He ate a cream tea with a spoon

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First date. He seemed perfectly nice and we went and got a cup of tea in a cafe. We ordered a cream tea for two and he ate his scone with the teaspoon that came with his cup of tea.

I wasn’t horrified or anything like that I was just surprised. Is that a thing? I suppose it’s puddingy but I’ve always just picked it up and eaten it like toast, I thought everyone did.

LTB.

No, seriously.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

The spoon is strange but unless he put the jam on first you must LTB

perhaps he comes from a culture where it's not usual food.
he was being neat, and hygienic, i see no problem.

Maybe he didn't know or he thought it was the done thing? There are far worse things he could have done, like licking the spoon and putting it back in the jam or clotted cream.

He should be culled for the sake of the future of the human race, clearly

Bonkers

He might have veneers or crowns and not want to risk biting into food.

May not have eaten a scone before and just wasn’t sure?

This would give me a massive hard off.

He probably didn’t want to end up with a face covered in food ! I eat a cream tea with a small knife and fork - grimly messy otherwise

Haha maybe he was thinking of Covid hands and couldn’t wash before eating.

Knowing neither of you I can confidently say that he is into spooning. I like spooning so for me he'd be a keeper.
You may feel differently though as I don't like cream teas.

It’s the kind of thing my 82 year old dad would do. Regardless of the time of day or meal order, he’d see it as pudding and therefore: spoon.

God love him but I’d admonish / take the piss / defend his right to eat it how he liked.

Now I'm picturing Jim from Friday Night Dinner with his 'creamy tea'

My uncle likes to eat cake by chopping it into tiny bite-size pieces with a knife, eaten one by one. People are just weird, aren’t they? If you don’t fancy him, spoon scone will give you the ick. If you luuuurves him, spoon scone will be one of those “hahaha, oh, YOU” adorable things you luuuuurve about him until the honeymoon period wears off and it drives you batshit.

I can't fit a scone or a Spoons-type burger in my mouth. It's weird. I have to take them apart or use cutlery.

My older sister's DD is the same.

I wouldn't say we have noticeably small gobs either.

Oh. Now actually that's a good idea. It avoids the first date nightmare of jam down your front and cream on your nose.

That wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.

Poor guy

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This would give me a massive hard off.

Maybe he was trying to look polite and like he had good table manners like when people try to eat a burger with a knife and fork…

burritofan

My uncle likes to eat cake by chopping it into tiny bite-size pieces with a knife, eaten one by one. People are just weird, aren’t they? If you don’t fancy him, spoon scone will give you the ick. If you luuuurves him, spoon scone will be one of those “hahaha, oh, YOU” adorable things you luuuuurve about him until the honeymoon period wears off and it drives you batshit.“

Always eat cake with a fork. Oh no, I’m weird

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