It all depends on what you're eating whether you use a knife & fork. If you were eating a Chinese meal you would/should use chopsticks. Indian meal I just use a fork, BUT, you shouldn't use that really as you use the naan bread instead to pick up the food. Fish & chips are so much better out of the paper using your fingers. When we have fish & chips on a Friday I must admit we do have them on plates, but I only use a fork to cut the fish and use my fingers to eat the chips.
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