Hi Trafalgar, that was a very funny article, however, you didn't need to be self deprecating, your achieved your end with aplomb.

I had a terrible blind date way back when, it was with a girl of Magalayan origin (North East India) who looked Asian also as they do in that part of India. She was very beautiful and sophisticated, her mother was a doctor and her father was a lawyer both in US and she was studying law in London.

She chose the restaurant, a top London boutique Sushi spot. I had never had Sushi before, but I really liked fish so I was all for it.

I'll cut to the chase, I had recently been to Mexico, and considered myself well travelled for my age at the time. When the extremely intricate and attractive food started being presented too us, I was particularly interested in one item that I was sure, under the dim lights of our table I recognised and knew I would enjoy. When the moment came and my date gestured to tuck in, well, I grabbed a desert spoon and transferred a healthy sized spoonful of what I thought was guacamole to my salivating mouth.

Moments later, my ignorance was clear, I felt my head was about to explode - I had eaten a table spoon full of top grade wasabi - looking at my date, who did not laugh, but rather looked on in stony horrified silence, I knew it was over for me - her favourite food was being mocked by an idiot in her eyes. In my reality, I just wondered if I would survive this chemical weapon attack!

I did survive and I learned an important lesson - that is the important thing - t learn from our idiocy and never assume we are worldly wise or funny.

Good luck with your future dating.