I was watching this video about table manners (I just learned that british people use the back of their fork to pile food on while eating. I was just incredulous since it doesn't seem to be the most effective way and had to look it up) and there's this part of the video where the speaker explains how to know which utensils you should use first when there are more than a pair laid out to you on the table. However, he says something that I can't quite understand. I mean, I do comprehend the words he uses, just not what he means by them.

He says you just have to remember to "start with the utensils closest to you", which is fine. But then he goes on to say you're supposed to "work from your outside in". In my head, "the closest ones to you" are the closest ones to the plate. So how can you "work from your outside in"?


If you want to check it out, it's between 3:48 and 3:54 and this is the link to the video:

https://youtu.be/FDGGv7z5r2c