I have an enormous stuffed frog playing the harp and a small frog with a sombrero, serape and playing a cello. Have had them for years but haven't found any more of them. bummer
Okay, you had me at 'scratch homemade whipped cream' and 'scratch hot fudge'. Making recipes from scratch are truly worth your time and the smiles your family and friends give you make it all worthwhile.
So it's okay for a woman to pay, as long as no one sees her. Gotta protect the man's dignity, after all."
It was more than that. Women dining alone were considered to be prostitutes and were often turned away from restaurants. (Two or more women at a table was tolerated.) A man and woman could also have the woman's virtue brought into question back then with money changing hands in public places decades ago. In order not to cast suspicion on either party's integrity, a woman paying the bill was done in a round about way.
The man's 'dignity' was a lesser consideration but still a valid observation.
My son married a lovely lady in Chengdu 3 years ago and they have a little girl - 1 1/2 yrs old. My son, who is white, is 6'2" and the folks in China gawk, literally gawk, at him. They call him "Hung gai" which isn't a very nice term for 'white man'. He has gotten used to it. His daughter has reddish hair and caucasian features so everyone knows who she is in the neighborhood and they are very nice to her. good to know...
Well played, Neatorama. Well played.
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The Fresco by Sherri S, Tepper
It was more than that. Women dining alone were considered to be prostitutes and were often turned away from restaurants. (Two or more women at a table was tolerated.) A man and woman could also have the woman's virtue brought into question back then with money changing hands in public places decades ago. In order not to cast suspicion on either party's integrity, a woman paying the bill was done in a round about way.
The man's 'dignity' was a lesser consideration but still a valid observation.