On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:50:41 -0400, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
><sf> wrote in message ...
>> On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:21:06 -0400, "cybercat" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> People in their
>>>right minds who are not petty imbeciles don't watch their guests eat.
>>
>> I *do* notice when people don't know how to use their knife and fork
>> properly. I also notice when they don't know how to set a table
>> properly.
>>
>
>Okay. So, how do they not use their knife and fork properly? My mother
>taught us to use the fork "curve up" and to cut our food into manageable
>bites, then park our knives across the edge of the plate. Yet in Paris I saw
>people using their forks "curve down" and stabbing at things. Or are you
>talking about not using a salad fork for salad, etc? Or maybe getting a glob
>of mashed potatoes on your fork then coating it in peas? Do tell.
>

I'm talking about "clubbing" eating utensils. There's a right way to
hold your knife. Most people who weren't brought up eating with their
hands in front of the TV know how it's done. Next thing I'll probably
hear is that it's ok to wrap them up in a paper napkin and plop them
to one side of the plate, just like they do at all the fine dining
restaurants.

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