So when I eat I do it the ‘normal’ way – fork in left, knife in right, but if I only have one implement – such as a fork, I’d have it in my left, whilst a right hander has it in their right (thus actually swapping the fork side). Any other lefties the same?
Yes, me. As far as I remember it’s how I instinctively taught myself, I don’t recall ever being taught a ‘right’ way to do it.
My logic goes: I’m left handed, I eat with my left hand. If I require something supplementary such as a knife or a beverage, I’ll use my otherwise free right hand.
It was years before it really registered on my radar that right-handers eat with their dominant hand if using a spoon or fork on its own but switch to eating “wrong-handed” if they use a knife and fork. I’m sure it must make sense at some level, but it seems to me like a bloody weird thing to do.
What’s the etiquette if you’re right-handed and are using a fork and a spoon for spaghetti?