Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom: Eating With Three Fingers Instead of Five Showed Good Manners and Class

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Eating With Three Fingers Instead of Five Showed Good Manners and Class

During medieval times people ate with their fingers, and how many fingers were used for eating was one of the marks that distinguished the upper and lower classes. The most common way was to grab food and eat it with five fingers, but from Roman times and onward it was considered good manners to eat... Sign in to see full entry.

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