Thank you Kater for your PM, I thought it might be a mixture of the two , but I was not sure if I was having my leg pulled,(a joke), we have them here too, but they are used for serving spoons, for salads etc.:)
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Thank you Kater for your PM, I thought it might be a mixture of the two , but I was not sure if I was having my leg pulled,(a joke), we have them here too, but they are used for serving spoons, for salads etc.:)
"SPORK SPORK SPORK"!! It's just a rather silly word like "QUARK QUARK QUARK"! i actually bought a "SKQUIRT" once that was like culottes back in the old days :o I'm sooo glad you discovered that there really was a utensil like a "pusher" Sara, that's exactly what mine looked like. DANG, I wish I knew where it was now. Not that I'd ever give it up but ... I also remember hearing "Mable Mable, if you're able, keep your elbows off the table" My Mom used to take a knife to our arms and flick them. Boy, that hurt and only had to be done once!!
My mom didn't use a knife, Laurie, nor did she say the little poem, but she got her point across by thumping us on the elbow! LOL!!! No arms, no elbows on the table, EVER!!!!!!
I knew the poem as "Mable, Mable, strong and able...get your elbows OFF the table...."
I once went to a wedding reception that was "catered" by Kentucky Fried Chicken. It was the first time I saw a spork....and a plastic one at that!
Quote by catlover4ever:
"If he needs to cut meat with a knife he takes hold of the knife and gives it a full fisted grip you would think that the knife was going to sprout legs and run off the table."
Oh gosh, this had me laughing!!
Sara, you were at a wedding reception with KFC? Was it a "tongue in cheek" type thing? Or an accident/emergency? You are so classy, I can't picture you there....
My house was the same, no elbows, no TV on, the phone just rang and rang if someone dared call during the dinner hour, no singing (I don't know why that rule went into effect, I don't remember my siblings and I being big "singers" but we must have been??)
We had to ask to be excused, thank my mother for dinner, put our dish in the sink and push in our chair. That was a big one too, pushing in the chair...don't know where that came from....Actually now that I think about it, are these etiquette rules or were my parents a bit strict at the dinner table....? ;)
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If I had known you guys didn't know what a spork was I'd have brought it up a long time ago. It as small as a regular eating spoon but they do make huge ones for serving. We use them all the time here. You learn something new everyday I guess. I'm still getting over the pea pusher.
I just had to comment on something I read earlier on this thread regarding eating with a fork and knife and being 'civilized'.
People from different parts of the world and different cultures have different eating etiquettes. What's considered 'civilized' for some, may be considered 'uncivilized' for others, and vice versa. People are different, cultures are different, and just because someone doesn't eat in that 'fork and knife style', does not mean they are uncivilized. Chinese people eat with chopsticks. I know I would look completely uncivilized eating with chopsticks, because I don't know how to use them...but they look perfectly civilized when they eat like that. In some cultures, eating food with your left hand is completely unacceptable. Whether you are right-handed or left-handed, the right hand is used for eating, and the left hand used for washing yourself after using the toilet. :o For some nations, this has to be very strange, but for others, it is the 'civilized' thing to do. I don't think any of us have the right to condemn others as uncivilized just because they may eat differently. Different cultures teach different things. In the end, all parents do their best to teach their kids what they feel to be proper table manners. I was taught the proper eating etiquette from early childhood, and a major part of what I was taught was 'NEVER eat with the left hand'. I was also taught 'NO washing with the right hand after using the restroom'. :p In certain cultures, it is considered uncivilized to use the toilet and only wipe yourself using toilet paper. You have to WASH yourself thoroughly using water, and then 'dry' with the toilet paper. My point is...cultures are different, and none of us have the right to say which one is more civilized than the other, just because of what we're used to. Now...of course grabbing a bunch of food in your hand and stuffing it into your mouth would be uncivilized by all means, but what I'm saying is.....if someone is just using a fork, or a spoon, or using both fork and knife, or eating with chopsticks, or eating neatly using the thumb and two adjacent fingers as is the custom in certain cultures, all of these ways are neat if done with the proper etiquette, and it should not be considered uncivilized. There are civilized ways of eating and uncivilized ways of eating, but differences in culture should not be considered uncivilized. Every culture has its own important 'proper' way of eating, and that is what they teach their kids. ;)
I crack up when I go to Indian/Pakistani restaurants and see the typical American enjoying a meal. They're eating in the most proper way they know, but when eating the foods they're eating, the proper knives/forks way doesn't work, and looks completely odd. Naan (a type of bread for those who are not familiar with it) is not meant to be eaten like french bread...Its supposed to be 'dipped' in the curry the person's eating with it...and when its eaten in any other way, it looks funny. That's what I mean...What's civilized for some is completely wrong when you're eating the foods of another culture...though personally, I wouldn't consider it wrong. Its what they were taught and what they're comfortable with. Its just a teenie bit cute and funny to see someone eating naan like french bread, and eating the curry with a spoon like soup. :D:D I love diversity, and love different cultures. Its what makes us all unique and interesting...he he he. :D
Well.....I'm the one who said "civilized".... as a joke with my stepsons. So please...don't let that start anything! :D It wasn't a cultural thing....unless you are talking Old folks (me...) culture and young folk (them) culture....:D :D
I swear, we are never too old to learn something new. Popcornbird, I have NEVER heard of that custom, so you have taught me something tonight! Of course, since I'm a lefty, I'm still going to hold my fork in my left hand, but I'll make sure to wash up extra good after using the restroom! :o
I don't think anyone is taking this thread negatively, just with a bit of humour and maybe amazement, yes different strokes for different folks, it is all good in the end, that food gets to where it is meant to and that is all that matters.:)
He he! I knew what you meant, but I wanted to post about different cultures just so no one else took it in another way. Aren't different cultures so fascinating? We always learn something new. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
Well.....I'm the one who said "civilized".... as a joke with my stepsons. So please...don't let that start anything! :D It wasn't a cultural thing....unless you are talking Old folks (me...) culture and young folk (them) culture....:D :D
Logan, I can't stop laughing after reading your post. He he he!! :o
Elbows on the table! That was a HUGE thing with my dad - he hated it. Don't think he ever actually flicked me with a knife, and I never heard about Mabel, but I do remember hearing "all uncooked joints off the table" every two minutes! :D
Must be a British thing, my father used to say exactly the same thing, but probably with more gusto. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Killearn Kitties
Elbows on the table! That was a HUGE thing with my dad - he hated it. Don't think he ever actually flicked me with a knife, and I never heard about Mabel, but I do remember hearing "all uncooked joints off the table" every two minutes! :D
Off topic but Popcornbird, I love that bread! I can't handle the curry though but I eat it with my Tanduri(sp) chicken. Wish we had an Indian restaurant near me!! Closest one I think is like an hour away.
Funny you mentioned it...My mom just made tandoor chicken for dinner tonight. :D Sooo yummy! I love naan with tandoori chicken.Quote:
Originally posted by dukedogsmom
Off topic but Popcornbird, I love that bread! I can't handle the curry though but I eat it with my Tanduri(sp) chicken. Wish we had an Indian restaurant near me!! Closest one I think is like an hour away.