The key here is appropriate per situation. Plasticware at home makes sense. Period.
Ah, so if the idea is that one should look dignified in public, then I assume that if I bring lunch to work (certainly a public situation) then one should not use plasticware. Do I need to bring a real plate/silverware to work for my lunch in order to be properly dignified?
And what about the other things I asked about? If I were sitting in front of the king, I wouldn’t be reading a book, but yet I read on the subway all the time. Is that a problem? What about humming a tune to myself? I certainly wouldn’t do it front of a king…
The Wolf