On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:30:53 GMT, "Madra Dubh"
<ccaine@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>
>"Rick" <notgilrick@alltel.net> wrote in message
>news:400DB244.4F9BC174@alltel.net...
>> Madra Dubh wrote:
>>
>> > "Helen Ramsay" <r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:buific$hfbou$1@ID-207901.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> > > "Madra Dubh" <ccaine@worldnet.att.net> wrote
>> > >
>> > > > My grandchildren and I are off to Musashi's for lunch where I shall
>> > > teach
>> > > > them the proper bow as well as a few words of Japanese.
>> > > > We shall then feast on Udon and Osoba and Yaksoba and many other
>such
>> > > > delicacies.
>> > >
>> > > So how was lunch?
>> >
>> > It was fantastic!
>> > The staff at Musashi's really appreciated our efforts to teach a little
>of
>> > the Japanese culture to the Grandkids.
>> > My daughter and granddaughter did not like Miso Shiru but the boys did.
>> > All enjoyed the short grained Asian variety of rice as well as chicken
>> > Teriyaki.
>> > I feasted upon Katsu Don.
>> > .
>>
>> Some friends and I have been frequenting a Chinese restaurant about 30
>miles
>> from here. Bit of a drive but the food is far superior to the Chinese
>> restaurants in this area...
>> ANYway, we started out by asking the proper pronunciation of "Xie Xie!" -
>> "Thank you." and how to say "Hello".
>> And progressed to learning a few new words in Chinese each time we visit.
>> About once a week. The staff suggested that we learn Mandarin vs.
>Cantonese
>> and have been very helpful.
>> And generous!
>> We've noticed that our "take home" plates are just as full as the dinner
>that
>> was served!! They add extra to it. "Not enough! You wait."
>> I guess the other patrons wonder about it since most of the servers end up
>> around our table.
>> And all from inquiring about how to say "Hello" and "Thank you"...
>> now we are friends who come to dinner.
>
>I've found that most people are nice (excluding always the French) and very
>helpful in assisting other folks to speak their language (excluding always
>the French)
>and very supportive and encouraging  in the process (excluding always the
>French).
>
WOCAB

JJD