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I believe there is also an etiquette that tells to put a knife down with the cutting side facing inwards towards your plate (ie: not towards your enemy sitting
by aequitas 8y ago
I believe there is also an etiquette that tells to put a knife down with the cutting side facing inwards towards your plate (ie: not towards your enemy sitting next to you). As otherwise it might be seen as a hostile gesture/provocation.
- MandieD 8y agoHuh. Always wondered why we were painstakingly taught to set tables like that in debutante class (yes, that’s really still a thing among upper/upper-middle class Southern high school girls)