Gentlemen
The chef Marcus Wareing wants to be remembered as a great and respected restauranteur and a gentleman. Writing in today's FT, Neil Shillito questions whether a gentleman would say to his wife (he is quoting Wareing) that he is going to "work 16 hour days and she couldn't tell me to stop." Shillito says that a gentleman is someone who can play the bagpipes but chooses not to. Do you agree?
posted by Whispering Walls at 9:39 am
5 Comments:
But of course. Bagpipe playing is a social skillset that should be used but sparingly.The sound tends to linger in the ears long, long after the music has stopped.
Absolutely right.
I was always told that a gentleman was someone who used a butter knife even when dining on his own.
Can you still hear the music from the Scotland - Wales match, Angus?
Salve WL
I hope you do, KL
I like the kinglear perspective :)
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