Right handed; but use left hand.

[fallacy]

I have always brushed my teeth with my left hand. Someone pointed it out to me and I never really thought about it before.

Anyone else have any activity that you use your left hand when you should be using your right.

If you are left handed you don’t count, because I don’t know what that’s about.

[Gray_Area]

I have moused with my left hand for about two years, now.

[Nephasth]

I'm right handed, when I use my left hand I call it "the stranger."

[lilshawn]

right handed...

But i wear my watch (when i wear a watch) on my right hand.

Apparently people wear wristwatches on the opposite hand to prevent damage.

and yes i'm not currently wearing my watch because it's broken.

[Thenasty]

I'm right handed but I drink my coffe with my left 

[fallacy]

I'm right handed but I drink my coffe with my left  Grin

So you can flip the newspaper with your right?

[danny_galaga]

I have moused with my left hand for about two years, now.

Ditto, and not to keep my right hand free for other things 

I'm also goofy footed and south paw.

[Nuckelsboy]

Be careful guys, its proved that righthanded people live longer..so dont go in the lefthanded people van

[Drnick]

I am predominantly Right Handed, but I wear my watch on the right wrist.  I have broken many watches doing this, but it doesn't feel right on my left hand.  As for things I do left handed instead of right.  I smoke with my left hand, I hold coffee with my left hand, I usually text with my left hand too. Oh and I have been told I hold my knife and fork the wrong way round.  But I blame my parents for all of this as they are both left handed/ambidextrous.

[brad808]

I've had a few people point out to me when I do certain things wrong handed. I shuffle cards opposite of most right handed people and often eat with my fork/spoon in my left hand.

Sent from my Desire HD

[Mikezilla]

I'm right handed, when I use my left hand I call it "the stranger."

Beat me to it! 

Im a drummer, and when I first started out as a kid, my drum teacher told me to do stuff with my left hand that I normally do with my right, just to get acclimiated to the drums. Now I brush my teeth with my left, cook food, all sorts of things with my left. Still write with my right, throw and wear my watch on my left hand though.

[Green Giant]

I am right handed but often catch baseballs with my left hand.

[brad808]

I am right handed but often catch baseballs with my left hand.

Pretty sure I fell for that one. He who laughs last...

[05SRT4]

Im right handed but I slap my wife with my left hand when she acts up... lol just playing, seriously I don't hit my wife, she would kick my but if I tried. Its like a instant combo breaker to X-Ray on me (MK9 ref)

[Gray_Area]

Im right handed but I slap my wife with my left hand when she acts up... lol just playing, seriously I don't hit my wife, she would kick my but if I tried. Its like a instant combo breaker to X-Ray on me (MK9 ref)

Folks play both ways......

I am right handed but often catch baseballs with my left hand.

Pretty sure I fell for that one. He who laughs last...

I didn't get it.


I had an injury in my right shoulder and found left mousing worked better. Now it seems to work better for things in general.

With utensils, I got tired of switching hands between cutting and forking, so I learned how to fork and spoon with my left.

[brad808]

I am right handed but often catch baseballs with my left hand.

Pretty sure I fell for that one. He who laughs last...

I didn't get it.

Almost all right handed people will put their glove on their left hand, catch the baseball with their left hand so they can throw the baseball with their right hand.

[TheChairmanH2K]

im right handed in everything except hockey.  i can not bat, catch, throw, write or most anything else without appearing mentally challenged with my left hand.

[Green Giant]

im right handed in everything except hockey.  i can not bat, catch, throw, write or most anything else without appearing mentally challenged with my left hand.

So you can't play baseball or do you catch the ball with your right hand, take off your glove, and then throw it?

[lilshawn]

if I throw a baseball with my left hand I look like a total gimp.

it's like i cant figure out how to bend my damn arm to do this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---!

[TheChairmanH2K]

Green Giant, yeah i can catch a baseball ok with a mitt on but its like LilShawn says above me, most of the time its like my left arm doesnt know how to bend the right way.  guess i can chalk it up to never training myself to be more ambidextrous, my left arm just doesnt have the muscle memory to do certain actions properly 

[Malenko]

I'm right handed, when I use my left hand I call it "the stranger."

you're supposed to sit on your hand till its numb for that.



