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George Orwell mentioned the practice in a letter in 1936. > The trouble is that the socialist bourgeoisie, most of whom give me the creeps, will not be realist
by jetrink 8y ago
George Orwell mentioned the practice in a letter in 1936.
> The trouble is that the socialist bourgeoisie, most of whom give me the creeps, will not be realistic and admit that there are a lot of working-class habits which they don't like and don't want to adopt. E.g. the typical middle-class socialist not only doesn't eat with his knife but is still slightly horrified by seeing a working man do so.
- rv-de 8y agoI was just wondering how having only a knife helps with eating. The knife will just make the food bite-sized - though, how do you fixate the meal while cutting? Then it struck me - you'll use your other hand for that and also for moving the piece to your mouth. I'd argue this is the actual problem with this BYO-knife-mentality.
- rags2riches 8y agoIf you hold your knife in the right hand you hold the food item in your left. You then cut towards your right thumb, pinching the piece between your thumb and the knife as it comes loose. You can then bring the piece to your mouth with your right hand. As you do this, you turn hand such that the edge of the knife is downwards and the back of the knife is towards your face. The knife is horizontal and the point of the knife is towards your left. That's hard to put in words but it's not hard to do at all.
- rv-de 8y agothat's more or less what I wrote. but in many cultures touching food with your bare hands for the purpose of eating is considered barbaric. that's why I suspect that the problem isn't the knife - it's having to use your fingers.