TheeatingcultureofAmericaYouarewhatyoueat.EatingCharacteristic◎FirstConvenientEfficiency◎SecondScienceNutritionalGeographicalPositionBostonYorkSanFranciscoHawaiiMexicoFastFoodAllnaturalJunkfoodEatingCustomandPracticeAmericanstyleTheknifeisheldintherighthandandtheforkintheleft.Holdingfoodtotheplatewiththeforktines-down,asinglebite-sizedpieceiscutwiththeknife.Nevercutmorethanonepieceatatime.Theknifeisthenplacedontherightedgeoftheplateandtheforktransferredtotherighthand,withthelefthandfallingtothelap.Thecutpieceisthenspearedusingtheforkandeaten.Thisseemsludicrous(滑稽可笑),butitisconsideredgoodmanners.TableMannersDon’teatwithyourmouthopen.Don’tstuffyourmouthfulloffood.Don’ttalkwhileyourmouthisfull.Don’tmakeanyrudecommentsaboutanyfoodbeingserved.Don’treachoversomeone’splateforsomething.Don’tpickanythingoutofyourteeth.Don’twipeyourfaceorblowyournosewithanapkin.Americansrepresentawiderangeofbackgroundsandwaysofthinking.ThevarietyoffoodsenjoyedintheU.S.reflectsthediversityofpersonaltastes.Thefoodmaybeinternationalorregional.Sometimesit'sfast,andsometimesit'snotsofast.Itmightbejunkfood,ormaybeit'snaturalfood.Inanycase,thestyleisall-American.