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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrOZIJni8Q https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrOZIJni8Q This explains the difference. The European method seems the most optimal.

• jerlam 7mo ago
  I thought this would simply be about the knife and the fork switching hands, but holding the fork tines up or down (spearing vs scooping) is new to me. On the other hand, I don't think Americans ever pick up food with their fork and switch the loaded fork to the other hand, especially if the food is scooped, not speared. A lot of food would be dropped in the process. As a non-conformist, I taught myself to use my knife in the non-dominant hand so that the fork is used in the same hand regardless of knife usage.
  • dmonitor 7mo ago
    I typically just forgo the knife and cut food with the side of the fork. Unless it's a particularly thick slab of meat, it works just fine.
    • johnisgood 7mo ago
      Pretty much. I do the same thing with a spoon.
• craftkiller 7mo ago
  This is bonkers. Just cut the food with your non-dominant hand. If you're so weak that you cannot cut the food with your non-dominant hand then you're either a small child, elderly, or you have a medical condition.
  • vhcr 7mo ago
    It's just awkward, I've held the knife with my dominant hand all my life.
  • the_gipsy 7mo ago
    Nonsense. If you can cut with your non dominant hand, then you can also spear and scoop with it.
    • craftkiller 7mo ago
      Spear and scoop requires dexterity, hence the use of the dominant hand. Cutting is an extremely simple task with no special requirements.
      • the_gipsy 7mo ago
        Nonsense
      • okanat 7mo ago
        Do you always get fish served deboned? Cutting it with non-dominant hand sucks, especially more bony ones like trout. For me doing almost anything with my non dominant part sucks, my left hand is 20x less useful.
        • craftkiller 7mo ago
          Fish are gross and smell gross. I don't get them served at all.
          • the_gipsy 7mo ago
            So you probably only "cut" Chicken McNuggets and shit like that. Why use a knife at all? Just cut it with the fork sideways.
      • oharapj 7mo ago
        You obviously haven’t done it both ways and are assuming that spearing requires more dexterity than cutting. Hilarious that you could just try it for yourself and figure out that knife in the dominant hand works well but choose instead to bore everyone with your ignorance and stunning closemindedness
  • avadodin 7mo ago
    You are getting reported but you should be given a medal —or token if you are an AI or otherwise lack the anatomy for it.
• the_gipsy 7mo ago
  To save you a click, the answer is: yes.