>> yeah, I know. BTW, on one of the other things we have US/Euro flame
>> wars on, "switching" when eating. I was sat opposite some Americans
>> the other day and I remembered that flame war, so I looked. They ate
>> exactly the same as me, well they didnt spill as much, or drink as
>> much, and they talked too loud, but you know what I mean. I'm gonna
>> see how Homer Simpson eats and if he doesn't switch, I'm going to
>> refuse to believe it exists. My Texan friend doesn't do it either.
>
> One of these days, Mike, you'll have to visit the US and see for yourself.
> Yes, there are those who don't switch (my US-born husband eats UK-style)
> but visit a small-town diner and watch the patrons - most of them (unless
> they have foreign accents!) _will_ do the 'switching' thing.
Don't you understand that the only people in the US who switch hands while
eating are right-handed? If "most patrons" are switching, it's because they
are right-handed, not because they think it is a superior thing to do!
Pat in TX
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