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Hi everybody! My name is Thanh. I'm from Viet Nam. I'm 26 years old. I'm glad to make friend with all friends.

Today I have a story I want to tell to everyone. It is Eating Habits in Britain and America.
Although the British and the Americans have many things in common, including, of course, the English language, they also do many things differently. This is especially true of their eating habits.

Unlike many Asians, who use chopsticks, and Indians, who use their fingers, most Westerners use a knife and fork to eat their food with. In fact, the knife and fork are used by a very small percentage of the world's population. So, why do Western countries use a knife and fork? One reason maybe because there is lot of meat in the normal Western diet. Of course, it is possible to eat a piece of beef with the fingers, but there is the risk of getting burnt. Also, eating a big piece of meat with chopsticks is, to say the least, difficult.

In Europe, it is traditional to hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand throughout the meal. In America, however, people only use a knife and fork together at the beginning of a meal. They first cut up their food into small pieces, using the knife with their right hand. Then they put up the knife down, transfer the fork to the right hand and finish the meal using only the fork.

It is not known why Americans do this with their knives and forks. One suggestion is that it is done for practical reasons. The fork, rather than the knife, is the most-used piece of cutlery. Since most people are right handed, it is sensible to keep the fork in the hand that can use it most efficiently - the right hand.