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Remus
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Location: Birmingham (UK)
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I know we probably a board like before but I'm too lazy to go search.
Anyway, I was wondering can/do you use forks and knives when eating or are you like me, only use a spoon or a fork? I can use knives and forks but I find the motion difficult and I find I'm constantly switching hands back and forth and it is really too much trouble.
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galexy96
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Location: Basildon, Essex
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At home i use a fork and spoon but if i'm out or round someones house i use a knife and fork. When i use a knife and fork, half my dinner ends up on the floor because i can't cut properly.My mum normally cuts up the meat for me though.
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russells_teapot
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I just use a fork, as I use the other hand to grip the edge of table to steady myself. I use the side of the fork as a knife  However, I can use a knife if it's required - I just do all the cutting up first, then eat, rather than cutting off a bit then eating it.
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james dragonz
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yeah i feel ur pain, i not got doctors note saying i'm dyspraxic but it explains alot and i actually have serious problems with knives so i generally just stab stuff and use my teeth if i can get away with it. otherwise i just hold it down with my knife and rip it
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MontyDyspraxia
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I don't like using knives so I usually just use a fork or my hands.
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Macha
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I'm fine for cutting small things, but for cutting large chunks of meat I tend to make a mess. So my parents cut things a bit for me beforehand (not tiny pieces, just enough that I'm not cutting up huge chunks).
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Alice
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Location: Leicester
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I prefer chopsticks to knives and forks, as it only requires one hand.
Since coming to uni I have reverted using spoons, hands, and chopsticks were possible and normally eat out of a bowl. I can cut my food how I like before serving and nobody is here to tell me that I'm eating it wrong by not using fork. I even eat meat off the bone with my hands although not in public, and am enjoying my food far more as a result. I use a fork for pasta sometimes.
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sparda222
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I use my fork in my right hand allways have well I am right handed but my mum says I am holding them in the wrong hands and that I am kack handed becuase I hold my fork and knife in weird ways.
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