Tell me about Table manners?

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Answer 1

British table manners
Chew with the mouth closed, and do not talk whilst chewing.
Elbows must not rest upon the table whilst any food is present.
When finished eating, utensils must be placed in the four o'clock position.
Do not play with food.
If at all possible, refrain from coughing or sneezing at the table, and if needs be excuse one's self.
Soup is to be lifted by the spoon in movements away from oneself, not toward.
Fingers are not to be used except in the case of bread and other such food.
Cutlery is used in the Continental fashion.
The teaspoon must be removed from the cup before drinking.
Breaking wind whilst eating is severely frowned upon.

American table manners
When a dish is presented, the food is served to one's plate and then passed on to the next person.
Chew with the mouth closed, and do not talk when chewing a mouthful of food.
Do not talk at an excessively loud volume.
Do not blow your nose at the table.
If at all possible, refrain from coughing or sneezing at the table.
Never tilt back your chair while at the table, or at any other time.
Tea or coffee should never be poured into the saucer to cool but should be sipped from the cup. Alternatively, ice may be used to cool either.
Do not make unbecoming noises while eating.
Do not play with food or table utensils.
Do not put your elbows on the table or slouch.
The fork is used to convey any solid food to the mouth.
Eat soup noiselessly and with the side of the spoon.
Do not blow your nose at the table.
Do not eat food with your fingers unless it is finger foods such as bread, fries, chicken wings, pizza, etc.
Do not start eating until everyone is served.
Cutlery is used in the American, or zig-zag, fashion.
Do not put elbows on the table.
The fork may be used by either the left or the right hand.
When serving, serve from the left and pick up the dish from the right.
Always ask the host or hostest to be excused before leaving the table.
Scandinavian countries follow these rules for table manners.


French table manners
Both hands must be above the table at the same time.
The salt and pepper are always passed together.
Remember to always say "please" and "thank you".
It is considered good manners to finish everything on your plate.
Do not put ice in your wine. At restaurants, wine is served at the temperature at which it is meant to be enjoyed.
When done eating, put the silverware together and vertically on your plate. Therefore, the waiter will know to take away your plate.
When you are still working on your meal, put you silverware off to the side of your plate at 4:00 and 8:00, on opposite sides of the plate, then the waiter won't take away your plate.
When you want more wine, finish your glass, but to signify that you have had enough to drink, leave some wine in your glass.

Japanese table manners
It is acceptable for noodles to be slurped, although impolite in other countries. (see Soba)
Wasting food is considered impolite, so many Japanese will eat every grain of rice in their bowl.
It is polite to finish all the saké in your cup before you are served more. When you have had enough, it is polite to leave your saké cup full to show that you do not care for more.
Some restaurants provide a damp towel, used for wiping the hands before a meal. Although some men may use it to wipe their faces, women should only use it for their hands. When you are done, fold it and place it back on its tray.
There are specific ways to enjoy sushi and proper manners to show appreciation to the sushi chef.
Pour just enough soy sauce. Soy sauce is considered important in Japanese cuisine, and wasting it is extremely rude.
As much as possible, refrain from adding extra wasabi to sushi as this is considered impolite to the sushi chef; as he is considered a sushi expert and has placed the right amount of wasabi.
Hold sushi with either hands or chopsticks.
Dip the topping into the soy sauce, rather than the rice. If you dip the rice, it tends to separate.
There are several rules about how to handle your chopsticks. See Chopsticks for more info.

Philippine table manners
Food is usually eaten with European cutlery. Eating with your hands is acceptable in some cases - although rare these days.

