Which way round do you hold your cutlery?

[Poyetry In Motion]

Bit of a debate going on in my house tonight. I maintain that, when (generally) eating a meal, it's correct to have your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right. My wife says the opposite. Who's right? Is anyone right?

Of course, if you're from South London, you won't know what cutlery is, so don't feel pressured into answering

 

[Braders]

You're right

 

[Mackenzie]

The correct way.

 

[Boys 9d]

It depends if you are right or left handed! For a right handed person the knife goes in the right hand. Americans usually have the knife in the right hand for cutting but usually then put the fork in the right hand for eating.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

The clue is in the highway signs

Although I'm surprised anyone needs to ask that! It's like asking which wrist your wristwatch should be on...

Which wrist should your wristwatch be on then?

 

[TheJasperCo]

I'm left-handed and have my fork in my left hand.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Some people just leave the knife at the side of the plate and use the fork as a multi-purpose harpoon-come-ladle, lowering their face to a position about a foot above the plate so they can achieve an optimum consumption/elapsed time ratio.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Fork Left, Knife Right (as per all good place settings)

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

Some people just leave the knife at the side of the plate and use the fork as a multi-purpose harpoon-come-ladle, lowering their face to a position about a foot above the plate so they can achieve an optimum consumption/elapsed time ratio.

Ah, do you mean a knork?

 

[willow147]

I'm right handed and have fork in right hand and knife in left.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

And now I know- thanks Mr Cage

 

[Acker79]

I tend to switch throughout the meal.

 

[Seagulls4life]

Left handed so fork in the left hand and knife in the right hand.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Which wrist should your wristwatch be on then?

Haven't worn a watch since the advent of mobile phones, but as a right-hander it was always worn on my left wrist for the simple reason that I was (obviously) more dextrous with my right hand in doing/undoing the strap.

 

[banjo]

I'm right handed and have fork in right hand and knife in left.

 

[Mr deez]

You are entirely correct.

 

[Pat McCrotch]

I'm right handed and have fork in right hand and knife in left.

How VERY uncouth

 

[super-seagulls]

The answer is obviously fork in left and knife in right.
However if you were to ask a yank, in my experience they would say that they use the knife in the right hand with the fork in the left, and then put the fork in the right hand to pick up the food and insert it into the mouth, however they very rarley use any cuttlery anyway!

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I remember being severely told off by my parents for:
Getting the fork and knife the wrong way round.
Turning the fork over and using it in a spoon like fashion. ( Unless swapping it into the right hand and leaving the knife out of it)
Licking the knife
Elbows on the table
Not resting cutlery on side of plate between mouthfulls
Talking with food in my mouth!

 

[pipkin112]

I'm right handed and have fork in right hand and knife in left.

I also eat with a fork in my right hand, most people who eat with a fork in their left hand, will change hands when they put down their knife, which i could never understand.