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> It is a very uncomfortable notion for many parents In my experience Americans seem to have a very negative view of knives in general. So I would phrase that
by happymellon 4y ago
> It is a very uncomfortable notion for many parents
In my experience Americans seem to have a very negative view of knives in general. So I would phrase that as "for many American parents"
A lot seem to only eat with a fork, treating it like a spoon and leaving their knife to one side. My MIL has had to learn that my children use knives to eat, and if she doesn't give them one then they will ask.
- jmknoll 4y agoWhat does “treating a fork like a spoon” mean exactly? Additionally, many, if not most, foods don’t require a knife to be eaten at all. I can’t remember the last time I brought a knife to the kitchen table.
- tom_ 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_utensil_etiquette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_utensil_etiquette Even with the European habits, using a fork spoon-style is inevitable to an extent. Some things are too small or soft to skewer.
- BeetleB 4y agoFrom what I've noticed, people in other countries tend to use a spoon for things a lot of Americans use forks for. Eating rice, for example, is always done with a spoon. Same with cakes and similar soft food.
- euroderf 4y agoI (murrcan) use a fork as a knife. Not because of any knifobia (neologism ftw). Because it's handy and it usually works. Drives the (n.european) wifie nuts tho. But heck, why so many implements in the air ? It's eatin' time, not a display of hand-tool virtuosity. Teach the children.