"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> Depends on "good manners" where.
>
> Most of the world uses no knives at the table and no forks either...
> most of the world would find a knife at the table beyond rude, they'd
> consider that extremely hostile. In fact most of the world uses no
> other eating utensils but their fingers.

Indeed, and a good host would ever indicate by word or deed that their guest
was in anyway different in their table manners.