The challenge
of octopus _

* FROM PAGE 40. ”

upon as an exercise in futility
by -Europeans. ‘However,
- their habit of piling food on

the back side of a fork

strikes me as nonsense.

Europeans. eat with gusto

and use their fingers for a lot:

more than we do, despite an
enormous .array of cutlery
for every meal. ;

With practice, you'll learn
to spin spaghetti in the bowl
‘ of a spoon, chomping.up the
- escaping strands . with
- alacrity. The chopping-up of
* strands into bite-size pieces
is frowned upon...
1
aa ‘The ‘mixing of oil and
\vinegar for salad is an art.
‘Some Europeans use the
.bowl of a dessert spoon for
‘this. The totally correct way
is to douse the greens with
oil, toss, add vinegar and
toss and finally salt and
pepper the whole thing.

| Octopus is ‘another
challenge. There are ,few
‘things more awkward ‘than
small, . whole; octopii to cut
up into ; something
reasonable. And _ nothing
that looks funnier than a
tentacle hanging out of your
mouth. Relax, have another
giass of wine and dig in.

Canadians are apt to eat”
More . -
’ Europeans’ - especially at.”

quickly ‘than

lunch: Europeans’ think
nothing of spending a couple

-Of hours savoring’ each
‘course,

south where every business

especially in the

grinds to a halt until four
o'clock.

. 6 When driving in a car,
women usually sit in the
back seat. The ‘only time you
get to sit up front is if your
son is driving and his wife is
younger than you. Men hate

to. be assent rs in cars -

driven by womer

It is acceptable, in most of
Europe, to use any sort of
theatening gesture to other
drivers. Loud use of horrific
expletives is expected - but
only while. car engine is
Tunning. There is a $500 fine
for using ‘the car horn in
Poland but most other places
itisexpected. +

Changing lanes is done
abruptly and at high speed.
Arm signals are not en-
couraged as the hospitals are
crowded.

Drivers in Amsterdam
play games of “chicken” with
the trolley buses - they use
the tracks, and
there" until the collision is
imminent.

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