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I think it depends on whether you are right or left handed. It might be considerate to your guests if you have a left handed person eating at the table, to seat them on the end, so that they're not elbowing the right handed person next to them, but I think most left handed people are very considerate of that.

2006-07-02 03:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous61245 3 · 1 0

Everyone else seemed to cover the basic knife and fork thing, so I'll just add that when you see more than one of something (2 forks, 2 spoons, etc) at a place setting you start with the fork or spoon placed in the outermost position and work in. The extra forks are generally for salad or seafood. Extra spoons are for soup or dessert. Small oddly bladed knives are butter knives.

Stand when a toast is being given unless you are the person being toasted.

At very formal/military functions the order to "charge your glasses" does not mean run out and buy a new set on your VISA. They're telling you to fill your glass because a toast is about to be given.

Try to have at least a few sentences of conversation with everyone at the table, even if they're boring you to tears.

2006-07-02 06:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by mdelechat 2 · 0 0

Like everyone else says, "are you right or left handed?" You hold the utensil in you dominant hand. Some countries however, if you are going to be cutting things, have you holding the knife in your dominant hand and the fork in the other through the meal.

Manners:

Left handed and right handed people will bump elbows, making for an unpleasant experience, so be sure that they are sitting where they can both be comfortable.

Napkin goes onto your lap at the start of the meal and stays on your lap until you are done and ready to have the plate cleared.

2006-07-02 03:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by tg 4 · 0 0

You hold the knife in the right hand and fork in the left hand. When you use your spoon to drink soup you should not bring it towards you as you carry it, you should move it away from you to take a spoonful of soup and drink it without slurping or making any sounds. Sit up straight, keep you elbows off the table, don't speak while eating, eat small bites and always remember to say please and thank you. When you finished eating place your knife and fork on the plate.

2006-07-05 05:26:12 · answer #4 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 0 0

America or England (or elsewhere)?
In the US the fork is held in the right hand, but switched to the left hand when cutting with a knife, which is held with the right hand. In England, they keep the fork in the left hand always, so they don't have to transfer it back and forth.

2006-07-02 03:20:44 · answer #5 · answered by MrQuietGuy 3 · 0 0

You hold the fork in your left hand and knife in your right hand when cutting meat or other food. Otherwise you hold the fork in your right hand. That is assuming you are right handed. Place a napkin on your lap before you start to eat. Just don't eat like it is your last meal and PLEASE no belching at the table.

2006-07-02 03:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by Mrsdonmar 3 · 0 0

Since everything else has been covered I'd like to add that once you're finished, to indicate this, you should close your knife & fork. Which means placing them together side by side on your plate and not spread apart on either side of the plate.

2006-07-08 17:13:01 · answer #7 · answered by somebrowning 4 · 0 0

knife in right hand fork in left hand spoon in right hand

2006-07-02 03:15:47 · answer #8 · answered by heba h 1 · 0 0

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2016-11-01 02:16:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Being born above or below the Mason Dixon line has a huge answer to this question.

2006-07-02 03:36:32 · answer #10 · answered by sankocues 1 · 0 0

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