Unofficial Etiquette Pollage

[primroseburrows]

After hearing a discussion on the radio about table manners and cultural/national ways of eating, I got curious and decided to ask you guys about it. According to the program, there is more than one way people in Western countries use a knife while eating. I did not know this, which shows just how much I don't know about culture.

So anyway, a poll:



[Poll #1409363]

Comments

[zeenell]

...I hold the knife in my left hand and hold the fork in my right hand?

Depending on who cooked the steak, sometimes I switch to knife in right hand and fork in left hand, which means I have to switch back. (....i can't use a fork or spoon left handed (unless I am just using the fork to hold the meat). I am such a righty *facepalm*.

But, yeah, as long as someone didn't overcook it, I don't tend to switch hands - and unless I'm trying to read a book while eating, I hold the utensils in both hands.