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When a diner at a restaurant posted about her steakhe probably expected viewers to focus on that. However, most of them seemed to be distracted by one key thing: how he holds his covered.
Whether it’s placing cutlery or holding your pinky up, table manners can be a minefield. And unfortunately, it seems like TikToker Kennedy Leo (@kennedy.leo_) learned that the hard way.
The viral clip, which has garnered 972,600 views, consists of Leo cutting his steak, with his knife in his left hand and his fork in his right. The steak is a deep purplish red in the middle.
The video is set to a viral sound from Wendy Williams, while the on-screen text reads: “Going out to a nice dinner and cutting my steak ‘medium’ lol.”
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What did the commentators say?
In the comments no one seemed interested in the steak. Instead, users couldn’t get over the way Kennedy held his cutlery.
“You’re holding your cutlery like an American,” one wrote.
“At this point I’m so confused, someone help me,” asked a second. “Do Americans really not know how to hold a fork properly, or are they just trolling us all now?”
“There are many problems here and the most important one is how the cutlery is stored,” commented a third. “Good god.”
Referring to the poor quality steak, a fourth joked: “Punishment for holding the fork that way.”
While a fifth criticized: “I also remember the first time I used cutlery.”
“Seriously, why can’t Americans use cutlery? Can someone explain this phenomenon to me?” asked a sixth.
How should you hold your cutlery?
Throughout the history of forksThere have been two main ways to hold cutlery. As established by Flavor and homeThis is the American style or the European style, also known as the continental style.
Furthermore, as the outlet points out, Americans usually start with a knife in their right hand and a fork in their left. However, once they cut out the food, they resort to the old switch. This leaves them with the knife in their left hand and the fork in their right to eat. This is known as the “cut and change” style.
Meanwhile, if you’re dining continental style, there’s no need to change. You start with a knife in your right hand and a fork in your left and leave it there. In the video, it appears as if Leo is adopting the American method of holding cutlery, with the knife in his left hand and the fork in his right.
Still, it seems that their cutlery method is not necessarily incorrect: it is simply different from the more praised continental style.
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