Excessive Eating Utensils Intimidate Me
Anything more than a knife, fork and spoon is overkill.
As you probably know, if you’ve read much of my stuff, I like to eat. And when it comes to eating, I’m basically a meat and potatoes type of guy. I also am not a great one for ambiance. I like a place to be clean, the staff friendly and the food good. Beyond that, I’m pretty apathetic.
Possibly because I equate ambiance with expensive. Plus, it puts me out of my comfort zone. Sometimes I’m forced to make choices I’m not used to making. When those situations arise, I hope I can handle the situation as well as Jed Clampett and the rest of the Clampetts did.
The Beverly Hillbillies used common sense in a new situation.
One of my favorite TV families, the Clampetts, found themselves dining in a new environment. They used something they deemed, “the fancy eating table.” To some, it looked like a billiards table. Due to the size of the “fancy eatin table” “pot passers were needed. To the untrained eye, these looked like pool sticks.
The Clampetts are my inspiration when it comes to acclimating to new social situations.
