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Re: First report on Conm

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Friday, March 28, 2003, 7:15
Quoting Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>:

> En réponse à Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>: > > > > > While I do use the knife quite alot when eating, say, meat, I'd > > consider > > mainly using the left hand when eating with fork and knife the > normal > > right- > > handed way. I may use the knife not at all when eating, say, > maccaroni > > (that's > > to say, I'm stupdily holding it motionless in right hand). I'll > > happily > > concede I'm probably the odder one on this, but by your description > > sounds > > perfectly right-handed to me. My right hand has quite a bit better > > motorics > > than my left one, but eating doesn't really require any great > > motorics. > > > > You've never seen me eating ;))) . I mainly use the knife not to cut, > but to > push. I use my fork as much as possible, even to cut! Also, using a fork > in > your left hand when you only have a fork is *strictly* left-handed. I've > never > seen anyone who is right-handed using a fork in their left hand when > their > right hand is free (i.e. there's no knife around).
Well, obviously you've never seen me eating. For the record, my left-handed brother and sister eat the opposite way to me, meaning they do most of the work with their right-hands when eating most foods. Andreas