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I eat with my fork in my right hand and my knife in my left.
Is it normal for somebody to be offended by this?
I eat with my hands and my face. Utensils are for the weak. Manhood is paved this way.
With Muslims eating with your left hand is considered dirty and wrong.
With silverware and your wife it seems she is just being a control freak.
I've been criticised a few times for using cutlery the American way. First off, I think it makes more sense. Second off, if someone is really going to criticise me for the way I'm holding cutlery, they need to get out more.
There are human rights abuses happening worldwide and yet it's somehow important which hand my fork is in? I cannot thing of anything *less* important.
My father used to be picky like this, he tried making me hold knives and forks properly and all of that shit, I hold my fork in my right hand the same way I hold a pen, I told him to fuck off, I'll eat how I'm comfortable eating, you do the same OP.
I'm left handed and that's how I eat. Whoever is offended by that is a bizarre human being. It doesn't even look different in an obvious way. People don't generally notice those things.
I also hold my knife and fork that way - nobody has ever complained about it.
To be perfectly honest, it's probably such a "minor detail" that i wouldn't even realize you do that when you move naturally.
When i read the title, i thought you were to guest in India and dared to use your left hand to touch/eat the food. *shrug* There, it would be normal.
As for dining out: Not really, but then, i'm selden if at all in high-class restaurants, so i can't speak for them.
It's my wife, she's embarrassed to dine out with me and worse she's worried our daughter will pick up my terrible habit.
I don't chew with my mouth open, I keep my elbows tucked in.
I have perfect European style it's just reversed.
What? How is this a terrible habit, though? Also, I doubt anybody but your wife notices. Are you left handed, by the way? I am, and that's how I eat. Either way, though, it's really bizarre and controlling for her to insist that you switch hands when eating. She needs to get over it.
In some cultures it's offensive to finish all your food, because it means they didn't serve you enough.
It's really bad manners to spear your food if you're using chopsticks.
Every culture has their own sets of "proper" dining behaviors.
If you're traveling in these different countries it's good to know. Outside of that and fancy situations, why the hell does it matter?