kind of like the laundry question... do you use a napkin?

[Tutter]

an ex-colleague of mine used a proper posh linen one, every night, with a napkin ring. this marks him out as Very Posh, don't you agree? mine only come out for dinner parties and the like (napkins, that is).

Tutter "you never see napkin rings in posh restaurants" because they are always folded into swans or artfully arranged in the wineglass

that's true iota.

was [shocked] recently when at a posh restaurant - whenever anyone got up to use the loo (or go for a fag or whatever) they were given a brand new napkin when they returned. not just the old one refolded, but a brand new one (i watched, carefully). made me want to go to the loo lots.

oops i meant

colditz, we have a box of baby wipes on the table too

we are a very practical family

napkins? xmas day if you are lucky

i am reeling at being compared to anthea turner

need to lie down with a cold compress

is that a white linen cold compress PPH?

a cold compress made of a perfectly-folded flannel perhaps?

Hey..what's wrong with using you sleeve?

The children use their old muslin squares as their bibs.

At least no-one's referred to them as serviettes, that would give PPH a real attack of the vapours!

The Inferiority Complex relies on kitchen roll for this and so many other social niceties.

My Grandma used to call them Serve-me-rights!

frenchgirl could call them serviettes and I wouldn't mine at all

pph I actually only say 'serviette' when speaking french (but that could also mean panty pad....)
I always correct dd when she says serviette instead of napkin....

am aspiring snob in a foreign language

does that make me a weirdo?

do you know I was going to add something about menstrual pads but thought everyone would think I was a complete wierdo.

so, two wierdos together

another vote for baby wipes nearby
:)