We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:
Routine...
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman
Here comes the important part:
(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE COAL GRILL.
More routine...
(6) The woman goes inside to organise the plates and cutlery.
(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great.
He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat.
Important again:
(8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE COAL GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
More routine...
(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
And most important of all:
(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts, mentioning how everything tastes best off a coal grill.
(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ' her night off ', and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.
* Thanks to Yeng Keen who sent me this info. I added the graphics, courtesy of Photobucket.
uncle james wakakaka !!
In my "communist" home, the SOP is THE other way around !hehehe
But then again, that's because i really relish doing BBQ for all my nieces & nephews when the "little sharks" comes a-staying at my house during the school holidays.
It's real gratifying when 10 small pairs of hands holds out huge plates surrounding you as you quietly curse & swear at the heat and flying oil as you clumsily flipped chicken wings & sausages.
Aaaarghhh...school holidays is another 2 weeks !!
Maybe this time i will follow your SOP for BBQ....