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Originally Posted by ThreeBKK (Post 331509)

It sounds like you guys are eating the wrong kinds of foods to me.

Not wrong. There's nothing like a nice juicy steak! A spicy marinade, and cooked medium rare, the meat still red on the inside when you cut into it... mmmm!

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Originally Posted by CAlvarez (Post 331504)

It's not exclusively American, as I was taught this in Cuba also as a child. I was taught that anything else was boorish and for the lower classes (but not WHY that is so). To this day the European method initially makes me feel the person is impolite, at first.

Funny, I was taught exactly the opposite. You've got to admit that the typical US American looks pretty goofy with a fist clenching their fork. To me it looks as if they expect to fight the beast lying on their plate.

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Originally Posted by hayne (Post 331103)

Well they just look sinister!.

Loud groan!!!!!

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Originally Posted by styrafome (Post 331194)

Oh, that's easy. You can (usually) tell both if someone is or is not American and which hand they favor.

If someone eats with utensils in both hands, and the fork stays on the left, it's a European. If the fork is on the right, it's a right-handed American whether or not the knife is in use. If the fork is on the left and there is no knife in the right hand, it's probably a left-handed American.

The dead giveaway for an American, regardless of handedness, is that they'll use the knife with their dominant hand and then switch utensils to put the fork in the dominant hand. The European will be able to cut with the dominant hand and fork it with the other hand without having to switch.

Many years ago, due to an injury to the right wrist, I couldn't hold a fork in the standard manner of folks in the U.S. and supinate the forearm to get the food to my mouth. I disliked holding the fork in the palm down fashion, and have the elbow stick out to the side, so I learned to eat holding the fork in my left. I found it rather efficient to keep the knife in the right.

The right wrist functions well now, but I still eat with fork in left, knife in right. Having the fortunate opportunity to interact with folks from all around the world, I'm often mistaken for having come from Europe.

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Originally Posted by ThreeBKK (Post 331509)

Which part of America are you referring to? Brazil, Cananda, or the Dominican Republic?

I've found that a knife is almost useless as an eating utensil if the food that you are eating is properly prepared. So, with that in mind, why would anyone use the fork with any hand other than the dominant hand? The knife is generally only useful if a) you are eating something very tough, and b) it's too big to get into your mouth.

It sounds like you guys are eating the wrong kinds of foods to me. :rolleyes:

The flat bladed utensil is quite useful for dredging the flotsam and jetsam onto the conveyance utensil.:)

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A spicy marinade, and cooked medium rare

That's way overcooked. Heathen.