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Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People
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Am I really that unusual? It has nothing to do with religion or culture ( I think!) But purely to do with hygiene.
Washing meat would fail you on a health inspection. It's highly frowned on as an unsafe practice. The problem is that it can spread bacteria to sink, countertops and other surfaces on your kitchen.
I don't particularly agree with it, but the standard advice in the UK is not to wash meat.“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
I don't really feel ethnically boring. I suppose I meant "unremarkably" white British, in the context of a discussion about the troubles people have with forms of that kind.
I would love to be a natural blonde. Having been blonde until I was in my early teens, I still feel inside that I'm a "blonde who went brown" rather than a brunette. DS, too, is sad that his childhood blond hair is darkening.
You want to meet a crowd of Israelis who aren't happy about their precious grandson / great-nephew taking up with a Shiksa. You'd know all about the troubles that can result from being white British then, I promise (-:
We never actually told OH's grandfather I wasn't Jewish, as there was no point inviting trouble. I met him many times, and he assumed I was Jewish, otherwise I wouldn't be there with his grandson, obviously. He did sometimes tell me that I had funny coloured hair, or an odd name, but declined to both himself with any suspicions.
That was, until a few months before he died, when he asked OH outright, and wasn't lied to. He was in hospital in Jerusalem at the time, and every time some poor cleaner / doctor / nurse came into the room, would ask them in outraged tones, did they know what his grandson was doing to the family?
His Granny did know, and was perfectly nice to me when I was there, but had a bit of a line of "doing Hitler's work for him" when I wasn't.
As for hair colour - perhaps some people are born blonde, some achieve it, and others have it thrust upon them? Isaac was absolutely white-fair as a baby and toddler, but his hair's now a bit darker than mine, although he's only 8, so I imagine it'll end up darker still in end.
Our next infant could be fair, or dark, or red-haired - there are red genes in both mine and OH's families, so any possibility is open for him.
Toddler Isaac:
And my Coeliac-not-veggie sister now:
Just reading that Wiki link has led to an interesting discussion here.
I have always washed all meat before preparation, but Wiki makes it look like this is an unusual practice. Hubby has just confirmed that before meeting me, he never saw anyone wash meat. I even wash smoked bacon.
Am I really that unusual? It has nothing to do with religion or culture ( I think!) But purely to do with hygiene.
I've never washed meat. Isn't there a risk of splashing germs around the kitchen, do you think?...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Weird quotes that you wish you hadn't read: "The average kitchen chopping board has around 200% more faecal bacteria on it than the average toilet seat."
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/homehygiene/Pages/Foodhygiene.aspx“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
Clearly, the average chopping board and / or the hands that use it need a bit more washing!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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Fwiw NDG, dh's brother is quite fair. Certainly nothing like DH and his sister and father.
Gwyneth Paltrow is also fairly fair
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »Clearly, the average chopping board and / or the hands that use it need a bit more washing!
Possibly, but on the other hand one of the things that all animal species often does when they die... would result in faecal bacteria being on the animals skin.“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »You want to meet a crowd of Israelis who aren't happy about their precious grandson / great-nephew taking up with a Shiksa. You'd know all about the troubles that can result from being white British then, I promise (-:
We never actually told OH's grandfather I wasn't Jewish, as there was no point inviting trouble. I met him many times, and he assumed I was Jewish, otherwise I wouldn't be there with his grandson, obviously. He did sometimes tell me that I had funny coloured hair, or an odd name, but declined to both himself with any suspicions.
That was, until a few months before he died, when he asked OH outright, and wasn't lied to. He was in hospital in Jerusalem at the time, and every time some poor cleaner / doctor / nurse came into the room, would ask them in outraged tones, did they know what his grandson was doing to the family?
His Granny did know, and was perfectly nice to me when I was there, but had a bit of a line of "doing Hitler's work for him" when I wasn't.
About the kind of Jewish relatives who get upset about Isaac having a non-Jewish parent - do they also get upset about him having parents who aren't married, or are they fine about that?Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »
I dunno. They look a bit vague. Anybody remember Telepoint phone networks like Rabbit or Phonepoint or Zonephones with thier symbols plastered all over London back in the 80s and now nowhere to be seen.
These DNA services have that kind of a feel about them to me. Not doing as much as we think they are.There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0 -
Weird quotes that you wish you hadn't read: "The average kitchen chopping board has around 200% more faecal bacteria on it than the average toilet seat."
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/homehygiene/Pages/Foodhygiene.aspx
Isn't the average keyboard something grotty like that too?0 -
Weird quotes that you wish you hadn't read: "The average kitchen chopping board has around 200% more faecal bacteria on it than the average toilet seat."
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/homehygiene/Pages/Foodhygiene.aspx
Everybody should be taught this. And not to pick up eggs in a supermarket and check them for cracks! Just before popping sweets or gum or crisps into thier mouths.
Faecal bacteria might be on the chopping board but they may not survive long. Faecal bacteria on the skin will last about an hour before it all gets too much for them and they give up the ghost.There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0
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