Eating Properly

Last night we made pancakes in my block. They came out more like crepes, but were still very delicious. It aways astounds me how properly English people eat. They use silverware....for everything. They even eat chips (french fries) with a fork! And the way they do it is so neat, so formal...not anything like my technique, where I stab my fork down and wrap my whole hand around my knife, sawing feverishly until I break apart my food.

I kind of feel like a neanderthal when I eat here.

Last night I asked one of my friends about this and they said proper dining etiquette was something they learn in grammar school here.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm kind of jealous.

I'm also kind of confused, because although they all have perfect table etiquette, the dining hall doesn't have any napkins.



I'm feeling much better! This nasty flu has evolved into a tolerable cold. Yippee!
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