Sophia was led to one spot on the table that actually did have cutlery. For everyone else, though, it was only the plate.
"We eat using our hands," Ali explained, "Specifically, our right hand. Our left hand is considered unclean ... because, erm, well ..."
His face flushed a bit as he explained in lowered tones, "Erm *cough* .. we use the left hand to wash ourselves after using the toilet."
It took Sophia a second to realised what he meant.
She blinked at him, while he looked away, his face beet red.
He turned back to her, realising one more thing to explain, "We don't use tissue, but water and soap. Sorry, this is not really the sort of thing to mention at the dinner table."
Clearing his throat, he pointed towards something on the table.
Sophia looked, and it was a jug (that was shaped like a coffee pot) on top of a round shaped container.* The entire setup was crystal and thus, she could see the water inside the jug.
