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Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing， the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts． A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company "has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend" toward casual dining． Families eat together less often， he explained， and more people eat alone， either because they are single or they eat in front of television; Even dinner parties， if they happen at all， have gone casual． In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules， busy hosts insist， rightly， that it‘s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a "real" dinner party． Too often， the perfect moment never comes． Iron a fine－patterned tablecloth Forget it． Polish the silver Who has time Yet the loss of formality has its down sid E．The fine points of etiquette that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents （"Chew with your mouth close D．" "Keep your elbows off the tabl E．"） must be picked up elsewher E．Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially．

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