I found myself in a heated debate with my fiancé on table etiquette but in particular, how to signal to the waiter that you are done with your meal without having to call him.

We even enlisted the help of one of the waiters who could not confirm any of our rules. To let the waiter know that you are done with the meal, whether or not your plate is empty, I put the knife and fork together in the middle of the plate. I was met with another rule from my fiancé who said you should place the heads of the knife and fork together but their bodies should lie apart, almost to create a triangle. The waiter was clueless so, the proud Googler that I am decided to tackle every site that I could handle to find the truth.

Just to add in, I only started playing on my phone after dinner and not at the dinner table because you know that’s one of my pet peeves.

Here’s the trend I saw on many sites:

I read about Continental style and American styles but I am more familiar with the Continental so this blog refers to that.

I am unfamiliar with the second plate or do not like but the others I know very well.

But just so we all know, I won the debate, I was right.