit the pushy.

[thatsmyjob]

I can see your point, though I would counter that when properly weilded, manners can be both sword and shield in almost any argument.

[miss_waldorf]

And you're a tea specialist?

[thatsmyjob]

Oh, not particularly but I grew up attending a lot of these types of parties.

[miss_waldorf]

How exciting!

[thatsmyjob]

I agree, though I must admit I enjoyed hosting them a bit more.

[darkest0knight]

...'Kay, there's no way I listened to all that.

[thatsmyjob]

And I went to all that trouble to remember and recite it, Tony. I'm hurt.

[darkest0knight]

It was like a ten minute monologue on tea.

[thatsmyjob]

No, it was a ten minute monologue on how to host a proper tea, not on the actual beverage. Though I could give you a twenty minute monologue on that subject if you'd like?