No Irish Goodbye
If you’ve ever left a group without saying farewell, you’ve done an Irish goodbye. And, although you might get away with it nowadays, such an act would have been socially unacceptable in Victorian times. So instead, guests had to express their appreciation to the individual hosting the group, no matter how much they wished to go.
No Irish Goodbye
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One Bite At A Time
Nowadays, if we try to feed quickly, nothing will deter us – with the possibility of choking. In the 1950s and 1960s, though, scarfing down a meal was not the proper way to an end. Instead, diners were instructed to eat one forkful at a time, as chewing on extra-large mouthfuls was considered lousy behavior by etiquette specialists.
One Bite At A Time