I use chop sticks lefty flip, I can also throw darts with both hands. Not sure if it counts but I can drive a right hand drive 5 speed with no issues either (shifting with my left hand)

[knave]

Not sure if it counts but I can drive a right hand drive 5 speed with no issues either (shifting with my left hand)

I found that this wasn't a problem either...it was wierd for perhaps the first minute and then I didn't notice a difference.
Judging the distence to the left side of the car however took me a bit more time.

[Malenko]

I found that this wasn't a problem either...it was wierd for perhaps the first minute and then I didn't notice a difference.
Judging the distence to the left side of the car however took me a bit more time.

Wasnt my car, I didnt care

[wp34]

Green Giant, yeah i can catch a baseball ok with a mitt on but its like LilShawn says above me, most of the time its like my left arm doesnt know how to bend the right way.  guess i can chalk it up to never training myself to be more ambidextrous, my left arm just doesnt have the muscle memory to do certain actions properly 

I write left-handed but do many things with either.  When I was a kid they tried to make me play baseball left-handed and it was frustrating.  While I can catch with both hands I really can't throw with my left at all.  I remember catching with a left-handed glove and then taking it off to throw.   

I cut a finger on my left-hand recently and found that I cannot brush my teeth with my right-hand comfortably.  Drove me bananas.

[Nephasth]

I'm right handed, when I use my left hand I call it "the stranger."

you're supposed to sit on your hand till its numb for that.

My penis can't tell the difference if my hand is numb or not...

[Nephasth]

I suppose if you wipe your ass without toilet paper first...

[Le Chuck]

Is it anal if you turn your hand around backwards?

Only if you wash it compulsively and make sure the nails are each trimmed perfectly and your cuticles are.... oh wait... I get it

[Green Giant]

Green Giant, yeah i can catch a baseball ok with a mitt on but its like LilShawn says above me, most of the time its like my left arm doesnt know how to bend the right way.  guess i can chalk it up to never training myself to be more ambidextrous, my left arm just doesnt have the muscle memory to do certain actions properly 

I write left-handed but do many things with either.  When I was a kid they tried to make me play baseball left-handed and it was frustrating.  While I can catch with both hands I really can't throw with my left at all.  I remember catching with a left-handed glove and then taking it off to throw.   

I cut a finger on my left-hand recently and found that I cannot brush my teeth with my right-hand comfortably.  Drove me bananas.

Wow you are some kind of freak over there. 

[danny_galaga]

I'm right handed, when I use my left hand I call it "the stranger."

you're supposed to sit on your hand till its numb for that.



I use chop sticks lefty flip, I can also throw darts with both hands. Not sure if it counts but I can drive a right hand drive 5 speed with no issues either (shifting with my left hand)

Doesn't count, all of us in the civilised world drive right hand drive 

On the flipside, I have changed gears in a left hand drive in Canada no probs...

[danny_galaga]

I may have mentioned this before, but I worked with a woman who was truly ambidextrous. I said 'sure, everyone says that but all they mean is they can kick a football with both feet'. She then proceeded to demonstrate. She wrote with her left hand. Then just as neatly, with her right. Then she wrote with both hands at the same time in the same direction. Then with both hands, from the middle outwards, her left hand writing in mirror image! Now THAT is true ambexterity 

She can also write upside down, and doodle with one hand while writing notes with the other...

[fallacy]

I may have mentioned this before, but I worked with a woman who was truly ambidextrous. I said 'sure, everyone says that but all they mean is they can kick a football with both feet'. She then proceeded to demonstrate. She wrote with her left hand. Then just as neatly, with her right. Then she wrote with both hands at the same time in the same direction. Then with both hands, from the middle outwards, her left hand writing in mirror image! Now THAT is true ambexterity 

She can also write upside down, and doodle with one hand while writing notes with the other...

I remember watching a video on that in psychology class. The guy could write like that because his brain was split in half and both sides were working independently – one for each arm.

