Cultural awareness?

**PrincessBandit** · 10th April 2011, 22:08

I see the Masterchef NZ folk are in the firing line after shots of contestants sitting on food presentation benches have been viewed.

As a middle class pakeha sheila, I am aware of the cultural significance of not sitting on tables from which you eat - we even discouraged students from sitting on desks at school, even though they're not even for eating from. However I do have to wonder, are there things we carry too far? It was pointed out in the article that for many pakeha sitting on a table, or putting feet up on the table isn't exactly a huge no-no. (In many homes it might not be considered good manners, but hardly a

horrified moment; in fact in lots of homes its not uncommon for the dirty family moggy to sits its hairy little dirty bum on the table, even while people eat!!! don't ask, doesn't happen in our house, but seen it heaps of times...)
So where do we draw the line at what should be seen as acceptable on tv or not?

thoughts anyone?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 10th April 2011, 22:10

Meh, dont care about that. who you picking to win it though?

I'm picking Nadia/Jax final, and Nadia to win. (I fancy her too)

**ellipsis** · 10th April 2011, 22:14

..I like to follow the oid rule ..when in Rome...but theres never enough Romans about to clarify points, when you need them...

**Oblivion** · 10th April 2011, 22:15

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

I see the Masterchef NZ folk are in the firing line after shots of contestants sitting on food presentation benches have been viewed.

As a middle class pakeha sheila, I am aware of the cultural significance of not sitting on tables from which you eat - we even discouraged students from sitting on desks at school, even though they're not even for eating from. However I do have to wonder, are there things we carry too far? It was pointed out in the article that for many pakeha sitting on a table, or putting feet up on the table isn't exactly a huge no-no. (In many homes it might not be considered good manners, but hardly a

horrified moment; in fact in lots of homes its not uncommon for the dirty family moggy to sits its hairy little dirty bum on the table, even while people eat!!! don't ask, doesn't happen in our house, but seen it heaps of times...)
So where do we draw the line at what should be seen as acceptable on tv or not?

thoughts anyone?

I sit on the bench all the time at home. My excuse has always been that there are no seats in the kitchen. I don't see what the big deal is to be quite honest. It's not like you're sitting there stark naked anyway.

In my opinion, Maori should not be given extra rights because they are Maori. They are people too and should be treated in the same way everyone else is.
If they want money they have to earn it, and not live off the taxpayer etc...

**Woodman** · 10th April 2011, 22:23

You have got to be kidding????
Are you telling me that someone has complained because they saw someone on the tele sitting on a table????

Surely there are much much much worse things to complain about, like whether the toilet paper should hang off the roll away from the wall or against the wall.

Honestly some of these serial complainers need to be told to fuck the fuck off.

**ac3_snow** · 10th April 2011, 22:54

Originally Posted by Woodman

whether the toilet paper should hang off the roll away from the wall or against the wall.

away......

**cave weta** · 10th April 2011, 23:09

How come the cultural group that frown upon sitting on tables think nothing of flinging soiled nappies out of their car windows?

**Berries** · 10th April 2011, 23:13

Originally Posted by Woodman

Surely there are much much much worse things to complain about, like whether the toilet paper should hang off the roll away from the wall or against the wall.

You jest, but it was the introduction of toilet paper which meant people no longer needed to walk around or sit on tables with a shitty arse. Pants and trousers helped as well.

**RDJ** · 10th April 2011, 23:29

Let's by all means discourage people sitting on tables so as not to predominantly upset one culture, just after we've discouraged people beating children to death in all cultures.

**LBD** · 11th April 2011, 02:42

Originally Posted by ac3_snow

away......

Then there the problem of 2 ply paper when some one splits the paper leaving the perforated tear strips out of sequence...

Me? I have maori relatives and do not sit on food handling surfaces or such...however, when I have made a cultural FauxPax....it has been politely ignored...and that is curtesy.....

....making a fuss about Master Chef is pathetic correctness gone ferral....next thing there will be no more Bacon n egg breakfasts or Roast Pork n gravey rolls incase we upset another sector of society...

**tigertim20** · 11th April 2011, 03:20

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

I see the Masterchef NZ folk are in the firing line after shots of contestants sitting on food presentation benches have been viewed.

As a middle class pakeha sheila, I am aware of the cultural significance of not sitting on tables from which you eat - we even discouraged students from sitting on desks at school, even though they're not even for eating from. However I do have to wonder, are there things we carry too far? It was pointed out in the article that for many pakeha sitting on a table, or putting feet up on the table isn't exactly a huge no-no. (In many homes it might not be considered good manners, but hardly a

horrified moment; in fact in lots of homes its not uncommon for the dirty family moggy to sits its hairy little dirty bum on the table, even while people eat!!! don't ask, doesn't happen in our house, but seen it heaps of times...)
So where do we draw the line at what should be seen as acceptable on tv or not?

thoughts anyone?

People have a right to have an opinion on the matter in their OWN home.
Outside that, they should just fuck up.

Certain cultures have bigger things to worry about than where other people fucking sit.

**Grubber** · 11th April 2011, 06:39

Would be more horrified if they were attempting to sit on a 1" piece of round re bar....now that would be worth seeing.

**short-circuit** · 11th April 2011, 07:23

Originally Posted by Woodman

whether the toilet paper should hang off the roll away from the wall or against the wall.

Definitely away - allows a much freer action

**Banditbandit** · 11th April 2011, 10:19

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

I see the Masterchef NZ folk are in the firing line after shots of contestants sitting on food presentation benches have been viewed.

As a middle class pakeha sheila, I am aware of the cultural significance of not sitting on tables from which you eat - we even discouraged students from sitting on desks at school, even though they're not even for eating from. However I do have to wonder, are there things we carry too far? It was pointed out in the article that for many pakeha sitting on a table, or putting feet up on the table isn't exactly a huge no-no. (In many homes it might not be considered good manners, but hardly a

horrified moment; in fact in lots of homes its not uncommon for the dirty family moggy to sits its hairy little dirty bum on the table, even while people eat!!! don't ask, doesn't happen in our house, but seen it heaps of times...)
So where do we draw the line at what should be seen as acceptable on tv or not?

thoughts anyone?

Yeah ... that complaint is a little OTT ...

Originally Posted by Woodman

Surely there are much much much worse things to complain about, like whether the toilet paper should hang off the roll away from the wall or against the wall.

Definitely away ...