Secret cutlery code in the restaurant: How to tell the waiter that it wasn't tasty. The codes do not only apply in Germany and are interpreted differently depending on the country.
If you want to express how it tasted at the same time, you have to use another secret cutlersy code. In Italy, for example, it is unusual to placeCutlery crosswise. The position is reminiscent of the crucifixion of Jesus and the suffering associated with it. In the USA, cutleries should only be put aside when you are finished. Otherwise the waiter will remove the plate and bring the bill.