You invited a girl out to a vancey dinner?

Question

when she get to the table she has a confused look on her face to much silver ware
a.do you teach her the proper way to use them
b.take them all away and you both use the basics
c.look at her with disgused

Answer 1

The proper ettiquette thing to do is genlte look at your guest, and either say or indicate "do what I do". This gives them a chance to learn without making it obvious they don't know. You can also tell them "From the outside in", but do it quietly, so you don't embarrass them.

I was in a Japanese resteraunt once, and a young girl at the table across from me was having trouble with ehr Chop Sticks. I leaned over and showed her, very quietly, how to used them. She smiled and got the hang of it very quickly, and dinner wasn't disrupted. As I was leaving, her parents came up to me and thnaked me profusely.

Taking all the stuff off the table, though a grand gesture, makes it obvious to everyone that they don't know what they are doing and deprives them of an opportunity to learn something that;s actually kind of cool and useful when you least expect it.

Looking away in disguse makes you look like a jerk. Yo invited someone out to humiliate them? And other diners notice when you do things like the. Your the one who looks bad. If I was in a place and saw that, I might be tempted to walk up to the girl and ask her to jion me at my table so she might eat with civilized people. Dinner on me, of course. :)

Answer 2

D. Assuming I knew which one to use at a FANCY meal, I would pick up the correct utensil and eat...ignoring the fact that she may use another one.

too
disgust

Answer 3

b.take them all away and you both use the basics
that way she wont feel bad because she doesnt know which ones to use. then just enjoy the meal.

Answer 4

What is "vancey"?