frankie Magazine

the great debate

hell yes

BY DEIRDRE FIDGE

I’m not a big believer in table manners – most etiquette ‘rules’ originate from rich Englishmen who owned too many servants and too many forks. I couldn’t care less if you slurp soup or eat a steak using only your bare hands. But there’s one habit that really grinds my gears: eating your meal before everyone else has theirs.

Going out for a meal with people is a social act. The expression ‘breaking bread’ refers not only to the act of eating with others, but to the connection that comes with it. It conjures an image of someone physically tearing a hunk of bread apart to share with their peers or family. In the same way we clink

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