AMERICAN NOUVELLE SOCIAL ELITE VERSUS THE INTERNATIONAL ELITE

Brief Analogy: Differences and Similarities

5- Eating protocol and etiquette are religiously observed. You do not eat with your hands. Even, the tiny piece of olive must be cut or sliced with a knife and brought gently to your mouth with the proper fork. Folks, I am getting hungry! Oh Jesus, what did I say? Folks? No...no...no...jamais de la vie, this word is nor proper at all. We should never call friends and relatives “folks”.

6-They never make noise when they eat. Meaning, American crunchy food that make “crunchy” noise is never allowed at table or anywhere else.

7-They eat salads at the end of meal. Lunch and dinner always ends with a cup of tea or a fine liqueur. Never call “Cognac” brandy! Unless, you are a private in the British infantry!

8-Sandwiches are allowed if they are “minced and elegantly proportioned and shaped” and served in picnics. Meaning, big Mac and Double Cheese Burger are off limit.

9-They don’t wrap or keep their food, sandwiches, petit four, hors d’oeuvre, casse-croute and snack in plastic, zippers, paper bags and alike. Instead, delicate napkins, clothes and serviettes are used.

10-They never drink straight up from the bottle and never use their fingers for eating and grabbing food

11-They never begin to eat at table, before the lady of the house or the host begins to eat first. If children start to eat before their mother and father, they will be lectured. And if they do it again, they will be punished.

12-You are not allowed to make very funny jokes that make you laugh loud and widely open your mouth!

4-ON ENGAGEMENTS AND WEDDINGS:

American nouvelle elite:

1-A daughter of a US President can and would marry any man she wants, even if her father and mother might object.

2-Elaborate wedding ceremonies and receptions are quite frequent. However, marriages at small chapels and at government offices before a clerk or a judge of peace are quite common.

3-Couples might rehearse their wedding ceremonies. Others care less. Some chapels in Las Vegas will do the trick.

4-Tuxedos might be required to attend receptions.

5-Gifts might be offered before or during the receptions and at weddings.

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