I don't think this means "Etiquette (please and thank you)", I think this means "Etiquette (look at this rube using his crab fork to grab pasta, what a yokel)"

[–] Mouselemming 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Even cursive writing was not designed to be faster like my teacher said, it was to weed out the yokels from the gentlemen. A Thomas Jefferson-style hand, full of curlicues and serifs and f/s-es (i.e."difcufsion" for discussion) could be read or written by a person whose wealth enabled their education, but not by someone whose literacy was achieved by reading the family Bible and local newspaper.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Damn I never knew that

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Makes more sense. I just use my hands.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Considering every culture has completely different etiquette, I'd argue otherwise. We're talking drinking from bowls vs talking during a meal style stuff. I'll hold my fork with the right hand and knife in left, despite being right handed and no etiquette freak can stop me!

[–] threeganzi 13 points 3 months ago

Yeah, if anyone is bothered by which hand I hold my fork in, I’d say they should see a therapist and work it out on their end.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

Really depends on what part of it. There are things like offering your bus seat to someone who needs it, or waiting for people to exit before you enter. Those indeed make sense.

And then there's what the other commenters pointed out, arbitrary rules about what cutlery to use and in which hand and such.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Yeah makes you wonder the real meaning behind what they’re saying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why the fuck does it matter how I hold my forkor what spoon I eat soup with? Why does it matter where my ellbows are?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Idk why everyone is talking about dining etiquette.