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●Occidental Dining Manners（第1页）

●OtalDiningManners

Thereareallkindsofopportuomemorize，suchasdates，meetis，lunchwiththeboss，letaloheholidaysaivals，plusmoreaerviewsarebeingtakenoveradihebeginniofdiherhashadagreatsoifice。Alackisbetrayedmorequicklyatthetablethananywhereelse。Beleneralmannersinsoersthatyousult。

◇Traditionally，theforkisheldhorizontally，whichisbalahefirstkhemiddlefihetipoftheihehaeadiedbythethumb。Theknifeisusedwiththetipoftheindexfingerwhichslightlypressesoutoverthetopofthebladetoguideasyoucut。Theybeusedeithersinglyorinpair。

◇Holdthespoonbythehandleanddipthelargerendintoyourfood。Sdputintoyourmouth。

◇Assoonasyousitdown，openyournapkinandputitonyourlap。Dohenapkinfromyourlap（exceptforuse）uhemeal。That’swhenthedinersfijustwhenyoudo!

◇Don’tclearspillswithyourokinanddon’tpickupitemsthathavedroppedonthefloor。Youuseyournapkiydisturbedbyspills。Then，simplyandpolitelyaskyourwaitertoupandtyouaiveforthepollutednapkinordirtyutensil。

◇Turnoffyourmobilepheittosilentorvibratemdow，ainyourpocketorpurse。Itisill-maoanshdinner。Ifyoumustgiveoransweracall，excuseyourselffromthetableandgooutsideoftherestaurant。

◇Itisimpolitetoblowyourhediable。Excuseyotothewashroom。Washyourhaurntothedining-room。Ifyoucough，outhwithyournapkintostopthesahenoise。Ifyhbeesuntrollable，excuseyototherestroom。Washyourhaurntothedining-room。

◇Therearesomeseriouslimitatitheuseofkhetable。Theknifeeverbepoianyone。Abladepoiwardiyouwishthepersonayouharm!

&ioiotheleftandknives（allawardfagtheplate）andspoohesilverlaorderofusesothatyoudisideandworkin”tolate!

◇Oncesilverfromthetableiteverbeputdowableagaiheeoftheplatebetweesilverlankfashion，halfoableandhalfoe。

◇Begindiningonlyaftereveryoneisserved。Froups，suquets，itistraditionaltafterfourorfivepeoplehavebeenserved，etpermissionfromthosewhohaven’tbee。

&waytoeatbreadistobreakoffasmallpieceofbreadwithyourhands。Ifyoulikebutter，spreadsomeonasmallpieyouuetoeatyourbreadinbite-sizepieces。Avoidgpieeedmorethasinceyoualwayswareadyforversation。You’tdothatwithmouthfulloffood。

◇Butter，spreads，ordipsshouldbetraheservingdishtoyourplatebef。

◇Dishesareservedfromlefttht。Whenawaiterservesyou，foodwillbeplayourleft，andthedishwillbetakenawayfrhtsidewhenyou’vefinished。

&urnasidedowntorefusewiismorepolitetolettheglassbefilledwiththewidrawattention。Otherwise，holdyourhahewiosuggestthatyoudon’twantanywine。

◇Neverblooonfulofsouptomakeitcool。Defileanforwardandblowonsoupinthebowl。Youfillyoursoupspoonbyputtingitinthebowl，situpandbringthespoonuptoyourmouth。hyourmouthopen。Noonewouldliketoseesoupbeingmuncheditbeingoisily。

&hefiopickupcookies，potatochips，smallpiuts，ordy。Usespoopuddingorice-cream。

◇Saltandpepperarealwaysusedtogether，evenifsomeoneasksyouonlyforthesalt。Theyaresideredbouherinprset。

◇Carryastemmedglassbythestem!Thisistoavoidchilleddrinks，suchaswhitewinebeedbyyourhand，butitisalsousedforgnon-chilleddrinks。

&oothpickorputohetable。

◇Keepyourelbowsawayfromthetable。Ifyouputelbowsoable，youwillleanagaiendtobeesloug。Ifyoumustleaableagyistoholdarollorpieceofbreadinyourfreehandandputpartofyourforearmoable。

◇Doisimpolitetohamperspeoplefr，justlikestandinginfrontofaTVwithotherpeoplebehindyou。Thereisalossibilityofknogglassesyoursleevethroughsomeooes。

◇Dettosay“please”and“thankyou”。Theseareusefulwordsinmostsituationsbutespeciallyimportaablewhereonpolite，aioicedbyeveryo。

◇Theplatofknifeandforkwhesasasnals，allowioshowthedegreetowhichhesheiopauseiing。Cutleryshouldallatheplateduriweehisistobeaveryshorttime，thereisern。Fererhapsbecausetwistiableversation，youshouldplacetheforkoaheright，sothattheycrossovertheteroftheplate。Ifthediopasshisplateforasedserviheforkandknifeparalleltoeachotherhtsideoftheplate，sothatthereisroomforthefood。

◇Whenyoufinishedyourdinner，yourkurnedinward）andforkshouldbeputbesideeachotheroediagonallyfromupperlefttht（11to5ifyousideryourplateasaclockface）。Thissignalstothewaiterthatyouarefinished。Anddon’tmoveyourplateawayorotherwiserearrangeyourdishesfromtheirpositionwhenyoufinished。

◇enttheifthefoodisperfectlyterriblesaysomethingnice。Youdoelllies，simplyfothepositivesideoflamb。。。“Gee，thesaucewassuretasty”。Itisalleasanttofinishadinneronapositiveremark。