DIFFERENTTABLEMANNERSINDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESWewilldefine7differentcountries’stablemannersTheyincludehowtohandleknives,forksandspoonsandhowtoeatinapolitemanner.Tobehavewellabroad,youaretoknowsomeTablemannerstablemannersmeansyourpolitenessandbehaviorwhenyouhavedinnerwithothers.TableMannersInRussia,itisconsideredpolitetorestyourwristsontheedgeofthetable--notonyourlap.Also,keepyourforkinyourlefthandandknifeinyourright.Russianisenthusiastic,whentheownerhandsyouaglassofvodka,ucannotrefuseitoutofpoliteness,menhavetodrinkoff,andit'sunnecessaryforwomen.ifurefuseit,theownermayfeeludon'ttakehimasafriend.andWhenuproposeatoast,ureyesshouldlookintoeachother.kvassisadrinkforchildren.thiskindofdrinkisalsoinHarbin.Ifurbreadleft,itwillberegardedasamatterfordismayandwasting.Also,thesauceandgravyinfoodshouldbefinishedoff.WhenyouareeatinginBritain...TheBritishgenerallypayalotofattentiontogoodtablemanners.First,weshouldlearnhowtouseaforkandknife.Howtoholdaforkandaknife•Theforkisheldinthelefthandandtheknifeontheright.•Ifyouhaveaknifeinonehand,itiswrongtohaveaforkintheotherwiththeprongspointedup.•Whenpeoplefinisheating,placeyourknifeandforktogether.HowtoeatdessertsToeatdessert,breakthedessertwiththespoon,onebiteatatime.Pushthefoodwiththeforkintothespoon.Eatfromthespoon.(Forkinlefthand;spooninright.)IntheEnglish,theplattersandbowlsoffoodareplacedinfrontofthetable“host”,alongwithastackofdinnerplates.Thehostcarvesandservesthemeatandsidedishes,andpassesthefilledplatesaroundthetabletothehostessandtheguests.Sometimesthehostessassistswiththeserving.Condiments,rolls,relishes,etc.areusuallyfoundelsewhereonthetableandpassedaroundfamilystyle.HostessHostservesfromhereStackofPlatesMaincourseVegetabledishRollsRelishesCorrectly,nopersonwouldstarteatinguntileveryonehasreceivedtheirplate.Thehostserveshimselflast.TablemannersFrenchwhentheMeat(suchassteak)shouldstartcuttingcorners,finishedafurthercutoffapiece.Donoteatorencounteredsomeofthesidedishes,itjustmovedtothesidedish.AquickglanceatthetablesettingOK,herearesomemoretipstokeepinmind•ifthereissomethingtospitouthismouth,lipsDidaoshouldtakeaforkoryourfingersout,andthenmovedtotheedgeoftheplate.Thewholeprocessshouldnotbecitedasmuchaspossibletopayattentiontootherpeople,afterthemealcanbenaturally.•tocleanhandsaftereatingMozuiavoidrubbingvigorouslywithnapkins,napkinwithattentiontothedeportmentoftheicebergandIndiatogentlyonthelipsorfingerscanbegreasy.•eachfinishedDiecai,suchasknifeandforktoreleasefoursides,ortofightcross-leavearound,veryugly.Therightwayistodischargetheplateandknifeandfork,theforkupteeth.AustraliaTablemanners用餐礼仪DiningetiquetteTheseatGeneralhostsitsatthenearestpositionfromthekitchen,therestofthepeopleisthehostassignedseat.SometimesthehostsaidSitwhereyoulike.thisisallowedtosit.Ifyouareaman,inthefalltositthefronttoseeyourrighthand,whetheralreadysatdown,ifshe'snotintoasittingchair,youshouldhelpher.TheconversationDon’tbeinvolvedinpersonal.Aboutpolitical,religioustalkmustbecareful,otherwiseyoumightaccidentallyoffendothers.Thebestwayistowaitforotherstoopenthetopicandtalkaboutit.TobeaguestIfyougotosomeone'shouse,whenhebringsyoufood,saynoisnotpolite.Chinesepayattentiontodon’teatclean,whileinwesterncountriesintheopposite.Youshouldtrytoputtheplate,ifyouhavesome,willbeconsideredimpolite.SpecialfoodsTablemannersinChina1.Ifyouaretheguest,waittobeseatedashierarchyisinvolved.(Theleftmeanssuperior.Theleftguestsitbesidethehostwasthemostrespectedguest.)2.Eatingusuallybeginsoncethehostoffersthefirstdrink.3.Letolderpeopleeatfirst,orifyouhearaneldersaylet'seat,youcanstarttoeat.4.Whenhelpingyourselftothedishes,youshouldtakefoodfirstfromtheplatesinfrontofyouratherthanthoseinfrontofothers.Donotstickchopsticksverticallyintoyourfood,especiallynotintorice,asthiswillmakeChinesethinkoffunerals.PutupthebowlLay…on…InChinaSlurpwhendrinkingsouporeatingnoodles喝汤和吃面条时发出声音+Keepthespooninsidethebowlorcup勺儿留在汤碗或茶杯里Talkwithyourmouthfull满口食物时讲话Chewwithyourmouthopened咬食物时把嘴巴张开InChinaDon’tdotheseInChina,aswithanyculture,therearerulesandcustomsthatsurroundwhatisappropriateandwhatisnotwhendining,whetheritisinarestaurantorinsomeone’shome.Learningtheappropriatewaytoactandwhattosaywillnotonlyhelpyoufeellikeanative,butwillalsomakethosearoundyoumorecomfortable,andabletofocusonyou,insteadofyourinterestingeatinghabits.Itisrudetonoteatwhatyouaregiven.Ifyouareofferedsomethingyouabsolutelycan'tstomach,finisheverythingelse,andleavetherestonyourplate.Leavingalittlefoodgenerallyindicatesthatyouarefull.Holdthechopsticksinyourrighthandbetweenthethumbandindexfinger,andwheneatingrice,placethesmallbowlinyourlefthand,holdingitoffthetable.Youshouldsay“Itadakimasi!(いただきます)”beforemeal,thatmeansyoulovethismeal;say“Go-chiso-samadeshita!(ごちそうさまでした)”aftermeal,thatmeansyourthankfulnesstothismeal.▲Don'tstickyourchopsticksuprightinthericebowl,laythemonyourdish.▲Itispolitetomakenoisewhenyouhaveameal,especiallywhenyoueatnoodles.▲Takesushibyhandinsteadofchopsticks.Wheneatingsushi,dipinwithfishsauce.Usethethumbandmiddlefingergentlytakesushi.天妇罗TempuraTablemanner