Etiquette Matters

[Oh_hunnihunni]

A recent conversation raised the subject of table manners, and it has always intrigued me how different we all are on the subject. My Father was strict on the correct way of doing things, I suspect because his looming Victorian Father had the same attitude to matters of etiquette. His insistence on 'the right way' did make a shy child more confident when faced with potentially awkward social experiences and the recent conversation around a child without that benefit was a good illustration. This kid, at age eleven, cannot handle a knife and fork, and is uncomfortable with eating in company outside the family. The question between friends concerned the 'do we teach him or do we leave his parenting alone lest we offend' conundrum...

So to then come across this little piece on Stuff about buttering bread at the table made me smile, and explained a little habit I have, obviously another of my Dad's bits of childhood brainwashing...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-...tte-expert