Poll: What Hands do you Use a Knife and Fork With?

[StBishop]

just a little public survey, i got into an arguement with someone the other day who believes that to eat with a fork in your right hand and a knife in your left hand is the "wrong" way of eating and that no-one does it, i argued that not only is there no "correct" way of eating, but that i know/have heard of several people who eat said way, so to put this arguement to rest, how do escapees hold cutlery?

Go to any fancy restaurant and you'll find that there is a correct way to use cutlery.

I heard when I was a kid that it was only done the opposite way in the US. I think it was my grandmother being funny.

(Get it? American's are so uncultured they can't even eat properly! Oh my she's a comic genius. Forgive her, she's an older English lady, I'm sure she doesn't mean any harm.)

And of course, remember to follow all other etiquettes aswell! You know;

"The meal begins when the host or hostess unfolds his or her napkin. This is your signal to do the same. Place your napkin on your lap, completely unfolded if it is a small luncheon napkin or in half, lengthwise, if it is a large dinner napkin. Do not shake it open.

The napkin rests on the lap till the end of the meal.

The host will signal the end of the meal by placing his or her napkin on the table. Once the meal is over, you too should place your napkin neatly on the table to the left of your dinner plate. (Do not refold your napkin, but don't wad it up, either.)"

And always keep your drink to the right, eat to your left, and use the cutlery farthest away first...

Seriously, yes etiquette says that you should hold fork in the left and knife in the right as many have stated but seriously... Do you follow all other "rules" aswell? Because if your friend says that is the correct way of eating, call him on all the other stuff aswell...

The correct way of eating is the way you feel comfortable with. I hold my fork in my right hand and knife in the left (if I use a fork/knife at all... I usually just go with a spoon unless it is a big piece of meat).

I follow all of those rules.

I'll be disappointed if my children don't.

I'll be disappointed/disapproving if my children bring home a partner who doesn't follow those rules.

I know I'm in the minority here, you don't have to tell me, but there are people who value etiquette.

 

[smithy_2045]

just a little public survey, i got into an arguement with someone the other day who believes that to eat with a fork in your right hand and a knife in your left hand is the "wrong" way of eating and that no-one does it, i argued that not only is there no "correct" way of eating, but that i know/have heard of several people who eat said way, so to put this arguement to rest, how do escapees hold cutlery?

Knife left fork right is objectively wrong.

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

I'm mainly right handed but I do some things with my left hand because it's stronger, but less precise. No I don't know why, I probably did something wrong when I started working out.

ANyway as a result of this I use my left hand for cutting.

 

[TehCookie]

Depends on how much I'm cutting. If I'm cutting a whole steak, fork in left knife in right. If I just forgot to cut off a little fat piece I use my knife in my left since I'm to lazy to switch hands.