Cultural Differences

QuickSilver said:
Use one of two methods when using the fork and knife

American Style: Knife in right hand, fork in left hand holding food. After a few bite-sized pieces of food are cut, place knife on edge of plate with blades facing in. Eat food by switching fork to right hand (unless you are left handed). A left hand, arm or elbow on the table is bad manners.

Continental/European Style: Knife in right hand, fork in left hand. Eat food with fork still in left hand. The difference is that you don't switch hands-you eat with your fork in your left hand, with the prongs curving downward. Both utensils are kept in your hands with the tines pointed down throughout the entire eating process. If you take a drink, you do not just put your knife down, you put both utensils down into the resting position: cross the fork over the knife.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Menu/DiningEtiquetteGuide.htm
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Forget it, I'm getting sick of all the rules, I've eating the American way, now only to find out others think my way of eating makes me some kind of Boob. LOL

For now on wherever I go out out to dine, I'm eating this way

 

Cookie, fortunately our feral cats, dogs, horses, donkeys, goats, camels and water buffalo are all free of the nastier diseases but if someone imports something like foot and mouth or rabies and it enters the wild populations then our primary industries would be devastated. Ditto with plant diseases but these are easier to eradicate by crop destruction.
 
Oh my. I am screwed. This left hander will never remember to only use her 'clean' right hand to eat with her fingers. Ok, I will have to hire a hunk to feed me....sigh.
 

Shalimar said:
Oh my. I am screwed. This left hander will never remember to only use her 'clean' right hand to eat with her fingers. Ok, I will have to hire a hunk to feed me....sigh.
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Ah, it doesn't matter here, we have lots of hot running water and soap! But hiring a cute hunk for dining duties would be OK. :D
 
Shalimar said:
Oh my. I am screwed. This left hander will never remember to only use her 'clean' right hand to eat with her fingers. Ok, I will have to hire a hunk to feed me....sigh.
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I do like the image, hmmmm

Cookie said:
Ah, it doesn't matter here, we have lots of hot running water and soap! But hiring a cute hunk for dining duties would be OK. :D
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Ditto except for the hiring part, he needs to be willing and ready and free of charge.
 
I've seen people here eating sandwiches and burgers on a bun using a knife and fork. There is a reason why the stuff is on bread! Duh. The funniest was at the airport in Newark when dh and I stopped on a layover for a bagel with fillings. The only utensils were plastic, so dh was trying to cut and eat a thick breakfast bagel using a plastic knife and fork. He refused to pick it up, said his mouth wasn't wide enough. His joke is that Americans have jaws that unhinge like snakes so they can insert thick sandwiches and burgers. :rolleyes:
 
oakapple said:
Depp brought the dogs in with him on his private plane, maybe to a small airfield.Hope he takes them home to France.
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I do too. I think it's a big PR mistake for the OZ minister to treat him that way, a turn off, no matter what the rationale. The Australian government is pretty right wing, so naturally they're going to stick to their guns when it comes to enforcing their laws, no matter what. Whoever supports the minister, obviously voted for that government.

Plus they don't have animal rights down under, from what I understand. I doubt if they will hurt the dogs, but they do look very bad.

Depp doesn't have to do his movie there, he certainly doesn't need the money, he could just leave with his dogs and never come back. There are many other places with water. So the Ozzis lose, IMO.
 
Ameriscot said:
I've seen people here eating sandwiches and burgers on a bun using a knife and fork. There is a reason why the stuff is on bread! Duh. The funniest was at the airport in Newark when dh and I stopped on a layover for a bagel with fillings. The only utensils were plastic, so dh was trying to cut and eat a thick breakfast bagel using a plastic knife and fork. He refused to pick it up, said his mouth wasn't wide enough. His joke is that Americans have jaws that unhinge like snakes so they can insert thick sandwiches and burgers. :rolleyes:
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He may not be totally mistaken. Eating with the hands does require clean paws, unless the food is in a paper wrapper, so it would be more sanitary, but eating a burger or bagel with knife and fork is pretty funny.
 
Cookie said:
He may not be totally mistaken. Eating with the hands does require clean paws, unless the food is in a paper wrapper, so it would be more sanitary, but eating a burger or bagel with knife and fork is pretty funny.
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Especially with a plastic knife!
 
I'm eating my apple with my feet right now, while standing on my head... because that's the damn way I feel like eating, damn it! LOL
 
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