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And yes i eat the american way (im from europe). But this reminded me of other stuff. For instance writing. Like why do we have this unwritten rule on how to hold a pen? I hold it slightly different, i always held it how it was comfortable to me and since no one really tried to force me to do it the 'proper' way, thats how i always did it. But i had people ask me 'oh my god look at you, why do you write that way?' Another big one is that you're supposed to write numbers from top to bottom? or is it vice versa? I cant remember. Anyway why? Some i write from the top, others from the bottom, it also depends on where i left off in the previous number i guess. But why does it matter? Its not even the most efficient way to do it, its just an arbitrary pointless rule. Lets take the number 25 for instance. Clearly the most efficient way, and how i do it is to start the 2 on the top left and end in the bottom right, and then since you are right there, why would you go all the way to the top to start the 5? Instead of just keep going and start the 5 in the bottom left where you just ended your number 2?
And lets get back to the eating, Im not gonna defend my way of changing hands, i can see on how that would appear stupid, not sure why anyone would care. What i do have a problem with is that having the knife on your dominant hand is considered the proper way and the opposite is considered the wrong way. I would agree if you were just eating a piece of meat, but in reality you're gonna have something else on your plate. So the right way is to eat 80% of your meal with your non dominant hand, so that you are more efficient at the other 20% instead of the opposite being true?
Another big one, and im glad this isnt a thing anymore, is how children used to be forced to write with their right hand, this wasn't really a thing anymore when i was a child, but i did have one friend that had more old school parents for lack of a better words that did get forced to learn to write with their right hand. And by forced i mean literally got beaten up over it.
Anyway, except for the last one, which luckily isn't a thing anymore. Im not really offended by the stuff i mentioned, this is supposed to just be a fun thread, and maybe you know some more examples of stuff like this. Im ready for your jokes on how i do things wrong.
And yes i eat the american way (im from europe). But this reminded me of other stuff. For instance writing. Like why do we have this unwritten rule on how to hold a pen? I hold it slightly different, i always held it how it was comfortable to me and since no one really tried to force me to do it the 'proper' way, thats how i always did it. But i had people ask me 'oh my god look at you, why do you write that way?' Another big one is that you're supposed to write numbers from top to bottom? or is it vice versa? I cant remember. Anyway why? Some i write from the top, others from the bottom, it also depends on where i left off in the previous number i guess. But why does it matter? Its not even the most efficient way to do it, its just an arbitrary pointless rule. Lets take the number 25 for instance. Clearly the most efficient way, and how i do it is to start the 2 on the top left and end in the bottom right, and then since you are right there, why would you go all the way to the top to start the 5? Instead of just keep going and start the 5 in the bottom left where you just ended your number 2?
And lets get back to the eating, Im not gonna defend my way of changing hands, i can see on how that would appear stupid, not sure why anyone would care. What i do have a problem with is that having the knife on your dominant hand is considered the proper way and the opposite is considered the wrong way. I would agree if you were just eating a piece of meat, but in reality you're gonna have something else on your plate. So the right way is to eat 80% of your meal with your non dominant hand, so that you are more efficient at the other 20% instead of the opposite being true?
Another big one, and im glad this isnt a thing anymore, is how children used to be forced to write with their right hand, this wasn't really a thing anymore when i was a child, but i did have one friend that had more old school parents for lack of a better words that did get forced to learn to write with their right hand. And by forced i mean literally got beaten up over it.
Anyway, except for the last one, which luckily isn't a thing anymore. Im not really offended by the stuff i mentioned, this is supposed to just be a fun thread, and maybe you know some more examples of stuff like this. Im ready for your jokes on how i do things wrong.
