@cazzie I usually eat the European way, but we agree many Americans don’t know what they are doing at the table. My husband just cannot believe how many Americans cannot hold their utensils properly. The fist old on the fork and knife just always has him shaking his head. I think I asked a Q about it once. Or, maybe I just talked about it on a Q before. It was a long time ago.
When I use a fork alone I use my right hand. The only time I use a fork alone is eating pasta like penne or farfalle as a meal or something similar when there is nothing to chase around the plate or cut. Sitting on my sofa watching TV I wouldn’t bother with a knife necessarily either, but I might cut the food before I sit in front of the boob tube. LOL.
@GloPro It seems odd to me to not utilize the knife to aid in getting food onto the fork. Some foods it is not at all necessary as I mentioned above, but most foods I eat it is. I’m not talking about the American switching hands or the Europeans not, I am just saying it is stunning to me how many Americans don’t even know how to use a knife. Switching or not doesn’t faze me one way or the other.