On our stay in the city of Marseilles, 1826-1831 [ Practices ]
… they never eat with someone else’s knife or fork or drink from someone else’s glass. They claim that this is cleaner and healthier. From what one can see among the Franks, they never eat from copper plates or receptacles – not even if they … they never eat with someone else’s knife or fork or drink from someone else’s glass. They claim that this is cleaner and healthier." … France … Drinking … Text : Rifa‘a Rafi‘ Al-Tahtawi, An Imam in Paris. Account of a Stay in France by an …
France | Drinking
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