Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
Form matters to me..... I lived alone for 20 years and even if my dinner was burger and fries from MacDonald...I set a place...plate, napkin, fork and knife...and possible a spoon. I still do that regardless. And meat is cut one bite at a time. Parents cut up bite-sized meat for the children.

When my step-sons lived with us they made great fun of me for insisting on a set table. We called it ..."being civilized!"
Thank you, Sara! I was a bit taken aback at some of the replies here.

I dislike eating with some folks because of their (lack of) table manners.

While it is more efficient to eat as the rest of the world does-in regards to knives and forks- it seems odd to do it here.