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Quote of the Day: Vi äter på engelskt sätt. I USA skär man först isär maten, lägger kniven på tallriken, flyttar gaffeln över till höger hand och äter med den. I Sverige gör man bara så åt små barn som inte kan skära själva.
~ På rätt sätt - praktiska råd för moderna människor om uppträdande och umgänge.

translated: We eat according to the British fashion. In the United States you first cut the food to pieces, put the knife on the plate, move the fork over to the right hand and eat with it. In Sweden this is only done for small children who are unable to cut the food for themselves.
~ The Right Way - Practical advice for modern people about behaviour and social life.
published in 1964

shrink me::

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Actually, it's bad ediquette to cut all your food at once. But the hand switching is, of course, proper over here. You cut one bite, put your knife down, switch the fork over, eat the bite, then after chewing and swallowing you must do the handswitch and the cutting thing all over again. It's really quite a chore. I stick with my european table manners although my grandmother hates it and I look like no one ever taught me how to eat.

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*shudder* What a night-mare? Don't people starve? It must take forever to eat...?!

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It does take forever. Luckily, no one in my family has ever been that particular about it. But if I have to go out to a fancy restaurant, I gotta go about it the long way. Well, I used to. Now I tell myself I look fancier if I eat Euro style.

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Mad, I say. You are all mad over there. (with some noticable exceptions, of course.)

How do you get everything on the fork without the help of the knife? Or do you laden the fork first, and then switch hands?

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I hope I'm one of those exceptions...

It's a maddening experience, getting ones food on the fork. If you cannot stab the food, then you try and scoop it up by using other food or the sides of the plate. If no one is watching, you quickly use your other hand to push it on. If someone is watching and you cannot get it on the fork, then you must sacrifice your last bit of food.

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Well, duh! That goes without saying, my dear.

Oh my goodness. I think I'd like to go to the US just to sit at a restaurant and watch people eat.

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He he, if possible, I always do it the 'children's way'. Much easier. Though if it's not, I use both utensils. It's difficult to get everything on the fork without the knife.

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Well, it really depends on the food... or where I am... in any restaurant-type thing, or if I'm away somewhere, I always always use the 'proper' technique... however, if I'm at home and having greek salad or something I'll only bring a fork to the table... (I've also been known to use the knife as the main eating utensil when I'm at home...)

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