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The right and wrong way to do simple things
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:45 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:45 am
I was at dinner with friends recently and one of the guys at the table was holding his fork like this (not my hand in pic):
This guy is an engineer with a masters degree, and no dummy. Yet he's gone his whole life holding his fork like he's 3. How does that happen? Did he not have responsible parents to teach him such a simple thing?
Another guy I work with, probably in his mid thirties, shakes hands like a limp cold fish. Did he not have a father to teach him how a man shakes hands?
Do y'all see similar things in life like this that just baffle you? What the hell is this country coming to??
This guy is an engineer with a masters degree, and no dummy. Yet he's gone his whole life holding his fork like he's 3. How does that happen? Did he not have responsible parents to teach him such a simple thing?
Another guy I work with, probably in his mid thirties, shakes hands like a limp cold fish. Did he not have a father to teach him how a man shakes hands?
Do y'all see similar things in life like this that just baffle you? What the hell is this country coming to??
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:47 am to TygerTyger
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This guy is an engineer with a masters degree, and no dummy. Yet he's gone his whole life holding his fork like he's 3.
engineers are quite often socially awkward. i lump this in with that.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:49 am to TygerTyger
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Do y'all see similar things in life like this that just baffle you?
All the time. For instance, I know this grown man on TigerDroppings that gets bothered by how his friends hold their forks and how his coworkers shake his hand. Did he not have a family to teach him what is truly important in life?
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What the hell is this country coming to??
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:51 am to TygerTyger
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This guy is an engineer with a masters degree
A&M?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:51 am to slackster
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I know this grown man on TigerDroppings that gets bothered by how his friends hold their forks
There was probably some hyperbole at the end of OP's post....but I mean does it not seem odd to you that a grown adult man would hold a utensil like a toddler just learning to eat? You don't see any problems with that?
It's not about being "bothered", it's simply wondering how in the world something like that can still happen at that age.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:52 am to TygerTyger
Never understood that mainly because it doesn't seem like the most effective way to hold it. Manners aside, I feel like I'd just dump food everywhere if I held a fork like that.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:54 am to TygerTyger
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This guy is an engineer with a masters degree, and no dummy.
As the other poster said, you answered your question right off.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:54 am to LouisianaLady
quote:at least in your case the food has a place to land
Never understood that mainly because it doesn't seem like the most effective way to hold it. Manners aside, I feel like I'd just dump food everywhere if I held a fork like that.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:55 am to slackster
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All the time. For instance, I know this grown man on TigerDroppings that gets bothered by how his friends hold their forks and how his coworkers shake his hand. Did he not have a family to teach him what is truly important in life?
It's perfectly normal to note that one of your coworkers/acquaintances/friends shakes hands like a sissy. It's part of the social process. If it was a friend I would tell him something about it.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 8:56 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:55 am to TygerTyger
That's embarrassing
I'd get up and leave before I sit there with him
I'd get up and leave before I sit there with him
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:01 am to WG_Dawg
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ut I mean does it not seem odd to you that a grown adult man would hold a utensil like a toddler just learning to eat? You don't see any problems with that?
I know. It is a peculiar way to hold a fork, but if it gets the job done, I don't know if it is the "wrong" way. Obviously it isn't the socially accepted way, but let the man eat.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:03 am to Walt OReilly
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:07 am to TygerTyger
Some people wear t shirts and sweatpants in public 
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:09 am to TygerTyger
Poor fine motor skills. It's not just about not learning to hold it differently. He really might not have as much control holding it another way. If you have a kid nowadays who does this, occupational therapy can help. Back in the day, it wasn't addressed very often.
ETA: Same goes for the limp hander. It's unsurprising that they are engineers.
ETA: Same goes for the limp hander. It's unsurprising that they are engineers.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 9:10 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:11 am to TygerTyger
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one of the guys at the table was holding his fork like this (not my hand in pic)
So that's an actual picture you took while standing over his shoulder?
If that's the case, that actually is the best way to hold a fork as a weapon..
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:11 am to TygerTyger
There's a teacher locally who has a "gentleman's club," where he teaches 7th graders how to dress, common manners and courtesy, etc. They learn how to tie ties and wear suits. It is amazing how proud they are when they dress right.
Many of these kids are from poor families. The high school they go to is near my house, and the young men who go there generally stay out of trouble.
Many of these kids are from poor families. The high school they go to is near my house, and the young men who go there generally stay out of trouble.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:16 am to chinhoyang
That is really great. Our society needs more individuals willing to do things like this. I am trying to teach my 14 yr old son these things. Not easy at all.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:16 am to chinhoyang
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There's a teacher locally who has a "gentleman's club," where he teaches 7th graders how to dress, common manners and courtesy, etc. They learn how to tie ties and wear suits. It is amazing how proud they are when they dress right. Many of these kids are from poor families. The high school they go to is near my house, and the young men who go there generally stay out of trouble.
Well I think that's just awesome. In years past there were "finishing schools" to teach kids these things. Ot their fathers taught them. Now that so many kids grow up in broken homes, there's no father there to teach them. Sad really.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:17 am to Displaced
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engineers are quite often socially awkward
I'm an engineer and I'm the coolest guy I know.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:20 am to chinhoyang
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Many of these kids are from poor families. The high school they go to is near my house
you live near a poor school?
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