Etiquette lessons?

[Lallans]

Thank you, Jock Scot (and MacMillan of Rathdown and others) for your replies! I'm sure I'm not the only uncultured American who has never been taught any of this, and doesn't even know who to ask about such trivial things.


Can you expand on this?

As a Canadian living with a foot in both worlds, as it were, I just want to jump in and point out that it is mostly BRITISH manners that are being described here. The correct manners to use are the ones in use among the group you are with. I have been in [lowlife ] groups [ie, of peers ] that were really offended by the exquisite knife and fork method of eating- it works both ways. Remember that the correct hostess is one who sees a guest empty his finger bowl in a gulp and immediately does the same with hers.