[Gray_Area]

I'm right handed, when I use my left hand I call it "the stranger."

you're supposed to sit on your hand till its numb for that.

Man, your all's experience....or maybe exploitation.....here is scary.

I am right handed but often catch baseballs with my left hand.

Pretty sure I fell for that one. He who laughs last...

I didn't get it.

Almost all right handed people will put their glove on their left hand, catch the baseball with their left hand so they can throw the baseball with their right hand.

Right....I just thought it was supposed to be funny.....

I may have mentioned this before, but I worked with a woman who was truly ambidextrous. I said 'sure, everyone says that but all they mean is they can kick a football with both feet'. She then proceeded to demonstrate. She wrote with her left hand. Then just as neatly, with her right. Then she wrote with both hands at the same time in the same direction. Then with both hands, from the middle outwards, her left hand writing in mirror image! Now THAT is true ambexterity 

She can also write upside down, and doodle with one hand while writing notes with the other...

I remember watching a video on that in psychology class. The guy could write like that because his brain was split in half and both sides were working independently – one for each arm.

Sounds borderline Siamese to me.


Are UK and Euro cars completely flipped, or just the shifter? I'd probably be okay left shifting, but throttling with my left and clutching with my right might be scary.

[Howard_Casto]

Actually the American setup is the proper setup.  You are literally on the "right" side of the road all the time.   

Seriously though, Henry Ford's mass production techniques lead to cars getting into the hands of the masses, which lead to some of the earliest traffic laws.  We can't help it that the rest of the world does everything we tell them to do backwards. 

[danny_galaga]

I'm right handed, when I use my left hand I call it "the stranger."

you're supposed to sit on your hand till its numb for that.

Man, your all's experience....or maybe exploitation.....here is scary.

I am right handed but often catch baseballs with my left hand.

Pretty sure I fell for that one. He who laughs last...

I didn't get it.

Almost all right handed people will put their glove on their left hand, catch the baseball with their left hand so they can throw the baseball with their right hand.

Right....I just thought it was supposed to be funny.....

I may have mentioned this before, but I worked with a woman who was truly ambidextrous. I said 'sure, everyone says that but all they mean is they can kick a football with both feet'. She then proceeded to demonstrate. She wrote with her left hand. Then just as neatly, with her right. Then she wrote with both hands at the same time in the same direction. Then with both hands, from the middle outwards, her left hand writing in mirror image! Now THAT is true ambexterity 

She can also write upside down, and doodle with one hand while writing notes with the other...

I remember watching a video on that in psychology class. The guy could write like that because his brain was split in half and both sides were working independently – one for each arm.

Sounds borderline Siamese to me.


Are UK and Euro cars completely flipped, or just the shifter? I'd probably be okay left shifting, but throttling with my left and clutching with my right might be scary.

US cars just have the drivers seat on the wrong side. All controls are the same as far as possible (other than obviously a central gear shift). It would be insane to change throttle and clutch around. I've seen pictures of some cars in the US that had the drivers seat on the right. One might have been a Stutz. No one had a clear idea until the 20's which side it should be.

[Gray_Area]

If the road's divided, there is no other side till you have to cross it. Pulling up to a building is the same as driving downtown. Traffic lights are the same.

[Green Giant]

Sounds borderline Siamese to me.


Are UK and Euro cars completely flipped, or just the shifter? I'd probably be okay left shifting, but throttling with my left and clutching with my right might be scary.

He brings up a good question.

Over there in the UK and the screwy Euro countries, what foot do you use to accelerate/brake with and what foot shifts?

I don't even understand all of you crazy foreigners.  Some countries in Europe have the wheel on the correct side of the car, the left side.  Italy is one I know from experience does it the right way, the American way.



Ok, I learned a little more about our screwed up British cousins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_side
Turns out that driving on the left-side of the road is a dieing breed created by the British Empire and Japanese Empire.  Since both empires fell many countries under them switched from left to right.  Sadly almost noone went right to left.

Silly brits.

