Day 51 - Eating utensils
Tonight I went to a prayer meeting that was a joint meeting between three of the cell groups -- two of which were the ones I attend, so it was quite convenient. Afterwards, we had cake. That's when the wackiness began.I was handed a plate with a piece of cake on it, and nothing else. This lead me to discover that English people eat cake with their hands, frosting and all. I had seen people do it earlier and just assumed it was because there were no forks around. But no, that's the normal way to eat cake here.
That's not so shocking in itself. I wouldn't be too surprised if some Americans ate cake with their hands once in a while. But what's truly baffling about it is the fact that these same people, the same ones who eat cake with their hands, also eat pizza and french fries ("chips") with a knife and fork!!
Can someone explain that one to me?
3 Comments:
no, it makes no sense. i'm quite surprised you've never eaten cake with your hands before! i'm sure you're quickly discovering the English aren't as civilised as they are perceived to be... hehehe. as for pizza and chips, i think ppl only ever eat those with a knife and fork coz they consider it more polite. i bet on their own they'd dig in with their hands. much more messy and much more fun...!!
Let them eat cake.
Obviously, it would be far too messy to eat chips with your hands. I mean, you'd get malt vinegar everywhere! It's best to have them with the fork.
...yeah, I've got no excuses for the pizza.
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