<P> Eating utensil etiquette covers the prescriptive systems of rules, etiquette, in various cultures for using eating utensils . </P> <P> In many Asian cultures, it is impolite to point with chopsticks . </P> <P> When used in conjunction with a knife to cut and consume food in Western social settings, two forms of fork etiquette are common . In the European style, the diner keeps the fork in his or her left hand, while in the American style the fork is shifted between the left and right hands . The American style is most common in the United States, but the European style is considered proper in other countries . </P> <P> Originally, the traditional European method, once the fork was adopted as a utensil, was to transfer the fork to the right hand after cutting food, as it had been considered proper for all utensils to be used with the right hand only . This tradition was brought to America by British colonists and is still in use in the United States . Europe adopted the more rapid style of eating in relatively modern times . </P>

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