General Chat

Never speak with your mouth half full.


It must always be completely filled.

I totally agree that table manners have gone from bad to worse.
nothing to do with being a snob.The thing was that we all sat at the table with watchful eyes over us when young so you were taught well.
It's not the only thing that has gone since discipline went out of the window.

With a Sheeps Eye (As your,e the Honored Guest) It also helps when Burping :-D

As an afterthought, I suppose the person(s) suffering from starvation, and we are assured there are still some in this dire situation, would not worry much about table manners one iota when some food is put in front of them.

fingers came before knives and forks!!

Bob

As a child, all the children in our family quickly learned not to eat from their knives. If it were to happen, my father picked up his bread knife by the end of the blade and flicked us on the knuckles with the handle tip. It was mortifying and a lesson quickly learned.

My mother said that when she first knew him (he is early 80's now), he put his jacket on to sit at table. The demise of family meals is a sad thing, although now the family have moved on I do confess to a meal on a tray in front of the tv.

I was always brought up with good table manners.Never eating off a knife or licking it.But I have to say there is always the temptation to do it lol.Now in my late 50's if I butter a bit of toast I could still lick the knife :-S(not in public though) :-D

we were not allowed to eat off a knife,we would have been told to "leavethe table" we were not allowed to talk or make butties,mum was ery big on table manners. i also did the same with my children,and they in turn followed suit with thier own children,i now have grandchildren age 2 and 15m who both eat with a knife and fork and who could be taken to any restaurant and would show lovely table manners,it costs nothing to teach your children good manners and good table manners.x

I agree, Suzanne, I was taught good table manners. I taught my 3 children good table manners and now my eldest daughter is doing the same with her children. It's so easy to do, but fewer parents seem to find it important these days, sadly.

I wonder if anyone used the Gebel-el-Arak knife in such a way?

maybe our ancesters did! :-D