spoiledbroth
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Personally I think it's bad etiquette... If you were to show up at my house with your own steak knife I'd politely ask you to dine at home. I maintain that the same sentiment would be shared by any waitstaff who see you using your own cutlery. You're going to a friends house or a restaurant, so you bring your steak knife. I view that as a presupposition on your behalf that some aspect of the (house/restaurant) will not be up to your standard (cutlery) and therefore you've preemptively made other accommodations. It's like bringing your own food... or wine! because you know nothing in the house will be up to you standard or to you liking.
Now, I don't have an inferiority complex. This is just HOW I VIEW THINGS, and WHY I DO NOT BRING MY OWN STUFF TO A RESTAURANT or DINNER PARTY (unless asked to do so). Corkage fees and slicing up big mountains of gaudy fondant covered mess don't cause me to lose any sleep, nor do I (usually) resent that type of thing... this is all just if I were to actually analyze any of it. I think etiquette is a dead art along with chivalry anyway, so I'm not sure what any of this is worth.
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Now, I don't have an inferiority complex. This is just HOW I VIEW THINGS, and WHY I DO NOT BRING MY OWN STUFF TO A RESTAURANT or DINNER PARTY (unless asked to do so). Corkage fees and slicing up big mountains of gaudy fondant covered mess don't cause me to lose any sleep, nor do I (usually) resent that type of thing... this is all just if I were to actually analyze any of it. I think etiquette is a dead art along with chivalry anyway, so I'm not sure what any of this is worth.
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