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I’ve got 2 of everything just in case. Dirty dishes can’t pile up if they don’t exist.

You underestimate some of us

You underestimate yourself. You’ll get this.

Also to support any surprise guests!

I have a giant stack of plates. So they can go into the dish washer after I use them. Same thing with boxer shorts and the laundry.

I was given so much stuff when I bought my house. My one aunt had a shopping addiction and just gave me all of the kitchen shit. I live alon and my house is too small and laid out too weird for me to comfortably have guests. Idk what to do with everything, so it just stays in a cabinet. I don’t want to throw it out because it’s nice, but I have no use for it

If you can’t sell it you might be able to donate it to a thrift store.

One too many spoons but perfect otherwise.

yeah, the legt space should be replaced with a sharp knife for vegetables

They probably have a knife block with a single knife as well

Nooo, one is a teaspoon and the other a tablespoon! It’s for measuring!

What, you never have yogurt or tea with your morning oatmeal? Or are you a heathen that uses the same spoon for both?

I would probably get rid of everything but the fork and try to disprove that old you can’t eat soup with a fork joke.

One of my kids eats noodles w/ a spoon. Everything is possible.

The large one is for scooping ice cream into the bowl. The little one is for eating it.

See, if I had that guys place you would find these 4 utensils in the sink because I’m a monster

Knife should be on the left and the spoons on the right. Fite me.

I don’t know how it applies to cutlery drawers, but my parents taught me that when setting the table, the silverware should be in alphabetical order.

Not to say etiquette isn’t arbitrary, but the two top results (all I bothered to check) for my search about silverware placement suggests that the “correct” order is fork on the left, knife first on the right, then spoon furthest right. This is, indeed, alphabetical order.

So while it may be arbitrary, it isn’t arbitrary on an individual level.

Alphabetical order based on what language? Assuming English, since your comment is in English, but I’m curious if the rule would “translate” to other languages.

Indeed. Though my mother was quadrilingual and attempted to help me be at least bilingual, the only language in which I know more than a few words - written or spoken - is American English. As such, I’m not qualified to answer how diverse this system is, though I would be interested in hearing from someone who is.

Changing language can’t change what’s right. I think I win this one.

Fork, knife, spoon, teaspoon

Well in fancy restaurants, which should be the example we all follow because of how much better than us they are, the knife is always pointed in towards the plate and closest to the plate. This reduces odds of getting cut accidentally. Otherwise the silverware should be arranged from the outside to the inside in order that they’re meant to be used for each course because trying to truck your guests is a signal that you want to embarrass them with knowledge they aren’t generally expected to actually have. Spoons and forks should be grouped.

You think I’m worried about fighting someone that has to reach over the gentry silverware to grab the knife?

This is a valid argument and I’d hoped nobody would mention it. 😡

What if they are a lefty?

Even match, The winner goes to the defender assuming lair advantage.

I’ve always done it (big) spoon, fork, knife, then teaspoons in a smaller tray underneath the main 3. But I moved forks to the left and spoons to the right and now I’m always getting confused and it doesn’t feel right, even 3 months later

If I ever put my phone in my left pocket, I will lose my mind looking for it.

Dude clearly not a big fan of steak.

Maybe it’s in their knife block.

I’m picturing a knife block that only has one slot for a single knife.

Or maybe they wear it on their belt, like this:

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