[Le Chuck]

I had a right hand drive honda del sol manufactured for the Brit market.  The tree was set up with 1st being in the upper left position (same as in the US spec) and the turn indicators and wipers were flipped, turn indicators on the right hand side of the column and wipes on the left towards the center of the vehicle... or mirror of what US spec is.  Clutch Brake Gas were in that order left to right.  I loved that car but threw a rod on the autobahn outside of Munich.  Most of Europe drives on the left, US, French, Swede, and Deutcher cars have the same interior layout with the exception I've found to be where they hide Reverse on the tree.   

[Dartful Dodger]

Left handed, right eyed, cheap and Irish immigrant parents.

Anything that requires sight over strength I use my right hand. (Shooting, archery...)

Right handed guitars are cheaper, so that's how I play.

My parents knew nothing about baseball, but it's an American sport so they signed me up for little league and bought me the first glove they saw. It ended up being a glove for right handed people. I didn't know any better so I just used it. Needless to say I sucked at baseball. On top of that I developed right handed throwing habits so now when I throw the ball with my left hand I end up stepping out with the wrong foot. (like a girl)

[Le Chuck]

Most of Europe drives on the left, US, French, Swede, and Deutcher cars have the same interior layout with the exception I've found to be where they hide Reverse on the tree.   

Yeah, it's not a lot of fun driving someone's 928 when they're screaming "Reverse is where First is supposed to be" every time you come to a stop.

 

Yeah, or when you have to do a combination of tricks which may or may not include, pressing down on the stick, depressing a hidden button on the side of the stick, depressing a foot switch under the brake, and/or rolling down the window while turning on a blinker to get the damn things to actually go into reverse.  Then when some smug ---uvula--- comes and rescues you he's all like, "Hey retard, all you had to do was these three random things at once"  Damn peugots.

[Gray_Area]

I'd probably let you drive my 928....because I probably wouldn't own one. A Ferarri, now...and I wouldn't let almost anyone drive it.

[lilshawn]

Reverse should always be straight down from 5th or to the left of 1st. PERIOD. no stupid buttons, lockouts, levers or sequences(roll down the window 2 inches, press the brake, flip over floor mats, turn the steering wheel 2 and 1/64th turns, press clutch to floor, head rest to full up position, put 4ways on, pray to Allah...)

if you dump your tranny into reverse trying to drive, you shouldn't be driving a stick.

[lilshawn]

Has there been a mainstream car in 40 years that will let you shift into Reverse while moving forward?

my sister-in-law has a nasty habit of forgetting she shifted to 5th already and goes down for another gear...derrrrp.  

dunno what year (2000's anyways) but it's a ford focus or something.

she is also dumb as a sack of rusty doorknobs.

[danny_galaga]

Sounds borderline Siamese to me.


Are UK and Euro cars completely flipped, or just the shifter? I'd probably be okay left shifting, but throttling with my left and clutching with my right might be scary.

He brings up a good question.

Over there in the UK and the screwy Euro countries, what foot do you use to accelerate/brake with and what foot shifts?

I don't even understand all of you crazy foreigners.  Some countries in Europe have the wheel on the correct side of the car, the left side.  Italy is one I know from experience does it the right way, the American way.



Ok, I learned a little more about our screwed up British cousins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_side
Turns out that driving on the left-side of the road is a dieing breed created by the British Empire and Japanese Empire.  Since both empires fell many countries under them switched from left to right.  Sadly almost noone went right to left.

Silly brits.

US cars just have the drivers seat on the wrong side. All controls are the same as far as possible (other than obviously a central gear shift). It would be insane to change throttle and clutch around. I've seen pictures of some cars in the US that had the drivers seat on the right. One might have been a Stutz. No one had a clear idea until the 20's which side it should be.

two posts before yours  

I can't tell if you're being serious or not. ALL of Europe drives on the right side of the road, except for the UK and Ireland. Not sure if you've ever left home or not? You mention Italy, have you been there? Not trying to flame, just understand.

