I very recently posed this question on rec.food.cooking, and although
I did receive a few responses, none answered my question directly.
Last week I was having lunch with two of my lady friends from my cats
group. After a hearty meal of chili beans and rice, my friend Jill
let out a fart for the ages. It was loud and it stunk. After a moment
of tense silence, I asked her was she going to at least say "excuse
me". My other friend, Carol, chimed in that farting after a nice meal
was perfectly acceptable and was meant as a compliment to the chef.
She said it was an eastern European custom, which I have to admit I
had never heard before. Jill said that although she wasn't from
eastern Europe, it was a custom that she adopted. She then proceeded
to cut another one, which was even louder than the first. While I had
a look of disgust on my face, Carol had this big grin on her face as
she let loose with a silent but deadly. I nearly puked from the
smell. Getting back to my original question: Is it impolite to fart
at the dinner table?
I nearly puked from the smell. Getting back to my original question: Is
it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
I very recently posed this question on rec.food.cooking, and although I
did receive a few responses, none answered my question directly. Last
week I was having lunch with two of my lady friends from my cats group.
After a hearty meal of chili beans and rice, my friend Jill let out a
fart for the ages. It was loud and it stunk. After a moment of tense
silence, I asked her was she going to at least say "excuse me". My other friend, Carol, chimed in that farting after a nice meal was perfectly acceptable and was meant as a compliment to the chef. She said it was an eastern European custom, which I have to admit I had never heard before.
Jill said that although she wasn't from eastern Europe, it was a custom
that she adopted. She then proceeded to cut another one, which was even louder than the first. While I had a look of disgust on my face, Carol
had this big grin on her face as she let loose with a silent but deadly.
I nearly puked from the smell. Getting back to my original question: Is
it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
I nearly puked from the smell. Getting back to my original question: Is
it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
Le 01/01/2026 |a 22:42, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a |-crit :
I very recently posed this question on rec.food.cooking, and although I
did receive a few responses, none answered my question directly. Last
week I was having lunch with two of my lady friends from my cats group.
After a hearty meal of chili beans and rice, my friend Jill let out a
fart for the ages. It was loud and it stunk. After a moment of tense
silence, I asked her was she going to at least say "excuse me". My other
friend, Carol, chimed in that farting after a nice meal was perfectly
acceptable and was meant as a compliment to the chef. She said it was an
eastern European custom, which I have to admit I had never heard before.
Jill said that although she wasn't from eastern Europe, it was a custom
that she adopted. She then proceeded to cut another one, which was even
louder than the first. While I had a look of disgust on my face, Carol
had this big grin on her face as she let loose with a silent but deadly.
I nearly puked from the smell. Getting back to my original question: Is
it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
I think the usual thing in polite circles is not to apologise, but to
look accusingly at someone else. This works only if there are more than
two of you at table, and is less reliable with the kind of rip-snorter
you describe. Smells drift; sound is directional.
I think the usual thing in polite circles is not to apologise, but toeven better is to blame the dog.
look accusingly at someone else. This works only if there are more
than two of you at table, and is less reliable with the kind of
rip-snorter you describe. Smells drift; sound is directional.
Is it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
On 01/01/2026 23:42, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
<questionable anecdote snipped>
Is it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
I've heard of burping after dinner in order to be polite in parts of the Middle East. Never about farting.
But I guess with bean eating vegetarians anything goes.
Den 02.01.2026 kl. 12.45 skrev Charles Hope:
I think the usual thing in polite circles is not to apologise,even better is to blame the dog.
but to look accusingly at someone else. This works only if there
are more than two of you at table, and is less reliable with the
kind of rip-snorter you describe. Smells drift; sound is
directional.
A drawing from around 1850 illustrating the situation:
https://temp.lundhansen.dk/
I very recently posed this question on rec.food.cooking, and although I
did receive a few responses, none answered my question directly. Last
week I was having lunch with two of my lady friends from my cats group.
After a hearty meal of chili beans and rice, my friend Jill let out a
fart for the ages. It was loud and it stunk. After a moment of tense
silence, I asked her was she going to at least say "excuse me".
My other
friend, Carol, chimed in that farting after a nice meal was perfectly >acceptable and was meant as a compliment to the chef. She said it was an >eastern European custom
, which I have to admit I had never heard before.
Jill said that although she wasn't from eastern Europe, it was a custom
that she adopted. She then proceeded to cut another one, which was even >louder than the first. While I had a look of disgust on my face, Carol
had this big grin on her face
as she let loose with a silent but deadly.
I nearly puked from the smell. Getting back to my original question: Is
it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
On 02/01/2026 06:02, Hibou wrote:
Le 01/01/2026 |a 22:42, Lawrence D'Oliveiro a |-crit :even better is to blame the dog.
I very recently posed this question on rec.food.cooking, and although I
did receive a few responses, none answered my question directly. Last
week I was having lunch with two of my lady friends from my cats group.
After a hearty meal of chili beans and rice, my friend Jill let out a
fart for the ages. It was loud and it stunk. After a moment of tense
silence, I asked her was she going to at least say "excuse me". My other >>> friend, Carol, chimed in that farting after a nice meal was perfectly
acceptable and was meant as a compliment to the chef. She said it was an >>> eastern European custom, which I have to admit I had never heard before. >>> Jill said that although she wasn't from eastern Europe, it was a custom
that she adopted. She then proceeded to cut another one, which was even
louder than the first. While I had a look of disgust on my face, Carol
had this big grin on her face as she let loose with a silent but deadly. >>> I nearly puked from the smell. Getting back to my original question: Is
it impolite to fart at the dinner table?
I think the usual thing in polite circles is not to apologise, but to
look accusingly at someone else. This works only if there are more
than two of you at table, and is less reliable with the kind of rip-
snorter you describe. Smells drift; sound is directional.
even better is to blame the dog.
One of the many reasons I'd never have a dog is that they stink.
Most people don't do this on purpose, so in that case, it's not rude.
And I doubt she did it on purpose the first time either.
Den 02.01.2026 kl. 23.53 skrev Bryan Simmons:
even better is to blame the dog.One of the many reasons I'd never have a dog is that they stink.
WIWAL we had a dog. To the best of my memory it never smelled unpleasantly.
Den 02.01.2026 kl. 23.45 skrev micky:I have damaged kidneys and take Sodium Bi-Carb in significant amounts. I cannot control my farts. They happen.
Most people don't do this on purpose, so in that case, it's not rude.
And I doubt she did it on purpose the first time either.
My experience is that you can always control a fart long enough to let
it go away from others.
This story will make sense only to those who understand French.
A man was at a formal dinner when he felt the pressure at his rear exit,
so he went to another (empty) room and let it rip. As he was flapping
the tails of his coat to get rid of the small, a waiter came in and saw
him apparently doing a dance.
"Ah, monsieur, quelle p|-tulance!" said the waiter.
The man replied "Monsieur! Il ne faut pas me tutoyer."
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