Afghan table manners
The eldest should be seated as from the door as possible, unless there are guest present, then the guests are seated farthest from the door.
Depending on the customs of the household a prayer maybe offered before or after the meal or both before and after to God.
Guests are offered food first, and ought to eat the most, while the hosts eat last and the least.
Guests always refrain from eating to much, unless the hosts coaxs them to eat more. The host should always ask at least three times if the guest want more food. The guest should say no at least three times to the host. In certain situations the host can put food on the guests plate by force.
Guest are always given the best portions of the food.
Traditionally food should be eaten with bare hands; However, cutlery is sometimes provided. Only use your right hand when eating with your hands. There are proper ways of picking up rice and other loose food without spilling any, which one should learn and practice. Wasting food is frowned upon. When cutlery is provided it is usually a spoon and fork since there is seldom need for the use of a knife when eating Afghani food. Even when cutlery is provided it is acceptable to eat with your hands interchangebly.
Soup is eaten by soaking bread in it.
Food remnants should be collected with bread.
Sometime it is common to eat collectively from one plate. One should always eat from one's own side.
If eating on a table and bread is dropped on the floor the bread should picked up and kissed and put to one's forehead before putting back somewhere other then the floor. If eating on the floor make sure that your feet do not touch the food.
Compliments to the chief are customary; however, compliments should be returned with extreme modesty.
Traditionally, service during dinner is performed by the youngest. First, water is brought in a jug with a saucer to wash the hands. The food is then served. This maybe followed by fruit and then tea.
Tea is served after dinner, with dried fruits, sweets, and sugar cubes. When tea is served, the cup of a guest must never be empty, and snacks must be offered. Once the guest has finished drinking tea, the guest can flip their tea cup over to signal that they are done.
Going to the bathroom to wash one's hands is accepted.
Eating with one's mouth full is looked down upon.
Even if one is starving on should refrain from being over zelous at the table this is shameful.
Passing wind is not tolerated. If one passes wind the consequences can be a severe blow to one's pride.
One must never sit with one's back to anyone, especially an elder or a guest. On must never sit with feet stretched out toward anyone, especially an elder or a guest.
One must always be polite and gracious to the host. Remember if the host is poor and had only one chicken which the family used for eggs that chicken would be sacrificed for the guest.
After eating, the jug of water is brought out again to wash hand's. A towel maybe provided.

Russian table manners
It is acceptable to not finish all of the food presented to you - it demonstrates to the host that you are full and satisfied.
It is improper to look into another's place or saucer.
Remember to say "Thanks, everything was very tasty" to the one who made the dish upon leaving the table.
Small food should not be cut.
Common-sense table manners should be followed (no elbows on the table, no unpleasant noises, etc.), but being stuffy and overly ceremonial is a bad idea. Especially if the meal is in someone's home, conviviality and relaxation outrank propriety. A guest is expected to contribute to the fun of the party.

Serbian table manners
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Answer 2

Stand up when a woman sits at your table. Always pull a ladies chair out for her.Put the napkin on your lap not tucked under your chin.Hold the knife in your right hand.Do not speak while eating. Do not slurp soup.Eat soup away from you.Do not bang your cutlery against each other or your teeth. Do not discuss politics or religion at the dinner table.
Basically be as uncomfortable and uneasy as you can possibly be.
I've met many people like this, big on manners but sloppy on good behaviour. There is a difference I will leave you to decide what.

Answer 3

It would be best for you to look on line (or in a book) of Rules of Etiquette for table manners...
Here are some basics:
Keep your voice at a conversational level. No shouting.
Keep your mouth closed when you have food in it.
Keep a napkin on your lap, not on the table or tucked in under your chin
Use silverware from the outside in. If soup is served, the spoon on the outside is the one to use, unless you are brought one with the soup. When in doubt, watch to see what the host/hostess does, and follow their example.
Don't reach for things out of reach to you. Ask to have it passed to you.
No elbows on the table. Keep your hands in your lap when not in use.
When you're finished eating, rest your silverware on your plate so that no part of it touches the table. Keep all utensils together on the plate.
That should help for now.

Answer 4

Offer your food first to the guest (not who just arrived in posh car). Do not consume that food even if that would guaranty you ever lasting life. This is human table manner fit for all until the earth stops rotating. This is just one of Saint Thiruvalluvar's sayings who wrote this minimum 2000 years ago. His writings are known as "Thirukkural" in Tamil language.

Answer 5

You need to tell her BECAUSE she is so sensitive. Real life eventually is going to slap her silly pretty quickly unless she learns acceptable behavior. She is a good friend, just tell her privately what your concerns are. It will be difficult, but the reality is, if her lack of social skills does not improve, you will socially move on and she won't. You won't want to be seen sitting next to her with dribble coming off her chin in a fine restaurant, and neither will quality people that might be influential in your future. Eventually you will be seeing less and less of each other, and in ten years when someone asks whatever happened to her, you will say, "We just grew apart". it happens all of the time.

Answer 6

i only noe a few...
1)neva put ur elbows on the table
2)when drinking soup,do not slurp loudly
3)shud only start eating after your host starts to eat
4)those leftover like bones or vegetables that you dun wanna eat shud be put neatly on the side of the plate(sumtimes a dish bone is provided)
5)after finish eating you shud put the fork and the spoon together on the plate with the end facing you

Answer 7

Napkin in your lap, no elbows on the table, no burping.

Answer 8

no elbows on the table(aka do your own homework:)

Answer 9

don't need them when you go to the drive-through.

Answer 10

click here first:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_manners#British_table_manners

Answer 11

eat little and dont burp.