Just when you thought you had seen it all in the Qantas lounge...

Mr H said:
You mentioned poor fashion choices. I was just pointing out that some people make bad fashion choices but don't get barred from Qantas Lounges - presumably because their poor choices are middle class ones. But no fashion choice is as poor as choosing to be a snob.
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What does that look like
 
Sprucegoose said:
I had two champers and then slept till my humble breakfast and then nodded off again until we got to the gate. Even the very attentive CSM reminded Mr Spruce to get more rest.



I thought 1E was travelling alone; he was ahead of me at check-in.




You wouldn't have been in the middle then, as that was Alan and Maggie; they transferred off the late inbound QF2.



I tipped them off; how did you go? I know a place where you can get replacements in Hoppers Crossing.
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They seemed to be together when getting off, and both had double masks.
I'd come in from Mumbai on SQ the night before.
Border force asked if there was any bark, since the timber was like a trophy stand, they weren't bothered...

For enquiring minds, I avoided tap water in India Tried real hard to eat right handed, especially in front of the students. For some reason eating with naan I go for the left hand. Messed up at one stage and ate ice cubes in my coughtail...

gut was pretty ok, certainly didn't hit me when on stage, but came close on the last day.
 
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Vic said:
Tried real hard to eat right handed, especially in front of the students. For some reason eating with naan I go for the left hand.
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In modern India (at least in the South, where eating with hands is still prevalent) it's not really as taboo, but the right hand is still the one used to bring food to your mouth. But you can use the left hand to hold naan while tearing it off with your right, for example. Both hands are washed thoroughly with soap and water, both before and after eating.
 
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Vic said:
They seemed to be together when getting off, and both had double masks.
I'd come in from Mumbai on SQ the night before.
Border force asked if there was any bark, since the timber was like a trophy stand, they weren't bothered...

For enquiring minds, I avoided tap water in India Tried real hard to eat right handed, especially in front of the students. For some reason eating with naan I go for the left hand. Messed up at one stage and ate ice cubes in my coughtail...

gut was pretty ok, certainly didn't hit me when on stage, but came close on the last day.
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We are thinking of going vegetarian in India in April. Love the vegetarian curries and breads. I sit on my left hand to stop it wanting to participate in the naan curry munching.
 
Pushka said:
We are thinking of going vegetarian in India in April. Love the vegetarian curries and breads. I sit on my left hand to stop it wanting to participate in the naan curry munching.
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Way off-topic, but as someone of Indian descent this is one tip passed down to me that is very useful...you have to learn to do the one handed tear and rip manoeuvre that can be used on naans or any other breads. Use your index and long finger and even your ring finger to push down on the bread, and have your thumb under the piece to be torn off. Then hold down with some fingers and apply pressure, using thumb and the other fingers to tear the piece off.

This YouTube video, kinda shows it, but I'd be using my index finger to apply downward pressure instead.
 
jpp42 said:
not really as taboo
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Agree, things are changing. But in my family, even to this day, it is sort of frowned upon if the food is handled with left hand. I usually eat with a fork or chopsticks where I'm here in AU, but when I'm in MAA, eating is by hand only. If my dad sees me use my left hand, I'm getting an ear full :p

SeatBackForward said:
Use your index and long finger and even your ring finger to push down on the bread, and have your thumb under the piece to be torn off. T
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I'm not able to picture it now, but I think I do it the other way around. I use the thumb & index to hold the bread down and push the middle finger (or sometimes, if the bread is too hard, the ring finger) away to create a tear.

Okie, I take it back. I also do it the same way you described. I had to tear a part of the paper in my notebook, just to be sure :D
 
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Ade said:
Okie, I take it back. I also do it the same way you described. I had to tear a part of the paper in my notebook, just to be sure :D
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By pushing away from your index finger, that is pushing the ripped part of the bread towards your own wrist, you can then squeeze the bread between your thumb and the other fingers to use the bread as a scoop. All in one elegant motion ;)
 
Just seen in the Melbourne Q domestic lounge. . . A lady stocking up with a handfull of those little jars of jam, into the handbag.:oops:

Why bother . . . there must be the equivalent of about $0.20 of jam per jar
 
bashworth said:
Just seen in the Melbourne Q domestic lounge. . . A lady stocking up with a handfull of those little jars of jam, into the handbag.:oops:

Why bother . . . there must be the equivalent of about $0.20 of jam per jar
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There is a recession on you know.

I'm running a bit low on ‘stuff’ luckily I'll go to the Qantas store this evening

We must all ‘conserve’ in these challenging times. I thought I would get in with the witticisms before AirWin
 
Sprucegoose said:
There is a recession on you know.

I'm running a bit low on ‘stuff’ luckily I'll go to the Qantas store this evening

We must all ‘conserve’ in these challenging times. I thought I would get in with the witticisms before AirWin
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You mean the Qoles store you get free entry to with a business class ticket at Tullamarine airport?
Remember its a long weekend in Melbourne … careful of the traffic ‘jam’…
 
bashworth said:
Just seen in the Melbourne Q domestic lounge. . . A lady stocking up with a handfull of those little jars of jam, into the handbag.:oops:
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That's amateur level, folks. You try fitting a lamp or a bottle of soap from the restroom into your carry on and taking it back to Hobart so the QF Club there has some proper amenities! 😳
 
 

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