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Originally posted by Taualumna
Proper table manners shouldn't be taught for formal dinners within your GLO, but also for reasons beyond that. Business programs sometimes teach table manners just in case you are invited to dinner in say, India or Japan, for example. Also, what if you are invited to a sister/brother's house for dinner over vacation? Say that sister/brother is Korean. In any case, the unabridged versions of Emily Post and Amy Vanderbilt (latest editions) do deal briefly with other cultures, I'm pretty sure.
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And which cultures will you teach to a large group of women, with widely varying interests and backgrounds? There isn't even anything such as a singular culture of many nations. Culture in New York and Charleston are very different, and there aren't even any significant linguistic differences. This is a logistical issue. It isn't logistically possible to teach, in a useful and memorable way, the varying ettiquette of North American nations, and you want to add in Asian nations?
If you don't believe me, try to implement this in your Alpha Gam chapter. Be involved for two years, then step back. It will then either evolve into something different, but manageable, or it will simply die out within a few more years. Guaranteed.
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