Oh, and PBJ, I'm pretty sure no MANUAL car has ever been able to be accidentally put in reverse while moving forward, purely because it would be dumb to have synchromesh on the reverse gear, for that very reason. You could probably do it by double-clutching. Otherwise, all that happens is you hear the gears clash (grind is the wrong term really, because nothing much is happening, just sounds alarming).

[Le Chuck]

^Good point, I should clarify an earlier statement that is confusing.  I said most of Europe drives on the left as in the driver seat is on the left side of the vehicle, when driving one is on the Right side of the road.  Don't you have to make a switch from Right to Left side of the road driving in some of the baltic countries?  I remember seeing pics of a boarder crossing where the roads have to do that over under thing to flip you onto the other side of the road thing. 

[danny_galaga]

Don't you have to make a switch from Right to Left side of the road driving in some of the baltic countries?  I remember seeing pics of a boarder crossing where the roads have to do that over under thing to flip you onto the other side of the road thing. 

I'm pretty sure ALL of mainland Europe drives on the right hand side of the road. There's a big mix in Africa though, maybe it was there?

[lilshawn]

^Good point, I should clarify an earlier statement that is confusing.  I said most of Europe drives on the left as in the driver seat is on the left side of the vehicle, when driving one is on the Right side of the road.  Don't you have to make a switch from Right to Left side of the road driving in some of the baltic countries?  I remember seeing pics of a boarder crossing where the roads have to do that over under thing to flip you onto the other side of the road thing. 

THIS:

[Nephasth]

And this:



But this is Hong Kong to China...

[lilshawn]

i would have thought something in china would be overly complicated.

you know electronic lifts or robot arms that pick up your car and move it to the other side of the road.

[Le Chuck]

That's the one.  Hong Kong to China... don't know why I was thinking Europe.  Mah bad. 

I heard the japanese were developing a Mecha Godzirra to carry communters across the sea of Japan. 

[HaRuMaN]

I'm right-handed, bowl with my right hand, but have my balled drilled for a lefty, and have a lefty hook.  If you know anything about bowling, I'm talking about backup release.

[Le Chuck]

I'm right-handed, bowl with my right hand, but have my balled drilled for a lefty, and have a lefty hook.  If you know anything about bowling, I'm talking about backup release.

So you hit the pocket Brooklyn everytime?  My old teammate was a lefty with a right drilled ball.

[Gray_Area]

Who the hell is driving a stick these days? While I learned on one, and have owned one, I mostly have driven automatics, and would only drive a stick if I absolutely had to.

[Le Chuck]

Who the hell is driving a stick these days? While I learned on one, and have owned one, I mostly have driven automatics, and would only drive a stick if I absolutely had to.

Superior feul economy, enjoyment of being in control of the vehicle in a way that you aren't with an automatic, off road enthusiast, the list goes on and on. 

[HaRuMaN]

Who the hell is driving a stick these days? While I learned on one, and have owned one, I mostly have driven automatics, and would only drive a stick if I absolutely had to.

Superior feul economy, enjoyment of being in control of the vehicle in a way that you aren't with an automatic, off road enthusiast, the list goes on and on. 

I got tired of my manual because of rush hour traffic.  Got an automatic, has paddle shifters if I really get the urge.

[knave]

Heh. I had a manual Jeep all picked out and just before I pulled the trigger test drove an automatic...I was sold. Everytime I'm in traffic I think about all the fun (not!) I'm missing. Their are pros and cons to each but unless I bought a sports/sporty car I will go automatic from now on. My prievious car was a 5-speed turbo and I liked that too...just not in traffic.

[Vigo]

I miss my old 78 mustang cobra. The thing made me fall in love with manuals.



^ Not mine, but same model/year/paintjob.

[lilshawn]

I got tired of my manual because of rush hour traffic.  Got an automatic, has paddle shifters if I really get the urge.

^^^THIS^^^

I spend at least 2 hours out of my own day in traffic...that's not even counting work travel. 

plus I can stomp on the gas and trounce any granny shifting loser in a civic anyways.

[danny_galaga]

Who the hell is driving a stick these days? While I learned on one, and have owned one, I mostly have driven automatics, and would only drive a stick if I absolutely had to.

me (",)

[Gray_Area]

Who the hell is driving a stick these days? While I learned on one, and have owned one, I mostly have driven automatics, and would only drive a stick if I absolutely had to.

