I don't know what it is about myself, but whenever a waiter brings me a plate with the warning - Be careful the plate is extremely hot - I can't help myself. I have to move it. At first, I thought that it was a simple straightforward perverse reaction. I thought that I was simply compelled to touch it, because I was told not to. But I've thought about it and it isn't so much the desire to touch the plate that more often than not is in fact too hot to touch, moreover it is this strange desire to move it. It would seem that I am never satisfied with precisely where my plate is place. I suspect we are all a little nuts.
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There are no set rules about plate placement. It is dependant on the food on the plate, the lighting, the type of table, the presence of table coverings, the type of plate etc. Of course, it's also a very personal thing, how one would like one's plate set, so I don't see how a waiter, looking at the plate from a different angle than you and not knowing what aspects of plate placement are important to you, could be expected to place your plate in a manner satisfactory to you and your eating enjoyment. Just because you understand the personal nature of such a thing and act accordingly, I don't see whay that qualifies you as nuts. What? Oh. I see.
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