Which Hand for Knife and Fork? General Chat

[Birdman]

Which hand do you hold your fork in when you eat?

There seems to be a divide, the older generations were always taught to use the left hand for their fork, right hand for the knife (table manners, for some reason). That seems to have almost died out now and most people go the other way.

Americans used to have a strange way of eating as well where they were constantly switching the fork from one hand to the other, maybe that has gone by the wayside too?

And does it make a difference if you are left or right-handed?

 

[Birdman]

I'm right-handed. For me its fork in the left hand if it's anything that needs to be cut, use the dominant hand for cutting.

If I'm just eating chips or something it's a fork in right-hand

 

[Deleted member 26]

Exactly the same with me, although when I was younger I did used to eat with the knife in my left and fork in my right - it was one of the school dinner ladies who 'corrected' me.

 

[Emma]

Fork in left hand, knife in right for cutting then switch fork to right for the eating.

 

[David76]

Right handed, fork in my right hand. To me, it's odd to watch people use their left hands to hold forks.

 

[Alex]

Fork left hand, knife right hand, and I would move my drink to my left as well.

I'm right-handed.

 

[Janey]

I'm right-handed but have always use the fork in my right hand and knife in my left. It's not something I think about but on the few occasions, I tried to switch it always felt awkward so I changed back.

 

[Micro Dave]

I hold fork in right hand and knife in left.

I'm right handed.