Superior feul economy, enjoyment of being in control of the vehicle in a way that you aren't with an automatic, off road enthusiast, the list goes on and on. 

I prefer to practice other kinds of economy = I can have any toys my wallet authorizes.

Off-road and High performances are specialist circs. I'm talking about the driving most people do every day

The 'control' issue, while I'm sure has been around ages, is finally being marketed: I drove a '12 Camry the other day that had 'reactive' breaking when you let off the throttle. Not that I need this...

[ChadTower]

I can throw with both arms but throw better right handed just because I grew up playing baseball and was given a right handed glove.  I was going to switch that, but decided I wanted to play catcher around 9, and left handed throwing catchers don't happen.

Any sport I play I can play either way but have different strengths to either side.  I hit a baseball either way, with more power leftie, but more accuracy rightie.  When I did play golf I had left handed woods and right handed irons.  Hockey, either way, better shot leftie, better stickhandling rightie.  I can write with both hands, more legibly rightie, but more comfortably leftie.

My older son is the same way.  My younger son is pure rightie.

[Mysterioii]

If I'm eating with just a fork or spoon I hold it in my right hand, but if I'm eating with a knife and fork I'll switch the fork to my left hand and use the knife with my right.  Apparently other people don't tend to do that?  My family always said it was odd.  I know why I do it though, I just like having more control with the hand I'm cutting with...

[HaRuMaN]

If I'm eating with just a fork or spoon I hold it in my right hand, but if I'm eating with a knife and fork I'll switch the fork to my left hand and use the knife with my right.  Apparently other people don't tend to do that?  My family always said it was odd.  I know why I do it though, I just like having more control with the hand I'm cutting with...

Nope, that's what I do, knife goes in the right hand.

[lilshawn]

If I'm eating with just a fork or spoon I hold it in my right hand, but if I'm eating with a knife and fork I'll switch the fork to my left hand and use the knife with my right.  Apparently other people don't tend to do that?  My family always said it was odd.  I know why I do it though, I just like having more control with the hand I'm cutting with...

Nope, that's what I do, knife goes in the right hand.

2nd'ed

[knave]

When dining with proper manners the knife is used in the right hand and the fork in the left...Americans somewhere along the way fell away from that. So you get a variety of habits. I got used to it when I was traveling so now if I use a knife only in the right hand...but if im just using a spoon or a fork I will often use my right hand only.

[lilshawn]

I hold my knife in my right just in case I need to teach someone a lesson. 

[Green Giant]

If I'm eating with just a fork or spoon I hold it in my right hand, but if I'm eating with a knife and fork I'll switch the fork to my left hand and use the knife with my right.  Apparently other people don't tend to do that?  My family always said it was odd.  I know why I do it though, I just like having more control with the hand I'm cutting with...

Nope, that's what I do, knife goes in the right hand.

2nd'ed

That is the proper Emily Post way to eat.

If you are right-handed, you use the knife in your right hand to cut the food.  Then you switch the fork to the right hand to pick it up and eat it.  It requires lots of switching, but that is the truly proper way to eat.

[HaRuMaN]

If I'm eating with just a fork or spoon I hold it in my right hand, but if I'm eating with a knife and fork I'll switch the fork to my left hand and use the knife with my right.  Apparently other people don't tend to do that?  My family always said it was odd.  I know why I do it though, I just like having more control with the hand I'm cutting with...

Nope, that's what I do, knife goes in the right hand.

2nd'ed

That is the proper Emily Post way to eat.

If you are right-handed, you use the knife in your right hand to cut the food.  Then you switch the fork to the right hand to pick it up and eat it.  It requires lots of switching, but that is the truly proper way to eat.

Don't know about the "properness" of that method, but it's the only way that feels comfortable to me.  I don't have the same level of control with my left hand as I do with my right.

God knows I was never taught how to eat "proper"...   

