Its always extremely funny reading wikipedia articles about a countries customs. For the UK:

>Bread is always served and can be placed on the table cloth itself

This is extremely rare, to the point where I can't remember the last time I saw it. Is bread really.. always served?

> In the United Kingdom, the fork tines face upward while sitting on the table.

Tines down isn't uncommon in the UK either

>if a knife is not needed – such as when eating pasta – the fork can be held in the right hand

I mean it can be, but its fairly uncommon

>it is permissible to place a small piece of bread at the end of the fork for dipping

Its also 100% fine to dip bread in a sauce with your fingers. Putting bread on a fork if you've licked the fork and then dipping the bread would cause everyone to hate you, so *don't do this*

> Is bread really.. always served?

At any kind of formal dining? Yes, absolutely, I would expect there to be a bread roll & a pat of butter served at the beginning of the meal. Both in restaurants & formal dinners in my experience.

It's not an absolute rule though & you generally wouldn't expect bread to be served like this at home in the UK. I think the French are more likely to serve bread at home as well.

> >if a knife is not needed – such as when eating pasta – the fork can be held in the right hand

> I mean it can be, but its fairly uncommon

So the norm is that if you're eating one-handed, you use your non-dominant hand? That seems really counterintuitive to me; is it because you're so used to having the fork in the non-dominant hand that it feels awkward the other way? Which hand do you use when eating with a spoon?

I suspect people who are motivated enough to contribute to the Wikipedia article are a bit over-interested in memorizing social rules.