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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- General
- Daily Mail
American woman sparks heated debate about the 'correct' way to eat after revealing how Europeans hold utensils
An American woman has sparked a heated debate about the 'correct' way to eat after she showcased how Europeans hold their utensils. Amy Gordy, from South Carolina, recently shared a video of herself trying to use silverware the 'European way' on TikTok. In the European style of dining, the fork is typically held in the left hand and the knife is held in the right hand for the entire meal. The knife is used for assisting in moving the food onto the fork, and the prongs of the fork usually face down. Americans, on the other hand, usually only use the knife while cutting then put it down and switch the fork to their right hand, with the prongs facing upwards. In the clip, Amy clearly struggled as she attempted to use the method while eating a grain bowl with steak and eggs. 'I don't even know how to do this. What do I do? So I don't put this down, right? I'm keeping this in my hand,' she said, referring to the knife. Her husband then interjected, 'I'm talking to you right now and you're holding both [utensils]? That's insane. I don't get it. In America, that's considered rude.' 'I'm confused as to how I use my knife with my [right] hand,' she continued. 'Do you scoop things on the back of the fork? I am really struggling. I'm really trying you guys.' 'It doesn't make sense, there's no way that's right,' her husband added. Amy's clip got over 2.6 million views and it launched a massive argument about how cutlery should be held during meals. Hoards of Europeans rushed to the comment section, insisting the way they eat is actually 'proper etiquette' and roasting Americans over their style. 'It's not the "European Way," it's THE CORRECT WAY,' one user scathed. 'Scottish here. Absolutely baffled [as to] why you're struggling to use a knife and fork,' added another. 'It's not insane it's the correct etiquette,' insisted someone else. 'It's the correct way. Americans are just one step up from eating with their hands,' joked a different user. 'This is mind blowing. It's like watching something from the Middle Ages,' read a fifth comment. A sixth simply said, 'This is painful.' 'Are you all OK in America?' asked another person. Others defended Amy. One person wrote, 'Guys relax. It's almost like different countries and cultures have different norms and standards of etiquette. 'If you've developed the fine motor skill to do something a certain way for your entire life, doing it a different way will feel unnatural.' 'Geez this comment section is so judgmental. The idea that Americans have a separate culture and therefore do things differently is so upsetting for some of you,' said someone else. 'Etiquette is different everywhere you go!' 'Guys America does suck I agree with you but damn different places do things differently leave us alone,' another user commented. 'It's interesting to me how people think cultural etiquette is right or wrong. Ever country has its own etiquette/practices,' penned a different viewer. It comes after an American woman living in the countryside in Wales lifted a lid on the shocking realities of residing in the UK exclusively with the Daily Mail. Hoards of Europeans rushed to the comment section, insisting the way they eat is actually 'proper etiquette' and roasting Americans over their style Jessica Hanson, 42, originally from Miami, Florida, purchased a house in a small village in Wales called Conwy in 2023 with her husband. She was excited to move to the quaint town, but soon after settling in, she quickly realized that life there was very different from life in America. From sky-high prices and terrible weather to unfriendly neighbors and strict rules, Hanson admitted to the Daily Mail there were a lot of downsides to residing in the UK that took her by surprise. Living in such a small village also meant there weren't a lot of food options, stores and restaurants closed super early, and things like Uber and DoorDash were non-existent there. It was a shocking adjustment for the Florida-native, who admitted it feels a little too 'dystopian' for her liking. She also slammed the immensely high cost of energy and gas - as well as the constant bleak weather. Jessica also claimed that the people are not nearly as outgoing in the UK as they are in the US. She added that there's a slew of bizarre 'rules' and 'expectations' in place that are hard for her to adjust to. 'The nanny state mentality creeps me out. They lowered the speeding limit in my entire county to 20 mph recently. That is bananas to me,' Jessica revealed. 'It feels a little dystopian. CCTV and speed cameras are omnipresent. 50 mph [speed limit] on the freeway. Why? 'In general, British freedom feels, to me, like a polite prison where there are rules for everything, forms for every exception, and you're expected to say thank you for the privilege.'
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Americans roasted by Europeans over ‘primitive' eating habit: ‘Worse than nails down a chalkboard'
It's a fork-and-knife fight. A viral TikTok video showing an American woman attempting the 'European way' of eating has sparked an international food fight — and critics say her table manners are downright barbaric. TikTok user Amy Gordy @amygordy1 posted a now-viral video of herself trying out the so-called 'continental' dining style — the one where you don't play musical chairs with your utensils. Gordy, channeling her inner Emily Post, did her best to keep the fork in her left hand and the knife in her right — unlike the typical American technique of cutting food, dropping the knife, then switching fork hands like it's a culinary square dance. But her continental makeover quickly went off the rails. Viewers couldn't believe their eyes — or her grip. 'This has spun me out, I've never thought about how I use cutlery,' wrote one confused diner. Another viewer declared, after the clip was reposted on X (formerly Twitter): 'Americans are so primitive for world leaders!!! Hold your knife in your right hand! It's your dinner sword. Watching Americans eat is worse than nails down a blackboard.' The video — which racked up more than 2 million views and thousands of comments — didn't just spark etiquette outrage online. It also triggered a domestic dispute because Gordy's husband is heard saying in the background that his wife holding both utensils while he's talking to her is 'rude.' That had TikTok users clutching their pearls — and their cutlery. 'Him saying you're doing it wrong and that it's rude to hold your cutlery when speaking,' one user wrote in disbelief. Another piled on: 'Am I missing something??!? Eating properly is rude in America??' '… Dude sounds like a piece of work. People talk with utensils in their hands all the time, it's never been rude,' tweeted @thisisvertrying, who also reposted Gordy's original video. The clip clocked over 2 million views and thousands of comments — igniting a full-blown Euro vs. American cutlery clash online. sonyachny – Meanwhile, some critics nitpicked Gordy's fork-and-knife form, pointing out that she'd flipped her hands from the standard European setup. 'It's not the 'European Way,' it THE CORRECT WAY,' one commenter fumed. Others were more forgiving, insisting there's no 'correct' way to eat — as long as you're not launching mashed potatoes across the room. Still, for some Europeans, watching Americans carve up dinner like it's an Olympic event remains a horror show. 'I'm confused, so how do Americans use cutlery?' asked one commenter, apparently still recovering from the cultural whiplash. Knife to meet you, indeed. And while Gordy's utensil swap stirred the pot online, Brits like etiquette expert William Hanson would likely argue it's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to dining faux pas. Hanson — dubbed Britain's leading etiquette coach — recently stunned viewers by insisting there's only one proper way to eat a banana: with a knife and fork. 'No, we don't pick it up and peel it like a primate,' he said in a now-viral Instagram tutorial. 'Instead, we use a knife and fork. First, going from one end, cut it off, then cut off the other end, turning your knife on its side. Then score down the skin, peel back and eat like so.' His fruit-fueled formality didn't end there. As previously reported by The Post, in a follow-up, Hanson demonstrated the 'correct' way to eat grapes — using scissors to snip a smaller bunch onto a plate, naturally. At least that one didn't require cutlery.
