My wife (Anne) eats like a Brit
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
October 7, 2017 10:48am CST
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
For anyone who does not know what I mean, it's the fork in the left hand and knife in the right. I know that she visited England several times while living and teaching abroad, but she began using her fork with her left hand at about age 13. No one else in her family did. She says, "it just makes more sense." She has a point.
No, she is not left handed. Now, if I tried that after all these years and being right handed, I would make a mess, possibly even stab myself with my fork.
Now I wonder how many others have adopted this style or tried it.
Even stranger would be a Brit who abandons this sensible way of dining for the US style, where you have to change the fork to your left hand while you cut your steak or whatever is for dinner.
Know anyone who goes against the grain with their cutlery?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
Hmmm, I guess we are the out of step ones. I did not notice that when I was in Italy.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
@topffer Very interesting how customs differ.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
I guess I got off on the wrong foot ummmm, hand in Texas.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
Does Mike also eat the same way?
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@allen0187 (59648)
• Philippines
7 Oct 17
I'll try this out. Always been right-handed but through the years, I have trained myself to be left-handed. Case in point, when I box, I use a southpaw stance.
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@allen0187 (59648)
• Philippines
8 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic go ahead and do it. You will reap the benefits of boxing.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Oct 17
@allen0187 I will look into it. I could have used it in junior high school.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Oct 17
Now that is interesting. Even at my age, I would like to learn to box.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
7 Oct 17
I would never attempt to eat with my left hand, I would also make a mess or stab myself. Lol. It wouldn't be good.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
7 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic Yeah me too. Lol.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
7 Oct 17
I am right handed but I use the fork in the left hand to "hold down the food" and cut with the right hand, then I juts switch. I may try to eat left handed, try this out, who knows I can retrain my brain.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
That is what most US folks do. It would be hard to keep that fork in my left hand.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Oct 17
From the headline, I thought you meant she ate bangers and mash!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
She probably has when she was there a lot back in the '70s.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
7 Oct 17
That's the way I eat most of the time and I did not know it was a European thing. It just makes more sense! In fact, most of my family eats this way and has since I can remember. Wow, we learn something new every day!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
That we do. I may have to try it yet.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
I was pretty old when I met Anne, would be hard to train that left hand now.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
8 Oct 17
I have no problem with it,because I have used the chopsticks since I was a kid.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Oct 17
I can use those fairly well too.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
7 Oct 17
I guess you should be glad your wife eats like a Brit and not like a pig! (Sorry, I couldn't help it.) I tried this once upon a time but it did not work well for me.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
Yes, look at the bright side! I suspect that you need to start young at whatever style you choose, though maybe some are ambidextrous diners.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
7 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic It is hard to change when you grow up doing something a certain way.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Oct 17
I've always eaten like that, even though I am not totally left handed.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
You too? Interesting, doe your girlfriend eat that way too?
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@BloggerDi (3121)
• United States
8 Oct 17
Oww! I stabbed myself with a fork!! Haha, I could see that possibly happening to me too.
I am right handed also. I'm that person you referred to- I change my fork to left hand so I can use the knife with my right hand to cut my food. I think I'm too old to change now!
Haha, I could see that possibly happening to me too.
I am right handed also. I'm that person you referred to- I change my fork to left hand so I can use the knife with my right hand to cut my food. I think I'm too old to change now!1 person likes this
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Oct 17
As do I and most people in the US. Thanks @BloggerDi!
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@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
7 Oct 17
When I am cutting a steak; I hold the knife in my right hand most of the time.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
1 Feb 18
Not that I can think of. Does she critize how you hold the fork and knife?
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Oct 17
Yes, I suppose that is true in many places influenced by the British culture. Maybe Anne saw it in a movie, tried it and liked it.
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