Forked again!!!

Well at least she said we could choose either.

I can't imagine having nothing better to do while dining than analyze how other people are eating.

Hey that was a great video to teach our grandchildren the art of shoveling in the food. LOL

Interesting, but in today's small world, most people recognize there are different styles of using a knife and fork, and I doubt many pay any attention to how other diners are eating. Unless, of course, one encounters someone who is a completely uncouth. Oh, by the way, it appears the video is 12 or so years old.

She showed the British way not the European way. No one else puts their food on the back of the fork.
I think we had this discussion before.

Maybe Germany does not belong to Europe but putting things on the back of your fork will create some worried looks because this is not etiquette - even not on high cuisine levels. Also the break behaviour is uncommon in Germany because it is more selective depending on what and how many is still on the plate.

btw: the shown style of silverware I would consider as no-go - I do not call it design because design always has a functional context.

She showed the British way not the European way. No one else puts their food on the back of the fork.
I think we had this discussion before.

I didn't recognise the way she described placing food on the back of the fork. If a piece of food cannot be pierced by the fork such as peas then they are simply scooped up. I can't say I've particularly studied how anyone else uses their fork but none of my family puts food on the back of the fork.

Some years ago, I saw a movie about an American spy in NAZI occupied Europe during WWII that was caught because he was eating using the American way instead of European.

Yeah, never heard of putting ford on back of fork. Looks like an opportunit for food to slip

Mark, re-read my comment. No one in Europe puts food on the back of their forks except for those in the UK. Not even in Germany.

No one in Europe puts food on the back of their forks except for those in the UK.

But we don't. I'm not sure where you've got this from.

Ms. Jo, what's your issue with my post?

I feel not able to judge for 750 million people in Europe how they are eating.
In the high-cuisine circles in Germany I was introduced to it was not taught and used that way.

To steal Shakespeare's title, "Much Ado About Nothing". Just my humble opinion, of course, as I don't think anyone really cares that much as long as diners are not completely uncouth.

or you can see what Feli says about German/US forking

https://youtu.be/l-_mUGRVEA4?si=HE8nj1aaL59JcnWf

Nigel, I liked the video.

What was most astounding was the 1,686 comments about the video and how people discussed how and why they used a knife and fork.

In the last post about this crazy topic, I wondered how do utensil only people handle corn on the cob, ribs, lobster, chicken wings, tacos and oysters. Maybe they just don't eat those items.