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.

That would make my fanny snap shut like an angry clam

You weren't horrified?

It’s jam first then cream, deviation is unacceptable.

Yeah, he’s not going to be a good fuck, is he?

That would put me off, tbh.

It implies he has a poor grasp of etiquette.

@3peassuit

It’s jam first then cream, deviation is unacceptable.

I see the Cornish have turned up with their strange ways 😁

He's at best frigid, at worst an utter creep.

I remember going to a friends and they were horrified I ate some cake with my hands. I then went on a school trip and remembering how horrified my friend and her parents were I thought I’d be posh and use a spoon which apparently is also wrong! Now when I am in company I will eat cake with a fork but with my family or alone I eat with my hands.

What an absolute weapon.
Careful with that one OP.

Scones, cheesecake, Strudels. All can be eaten with a knife and fork.

TertiusLydgate

It implies he has a poor grasp of etiquette.

My daughter actually studies DeBretts once for etiquette and told me I am pretty much spot on for most things, I said most if it is common sense.

People who are clueless I have come across and made out I was the weirdo, was a housemate who dipped her butter covered knife into my jam and a man who thought I was trying to poison someone, because I placed salt on the edge of a plate of food for someone to salt their one food with their knife, the meal was served away from the table.

People can learn these things, so would not discount him.

Maybe he was nervous and picked up the spoon by accident but he was too embarrassed to put it down again so he just went for it.

Cake forks, best thing ever. We don't eat cake or messy desserts without a spoon or a cake fork.

This sort of man, when preparing for a night of passion, first takes off his shoes and places them side by side. He then removes his clothing, carefully folding each item and placing on a chair in a neat pile. Jacket (if worn) is hung on back of chair.

He does not do unbridled.

I think it sounds fine, although unorthodox.

@3peassuit

It’s jam first then cream, deviation is unacceptable.

I completly agree.

Whether it was weird on not hinges on how he pronounced ‘scone’…

Give him the benefit of the doubt this one and only time.

If he holds his knife like a pen, give him The Big E, without further ado.

#sconegate

Did you go on a date with <a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D9Z-vdx_PcgU&ved=2ahUKEwiPxZGsqv_yAhVlmVwKHblwB5IQxa8BegQICRAE&usg=AOvVaw0G-SoiMy18p55kyj8HCxle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elaine's boss from Seinfeld?

But seriously, I don't see an issue. People eat other types of cake and cream with a spoon, so what difference does it make?

People on here seem very set in their ways and narrow minded about how things should be done, when it often doesn't matter or is subject to cultural variations.

@godmum56

I eat jam doughnuts with a knife and fork.

I think I love you.

It sounds odd.....but people eat cake e.g. Victoria sponge with a fork and no-one thinks anything of it, and a scone is not dissimilar.

He probably went to the same primary school as my son who was told off for picking up his slice of pizza. It should be eaten with a knife and fork don’t you know! Geez.

I have a set of cake forks. But I wouldn't eat a scone using them. Or use a spoon. Scone, jam, cream. I go for the toast way of eating but if I was worried about dribbles or looking like a pig, I'd cut the scone into half then into mouth sized bites. But not all at once. So, scone into half. Decide if you can scoff half. If not, cut that half into bitesized pieces one at a time. And repeat.

I may be wrong, I was under the impression scones are bread (not cake) and it is to be torn, then you use the knife to butter it, or cream in this situation.

I wouldn't discount someone who doesn't know these things, not everything comes to all easily.

I think I am probably not far off as I said DD going for an ASD assessment studied DeBretts for this stuff as we are clueless about so much