He ate a cream tea with a spoon

[HeAteItWithASpoon]

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.

I honestly think that if you were not comfortable to say to him 'Do you always eat a cream tea with a spoon?', then he's not your guy.

I once had an injury to my jaw where my mouth was not fully able to open. I could not even get a toothbrush in there without pain and so I had to cut my food into small bits and feed it through the gap.

During this period of time I went out with someone for a meal. I explained why I was cutting things up so small but they did the same. I did wonder what on earth the rest of the customers must have thought of us.

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?

Oh Barbara. Barbara, Barbara, Barbara.

You do not eat cake with a spoon, and regardless, a scone is not a cake.

Burritofan

Dirty tart you

I love a cream tea. I don’t mind how it gets eaten! I’ve seen people eat them with a cake fork before.

You should have asked him to walk you through his methodology

I had an ex who would use a fork or spoon for everything. Never a knife. I always set the table with a knife and fork and would continuously just put it back in the drawer. It’s not why we broke up but it did irritate me. Sometimes it’s the small stuff that’s gets you

Hmmmm. He may be a spoony, feathery, stroker fucker?

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

All Canadians do this. They all have a drawer of cake forks, like Victorian ladies.

Do other people NOT eat cakes with a fork

I have cake forks too & I was definitely not Canadian last time I looked.

The cream tea with a spoon is slightly odd, but we'd use a cake fork, which seems from this thread, is equally odd. Who knew 😂

I eat cake with a pastry fork of which I have a few including some silver plated ones which haven't seen the light of day for years but scones I do eat with my hands. This incident reminds me of something I saw on one of those food programs and I think it was Fred from 1st dates who was taken to possibly a Yorkshire tea room and had a scone which he ate with a spoon or fork. Don't think I dreamt it

I could never have sex with a man who ate a scone with a spoon. It's just wrong.

Test him further. Give him a plate of spaghetti and see how he handles that.

@AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken

This would give me a massive hard off.

Absolutely the best phrase I have ever heard, bar none.

@BoreOfWhabylon

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.

@BoreOfWhabylon I suspect the socks stay on.

@tillytoodles1

My late husband ate pizza and burgers with a knife and fork

I end up eating burgers with a knife and fork, so messy otherwise. My mouth wont open that far and everything slides out.

This incident reminds me of something I saw on one of those food programs and I think it was Fred from 1st dates who was taken to possibly a Yorkshire tea room and had a scone which he ate with a spoon or fork. Don't think I dreamt it

I'm pretty sure you didn't dream it. I didn't see the show, but that sounds like Bettys Tea Rooms in York. My mum worked there for years. They did & no doubt still do wonderful cream tea scones & they were definitely served with a spoon & a cake fork

Not as bad as the chap I had lunch with once who ate the edamame beans whole, skin and all

Not the point, but I would never have a cream tea on a date as I don't really like them so would never be in this situation. However, I would find it odd but I would take into account other things. Bad teeth would be more of a turn off.

Thinking about it a little bit more, I'm not sure.

@Soupsseason

Did he put the jam or cream on first?. That would be the decider for me . (Cream 1st is obviously the correct answer)

Hear hear! *bangs gavel on desk

He’s posted in dadsnet that his first date was with some weird lady who ate it like toast…. 😂

I used to work with some Japanese colleagues who ate scone with a spoon when it was served at teatime.

Mind, they also popped a scone in a pudding bowl and poured custard over it if they selected a scone at lunchtime.

@Durbeyfield

Test him further. Give him a plate of spaghetti and see how he handles that.

And give him a straw with it.

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.

You left out the bit where he’ll roll up the socks to use as emergency shoe trees and the jacket will be hung on one of those specially curved, wide hangers.

We are in Devon. He’s from Devon as am I and I can’t believe he’s never encountered a cream tea before. He put the jam on first but I’m not fussed about that. I could understand a cake fork, especially if a cake fork was provided but it was the teaspoon that came with the cup of tea that he used.

The date was otherwise entirely unremarkable. He seemed perfectly nice, made a couple of funny jokes, certainly didn’t seem nervous or concerned about covering himself in crumbs/ clotted cream.

I think I’m probably just looking for faults as he didn’t really have any otherwise. I think I’m just nervous of men being completely fine, me seeing them again because they are perfectly nice and then all of a sudden I’m married to a man who eats a cream tea with a teaspoon and I end up murdering him. Maybe not that exact scenario but you get the idea.

When I first had cream tea I put the cream in the tea, I couldn't help myself. It was nasty.

@HeAteItWithASpoon He seems a bit anal or something. Not a good sign.