Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
I am absolutely, not-positive I agree or disagree with the last statement I made or didn't make.
And I'm a witness!
I am absolutely, not-positive I agree or disagree with the last statement I made or didn't make.
I agree with what so many of you have said, but since we are all cooks here, how about grocery store manners?
It seems that the minute some people enter a grocery store, they check their manners at the door! They don't seem to be aware of the people around them, from leaving their carts in the middle of the isle, to talking on their cell phones!! Not to mention blocking the isles with their entire family in tow. Yes, I know there are people who must take their little kids with them, but for Pete sake, teach them the manners to stay out of the way of others. Then there's the check out lines. Fifteen items or less, doesn't mean 15 items to many people. Why can't people place a spacer at the end of their items for the next shopper? The free samples at Costco also get my goat. You'd think those people hadn't eaten in days! I enjoy the free food samples too, but I'm one of the few who thank the demonstrator, and move on leaving room for others. Geeze, why do people stand right there to eat their free food??
I'm headed out to Costco...wanna go with? I'm not averse to giving unattended children espresso and a free kitten.
The time and place for good manners or etiquette is not a manner of situational ethics, a malignancy that pervades today's thinking! It's a behavioral choice... and those who believe that good manners can be applied haphazardly usually don't have more than limited manners anyway.
Hold your utensils like flags and turn them upside down to cut your food. Do not use a fist to hold your cutlery.
USE A NAPKIN.
No texting at the table. No iPods at the table. Dinner is for conversation.
When not at the dinner table, I'm rather fond of having doors opened for me by my husband. He does it for me with every door, car and otherwise. I like having heavy packages carried by him too. I'm totally OK with doing it myself, but its still nice.
Speaking of cutlery, I have seen people eat with the fork upside down, it looks wrong to me, what do the etiquette police say?
@ Pac.The little not shinola waited until I was right upon them and then sauntered in front of my cart and stood their staring blankly at the items on the other side of the aisle. Only my years of experience in evasive shopping cart technique prevented me from having to announce a cleanup in aisle 6.
It's normal to hold it in that fashion to hold a steak while cutting but taking it to your mouth with the fork in that position just looks odd. Maybe not. I know a few people who do that.
Holding the fork in your left hand for cutting then switching it to the right hand to get it to your mouth is an American (and maybe Canadian) habit. From what I know, Europeans use the left hand only for the fork.
But do they eat from the fork upside down? That is the issue I am referring to.
It's normal to hold it in that fashion to hold a steak while cutting but taking it to your mouth with the fork in that position just looks odd. Maybe not. I know a few people who do that.
You don't need the whole family to shop!
Craig