“England is the only civilised country in the world where it is etiquette to fall on the food like a wolf the moment it is served. Elsewhere it is comme il faut to wait until everybody has helped himself to everything and until everything on everybody's plate is stone cold.” WorldCountryMomentsFallWaitingColdStonesEnglandMannersElsewherePlatesEtiquetteCivilisedStone Cold Author:Virginia Graham
“It is not done to let anybody be too happy. The moment two people seem to be enjoying one another's company, a good hostess introduces a third element or removes the first.” PeopleFirstsTwoDoneMomentsSeemsEnjoyCompanyElementsThirdsRemoveIntroducingHostesses Author:Virginia Graham
