DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend and I have this little disagreement about how to eat properly.
I eat with the fork in my left hand and my knife in my right hand. I have the fork facing downward, so I don't have to ever let go of my fork to eat. My girlfriend holds the utensil in the same hands, but she puts down her knife and switches her fork to her right hand to eat.
We saw on a Web site that both ways are correct. However, we want to have the final answer and figured you would be a good mediator. -- HUNGRY COUPLE, EAU CLAIRE, WIS.
DEAR HUNGRY COUPLE: You and your girlfriend are both eating "properly." You are doing it in the European style, and your girlfriend is doing it in the American style. You don't need a mediator. The person with the bone to pick needs to exercise a little more tolerance.