I am forever being told at the dinner table to turn my fork up the other way so the prongs are pointing down. Although I can see it looks better surely the point in the curve of the fork is to allow you to get food on it easier and to hold the food on? It seems pointless putting a bend in it if you're not going to use it!

I am forever being told at meal times to turn my fork around so the prongs point down. Although I can see it looks a bit better surely there is a curve in the fork to help the food stay on the fork better? Would it not make more sense to hold the fork the other way up?