[Vigo]

Proper western dining form for most the world is fork always in left. I don't know if Emily Post ever did instruct on switching fork hands or not, but I was under the impression that Emily Post often is cited as the excuse for most our wonky American habits in dining. In most settings I will incorrectly use the fork in my right hand if I don't need a knife, but I wouldn't try that at a business lunch.

[Nephasth]

Well... How do you hold a fork then?

A:


or

B:


I go with B when just using a fork (in my right hand), and A when using a fork (in left hand) with a knife.

[Vigo]

A: For Steak
B: For Mac and Cheese

I have no clue if that is correct. My lame college dining etiquette lessons only went so far. (I have a hospitality and tourism degree)

[Green Giant]

A: For Steak
B: For Mac and Cheese

I have no clue if that is correct. My lame college dining etiquette lessons only went so far. (I have a hospitality and tourism degree)

Well according to my ex who was obsessed with etiquette, you should use A. only when holding food in place while cutting.

When transporting food from your plate to your mouth you should always use B.

[Nephasth]

Well according to my ex who was obsessed with etiquette, you should use A. only when holding food in place while cutting.

When transporting food from your plate to your mouth you should always use B.

So, should one cut their meat up into bite sized pieces all at once? Or cut one piece at a time?

[Gray_Area]

I hold my knife in my right just in case I need to teach someone a lesson. 

You just need to be Bourne-again.

Well according to my ex who was obsessed with etiquette, you should use A. only when holding food in place while cutting.

When transporting food from your plate to your mouth you should always use B.

So, should one cut their meat up into bite sized pieces all at once? Or cut one piece at a time?

You should do whatever you want. If you want to be a priss, you can do the switcharoo method.

[lilshawn]

Proper steak eating etiquette. - By Li'l Shawn

Step one:

After preparing the steak to perfection, the consumer should analyse the steak to determine the perfect portion to eat first. I recommend the extra tasty grilled portions with just a hint of sauce.

Step Two:

With the proper portion selected, the consumer should place the steak into the 6 o'clock position, with the selected portion facing towards the consumer, thus allowing easy access to the selected portion.

Step Three:

The consumer must grasp the fork and knife firmly, one in each hand (the selection depending on the "handedness" of the consumer)

Step Four:

The consumer will now thrust the fork into the centre of the steak, firmly implanting the tines of the fork to ensure no slippage will occur.

Step Five:

Lift the fork and steak and rotate 180 degrees so that your hand is under the steak the steak is on top of the fork, this will ensure the steak will not fall off.

Step 6:

The forchose portion in front of you, take a huge bite of the chosen portion out of the steak and savour it's meaty goodness.



Optional step seven:

Receive death glares from your wife or significant other.

[Gray_Area]

Proper steak eating etiquette. - By Li'l Shawn

Step one:

After preparing the steak to perfection, the consumer should analyse the steak to determine the perfect portion to eat first. I recommend the extra tasty BBQ'd portions with just a hint of sauce.

BBQ'd ??  You grill a steak. And the only thing you might put on it is au jus. Now prime rib you may put some horse radish on it, too.

[Mysterioii]

Actually it's another Americanized bastardization to refer to the "juice" as "au jus"...  "Au jus" means "with juice" and refers to the manner of serving the meat, not the juice/sauce itself.  (And yes I'm American, but man we screw  like that up...)

[Green Giant]

Actually it's another Americanized bastardization to refer to the "juice" as "au jus"...  "Au jus" means "with juice" and refers to the manner of serving the meat, not the juice/sauce itself.  (And yes I'm American, but man we screw  like that up...)

It isn't as bad as how we give anyone with a foreign accent a spot on a night time news show.

"Oh you are from England.....would you like to become our new commentator on American politics?"

[lilshawn]

Proper steak eating etiquette. - By Li'l Shawn

Step one:

After preparing the steak to perfection, the consumer should analyse the steak to determine the perfect portion to eat first. I recommend the extra tasty BBQ'd portions with just a hint of sauce.

BBQ'd ??  You grill a steak. And the only thing you might put on it is au jus. Now prime rib you may put some horse radish on it, too.

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