Good Table Manners

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Good Table Manners

Never ask for any container/plastic bag or doggy bag and bring some leftover for your pets. It is inappropriate to ask for a doggy bag when you are a guest. Save the doggy bag for informal dining situations. E.g. Birthday party in the neighborhood.
Never order for a finger foods or bite size foods. It is best to order foods that can be eaten with a knife and fork. Finger foods can be messy and are best left for informal dining.
Do not order alcoholic beverages. Drinking too much when dining out is one of the most disliked behaviors. Juice or soft drinks is much better.
Do not smoke while dining out. You are not in a sidewalk restaurant.
Sit up straight at the table. It makes a good impression.
As much as possible avoid putting your elbows in the table. If you are not eating, keep your hands on your lap or resting on the table (with wrists on the edge of the table). Elbows on the table are acceptable only between courses, not while you are eating.
Taste your food first then season it if needed.
Chew your food properly. Don't chew with your mouth open or make loud noises when you eat. Although it is possible to talk with a small piece of food in your mouth, do not talk with your mouth full.
Spoon the soup away from you when you take it out of the bowl and sip it from the side of the spoon. If your soup is too hot to eat, let it sit until it cools; do not blow on it. Do not slurp soup from a spoon.
In removing the food that gets caught between your teeth and you can't remove it with your tongue, excuse from the table for a second and go to a mirror where you can remove the food from your teeth in private.
Never bite the bread in eating, tear off small bite size pieces and buttering only the piece you are preparing to eat. When ready for another piece, repeat the same process.
Do not talk about the controversies happening in your society. Engage in table conversation that is pleasant but entirely free of controversial subjects.
Don’t just leave the table without excusing. You should not leave the table during the meal except in an emergency. If you must go to the bathroom or if you suddenly become sick, simply excuse yourself. Later you can apologize to the host by saying that you didn't feel well.
Do not just stand up and extend your arms just to reach things that are far from you that you. If you need something that you cannot reach easily, politely ask the person closest to the item you need to pass it to you. For example, "After you have used them yourself, would you please pass me the salt and pepper?"
Be careful not to drop any silverware that you are using like spoon or fork in the floor. If a piece of your silverware falls onto the floor, pick it up if you can reach it and let the server know you need a clean one. If you cannot reach it, tell the server you dropped a piece of your silverware and ask for a clean one.
In a rectangular shape of table, if you or someone you are dining with is left-handed, it is best for the left-handed person to sit at the left end of the table or at the head of the table. This arrangement helps ensure that everyone has adequate elbow room to eat comfortably.
Be careful in slicing your food specially meat. If food spills off your plate, you may pick it up with a piece of your silverware and place it on the edge of your plate.
Don't spit a piece of bad food or tough gristle into your napkin. Remove the food from your mouth by using the same utensil it went in with. Place the food that you remove on the edge of your plate. If possible, cover it with some other food from your plate.

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Mike Smith says:
5 months ago

What a nice hub...:-).

koyndotph says:
5 months ago

thanks for this hub deejay i know lot of people in this world doesn't have proper table manners even though they are highly educated... up for today...