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Why Do Table Manners Exist?

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 In short, why do table manners exist? On a certain stratum or level of analysis, they exist because people who were once children were once sent to be without dessert. This is, I think, part of Chris's point. On another level or stratum, they exist because without them, parents would have less to teach, editorialists and advice columnists would have less to write, and forum posters and "How to" writers would have less to scorn.

-- MattBurke - 26 Feb 2015

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Haven't you read Pride and Prejudice? Table manners exist to reinforce class consciousness, but are ultimately around so we don't kill each other.

And, as far as I can remember, the "switching" rule originated in Boston before forks had become prevalent, and people used spoons to eat that which they had just cut up--which required more facility than doing the same with a fork. In America today it is acceptable to use the Continental rule (the one that Luke finds more logical).

-- LaurenPackard - 26 Feb 2015

 
 
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