He does sound a tad up his own arse but he also has some points that I agree with. Keeping in mind that we are talking of eating in a civilised environment and not out in the field.
it bugs the living sh!t out of me the way some people handle a knife and fork. Many people, judging by the way they hold these utensils must feel that they are in the process of digging a ditch or perhaps in a fight to the death with a Grizzly.
Whenever I am out at a restaurant and see the way some people use their "diggin' tools" I feel like going over to their table, slapping them in the side of the head, just to get their attention, then pointing out the correct way to hold a knife and fork which strangely enough is also the manner that requires the least amount of effort on the part of the holder.
I realise of course that I am not allowed to carry out this act of educating the ignorant so I simply sit there and cringe or ask my wife if she will exchange seats with me so that I don't have to look at the buggers.
NO, I don't come from an upper crust family background, my dad was a bricklayer born and raised in Geordieland, my mum, also a Geordie lass, on the other hand was in service to, and at one time a governess of the children of, some of the landed gentry in her younger days and was adamant that we learned how to eat properly as she said you never know when and by whom you will be invited to dinner and you wouldn't want to make an exhibition of yourself.
"Manners maketh man" was also one of her favourite sayings and I believe she was right. At the same time however, I reserve the right to state my feelings regardless of whom it may upset if I feel the other person is being an arse.
I also reserve the right to speak and behave like a proper c*nt on sites like this :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: otherwise there's no fun.:wink:
