On 11/9/2010 2:24 PM, sf wrote:
> I absolutely hate family style, but I do require a properly set table
> - fork on the left, knife on the right, napkin (folded) and placed
> *under* the fork. I always plate food in the kitchen and do *not* put
> serving dishes on the table. I always feel like I'm one of the
> Beverly Hillbillies sitting at the fancy green eatin' table when that
> happens. If my family wants more, they can always get up and get
> seconds from the kitchen - where the food is still warm, not stone
> cold sitting in a serving dish on the table.

George thinks the napkin goes on the right, but I keep telling him the
napkin goes on the left. When it is time to eat, he moves his over to
the right, which is fine with me, but when I set the table, it goes on
the left.

My mother became a full time alcoholic when I was 11yo, but before she
started drinking, she drilled us on Emily Post's table settings. When
we set the table, it had to be correct or else we would hear about it.