ShopliftingWhen I was young and impressionable and on holiday in France, I followed some friends into a sweet shop and we each stole something. I was so mortified by this, I returned them.
My lack of French hampered this somewhat - they had no idea why the small English boy wanted to add some chews to the open box, and saw it as an attempt by a nasty foreigner oik to contaminate their stock. Not my best day.
What have you lifted?
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chthonic, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 11:13)
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Did you shell it?I once made a faux pas at a scientific conference in Athens. At the reception evening, the usual nibbles were on offer, so I dipped my mitt into a bowl of nuts, scooped up a few and lobbed them into my mouth.
Two cycles of jaw oscillation later, my mate looked at me, laughed at my grimacing visage and said, "They were pistachios. You're supposed to shell them".
"I know", I mumbled through a mouthful of nut debris. "I've just discovered that".
I wandered about for a bit before eventually spitting them into a napkin and stuffing them surreptitiously into a hedge.
I've been very conscientious about checking my nuts ever since.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 12:25,
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