http://andrewmcmillen.com/2008/06/01/what-dont-you-know/ ...is a freelance journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. This is his portfolio of published work. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://andrewmcmillen.com/2008/06/01/what-dont-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Nick Drewe Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:07:44 +0000 http://andrewmcmillen.com/?p=55#comment-17 I can't spell embarrassment. I can’t spell embarrassment.

]]> http://andrewmcmillen.com/2008/06/01/what-dont-you-know/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Nick Drewe Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:06:40 +0000 http://andrewmcmillen.com/?p=55#comment-16 Several times recently while eating out, I have found myself Googling from my phone to find out the contents of a puzzling menu item or ingredient that I would have otherwise avoided. It saves me the embarasment of asking the waitstaff, and saves them the embarasment if they dont know. But on the other hand, can all of this instant knowledge take the fun of suspense out of the unknown? Several times recently while eating out, I have found myself Googling from my phone to find out the contents of a puzzling menu item or ingredient that I would have otherwise avoided. It saves me the embarasment of asking the waitstaff, and saves them the embarasment if they dont know. But on the other hand, can all of this instant knowledge take the fun of suspense out of the unknown?

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