[thechat] american table manners -- fork in right or left..?
Norman Beresford
n.beresford at anansi.co.uk
Wed Aug 25 06:06:54 CDT 2004
Doh, me getting confused. Right and left :)
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Subject: RE: [thechat] american table manners -- fork in right or
left..?
At 15:11 25/08/2004, Norman Beresford wrote:
>I seem to recall that if you're using a single piece of cutlery you use
>your left hand, however if you're using a pair (ie knife and fork) you
>have the fork in your right hand.
I do it exactly the other way around. :)
Ain't that European style?
Ashok wrote:
>WIth the fork
>in her left hand, she
>was about to raise it to her mouth -- when he slapped her hand. "Not
>like that....
>transfer the fork to your right hand...!"
Americans like him give the rest of them a bad name.
>"I dont know....In the States we always eat it like this...," was his
>answer....
Uh huh. Default setting for the rest of the world, then.
Wonder if he'll freak out that we Indians use our fingers for Indian
food.
I suggest you don't drive him around then. He might slap your wrist
while driving saying, "Drive on the right side of the road." Could be
dangerous. :(
Madhu
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Madhu Menon
Shiok Far-eastern Cuisine
Indiranagar, Bangalore
http://www.shiokfood.com
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