Table Manners....

[brunette8706]

I've been known to eat pizza with a fork. If its greasy or a big thin slice, I worry about dripping something on myself. I don't want to walk around with a grease or sauce stain right in the middle of my chest all day.

That goes for pizza with lots of topping also.

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Yes, I see what you are saying. I do too as I stated earlier, will eat pizza with a fork if it is hard to handle to soft etc. But to say it's proper ettitique to eat pizza with only a fork and never your hands, in my opinion is absurd.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Cornflake is just very passionate about the subject. Just as I am passionate about certain issues. But Cornflake certainly was in no way speaking about that tragic incident about that fair. She was talking about food from any fair. Heck some things I eat at the fair, I even had to wonder should I use a fork? But hey those things are plastic. Said my .02 cents......back to bread and butter.

 

[brunette8706]

This thread is bizarre. And it truly amazes me the things people take offense to. Its scary that its just impossible to have a conversation about any issue without taking offense at something. If you ask me,(which, yeah, I know,nobody did), there is a lot of snobbery coming from BOTH sides of the argument...LOL!



Always called that the supermarket manager look! (Oh dear, now I probably insulted supermarket managers, didn't I?)


Oh, I do LMAO! I hate eating greasy , gooey things with my hands. People think Im completely nuts. Ill eat it with my hands if I have to, but if I can, I use a knife and fork. Until I get to the crust part. That I'll eat with my hands

LOL!!! I hear ya! LOL!

Threads like these reinforce my desire to never want to visit the upper East Coast.

Heh heh! Me either!!!!!

 

[whiteout]

Looks like a greasy piece of very thin dough with a bit of sauce and some melted cheese. No wonder you need to fold it. Good pizza has much more on it than that.

That the the grossest looking piece of pizza ever.

I've had Canadian pizza, nuf said. Obviously, you haven't had good NY pizza, it's a shame you're missing out on some great stuff.

Now I'm hungry.

 

[declansdad]

Really, let's all run out and try to find some of that world famous Canadian pizza! New Yorkers, you don't know what you've been missing! Dining on a thin, crispy crust, delicious sauce, just the right amount of mozzarella... I don't know why everyone thinks it's so great, when folks can just head up to Canada for a slice.

Canadian pizza would be peperoni, bacon and mushrooms with the sauce and cheese. It looks much better than that earlier slice and to top it off, it doesn't need to be folded so there are no rules of etiquette or major life-skills learning to worry about.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Interesting that people so caught up in lecturing people on how to properly eat bread and that think it is such an important part of manners are showing no class or manners themselves with their rude and boorish posts on this thread.

The posters explaining the proper way to butter/eat a roll or cut one's meat are providing these descriptions (not lectures) on this thread. The thread about table manners pet peeves. Nobody is lecturing anyone about poor table manners "live".

 

[sunshinehighway]

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Yes, I see what you are saying. I do too as I stated earlier, will eat pizza with a fork if it is hard to handle to soft etc. But to say it's proper ettitique to eat pizza with only a fork and never your hands, in my opinion is absurd.

I don't really care about what's proper in this case. I eat in a way that makes me comfortable.

When I'm out, I usually eat burgers and things like that with a knife and fork. It has nothing to do with putting bitten food on a plate.
Have you ever seen the size of the burgers some places give you? I'm not putting something that big in my mouth, it'd squirt everywhere.

 

[brunette8706]

I don't really care about what's proper in this case. I eat in a way that makes me comfortable.

When I'm out, I usually eat burgers and things like that with a knife and fork. It has nothing to do with putting bitten food on a plate.
Have you ever seen the size of the burgers some places give you? I'm not putting something that big in my mouth, it'd squirt everywhere.

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LOL! I totally AGREE!! Sometimes sandwiches are so big you have to cut them in half. I can NOT possibly even put that in my mouth! lol! Then sometimes it just starts to get sloppy and and everything starts sliding around and, well ....no, I'll eat it with my fork!! lol

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

I think the important point is that etiquette changes for different settings and regions. What is a normal thing to do at home may not be the accepted practice at a fine dining restaurant, or even in a different region or country. I've lived in several different regions, and it is very easy to look 'bad-mannered' if you are not aware of local customs. I am well-aware that I don't always know the 'proper' way to do something in every situation, and am always grateful to learn something that will help me avoid making a faux-pas.

