[SeeDave]

>Maybe this was just that night or just this one restaurant, but it kinda shocked me.

This may be a "German thing"; I remember being a bit surprised when I ate lunch with a vendor from Germany and he ate a hamburger and french fries with a knife and fork.

[anyfoo]

While plenty of people in Germany eat their burgers with their hands, I don't think many would dare doing so at a formal opportunity, such as a business meeting (unless you're already friends).

[jandrewrogers]

FWIW, I was raised American and have always done the same. It isn’t just a German thing.

[meowface]

I imagine eating hamburgers and fries with a knife and fork is quite rare among people born, raised, and living in the US.