For example, NEVER eat with your left hand in Indonesia (people will try not to gag if they see you do it - the left hand is used for wiping your bum, not for eating). In Chile, sandwiches are definitely eaten with a fork and knife (even in a food court) and wine must always be poured with the right hand. Slurping and belching are considered compliments to the chef in China and should never be frowned upon (openly at least ).

Learning 'proper' etiquette for different settings can only benefit you in life. I would rather be over-prepared and not need to use a life skill than be underprepared and out of my depth in a social setting.

My pet peeves? Talking on a cell phone at the table, and slurping drinks (it puts my nerves on edge).

 

[luvmy3]

You may disagree and by all means make up your own rules of ettiquette, but it is considered inappropriate to put half bitten food back on the plate. Sure you may say you take dainty bites, but it still doesn't make it right.

So how do you eat a taco?


I don't have any pet peeves, I only have rules for my family. I don't care how anyone else chooses to eat.

 

[Allison]

The posters explaining the proper way to butter/eat a roll or cut one's meat are providing these descriptions (not lectures) on this thread. The thread about table manners pet peeves. Nobody is lecturing anyone about poor table manners "live".

Believe that if you want. Everyone gets to have an opinion. I disagree with yours.

 

[PeterPan09]

As other people seemed to grasp, it was an upmarket/downmarket joke, but hey, satire is an art lost on some.

I'm from NJ-I completely understood what you were doing.

This thread is just amazing, and it reminds me about how important it is to many people that they are RIGHT. It doesn't matter how they treat others, it only matters that they assert their "right-ness" and how that "right-ness" makes their lives meaningful.

How would the world be different if we all simply let go of our obsessive need to be RIGHT about everything? We could just have opinions. We could disagree without being disagreeable. We wouldn't have to work so hard to prove ourselves. We could live and let live.

Now before everyone jumps in and accuses me of supporting anarchy-there are societal rules that protect the safety and well-being of others that even the most disagreeable of us can agree on. How you butter bread, how you eat pizza, and what fork you eat with are NOT those kind of rules, and elevating them to that level of importance creates arguments where none need to exist.

 

[luvmy3]

Now before everyone jumps in and accuses me of supporting anarchy-there are societal rules that protect the safety and well-being of others that even the most disagreeable of us can agree on. How you butter bread, how you eat pizza, and what fork you eat with are NOT those kind of rules, and elevating them to that level of importance creates arguments where none need to exist.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Threads like these reinforce my desire to never want to visit the upper East Coast.

Because...? You think only residents of the upper east coast know proper dining etiquette and discuss it online?

Interesting.

 

[usnuzuloose]

My DH wanted me to ask, how do you eat crackers if you put some type of spread on it?

 

[kaytieeldr]

Believe that if you want. Everyone gets to have an opinion. I disagree with yours.

I haven't seen a single person in the "butter a bite/cut a bite" camp indicate they would EVER criticize an individual unaware of or violating either rule - either to the individual's face or behind their back.

Posters not aware of dining etiquette, on the other hand, appear quick to jump down the throats of the above group. Those are less like opinions and more like attacks. This thread is about table manners, right? It seems disingenuous to attack people because someone doesn't agree or isn't familiar with violations of good manners that offend someone else.

 

[Allison]

I haven't seen a single person in the "butter a bite/cut a bite" camp indicate they would EVER criticize an individual unaware of or violating either rule - either to the individual's face or behind .

But they have no problem doing it on this thread. Which if you read the post you originally quoted you will see that is what I specifically posted about.

 

[mjkacmom]

But they have no problem doing it on this thread.

Absolutely! A message board has a different level of honesty than IRL. The only ones I would teach the right way to eat are my children (and DH - poor guy didn't know the bread rule, and he cut up his meat in pieces before eating). Heck, if I was making a mistake, I'd want to know it, and not embarrass myself, especially in more formal dining situations.

 

[chicagodisneyfan]

Interesting that people so caught up in lecturing people on how to properly eat bread and that think it is such an important part of manners are showing no class or manners themselves with their rude and boorish posts on this thread.

I don't see that at all!

I see those ignorant of etiquette as being the most rude and boorish on this thread. They keep trying to justify their lack of knowledge on manners.

Plus this thread was on pet peeves - NO one schooled in manners/etiquette would EVER confront someone in real life. But it IS noticed. When I was a VP of HR we would routinely take candidates out to lunch to see how they act. If adults can't take a few hours and learn table manners - that is sad.

 

[EPCOTatNight]

My DH wanted me to ask, how do you eat crackers if you put some type of spread on it?

Someone please answer this question. I must know.