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1 western table manners English

1. When helping a woman pull her chair to the table, hold it and guide it. Don't have it against the back of her legs.

1. Don't let the legs of the chair touch the legs of the lady.

2.If you're seated at a table with eight or fewer guests, wait for everyone to be served and for the hostess to begin eating before you dig in. At a long banquet table, It's ok to start when severe people are seated and served.

2. If the number of people dining is less than or equal to eight, wait until everyone is seated and the hostess begins to eat. If it's a long dining table, you can start eating as long as a few people are seated to eat.

3. All things not having to do with food should remain off the table: keys, clutch bags, cigarette packs, sunglasses, BlackBerry S.

3. Everything unrelated to food should not appear on the dining table, including keys, handbags, cigarette cases, sunglasses and mobile phones.

4. Don't snap your napkin open or unfurl it showily like it's an Olympic flag.

4. Don't unfold your napkin, it looks like you are showing the Olympic flag.

5.If you prefer not to have wine while dining out, don't turn your glass upside down, And don't make a big deal of saying you don't drink. Simply place your fingers on the rim of the glass and say "not today, thanks."

5. If you don't want to drink at dinner, don't put your glass upside down, and don't be too concerned to announce that you don't drink. Just gently put your fingertips on the edge of the glass and say, "Not today, thank you."

6. If you're eating again and want to take a sip, dab your mouth with your napkin to avoid staying the rim of the glass.

6. If you want to sip a drink while eating, wipe your mouth with a napkin first to avoid leaving traces on the edge of the cup.

7.Grabbing a bowl of salad or a saltshaker as it's being passed to someone who asked for it is the equivalent of cutting in line: greedy and rude.

7. Cut off the salad bowl or salt bottle that was supposed to be handed to others halfway, which is basically equivalent to saying: You are a greedy and rude person

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8. On the subject of passing: Dishes go counter clockwise, But if someone to your left questions for something, you can hand it directly to him.

8. If you want to pass something on the table, the rule is generally to pass it counterclockwise. However, if the person sitting on your left wants something, you can also hand it to him directly.

9. When you excuse yourself to go to the lounge, just say "please excuse me."

9. When you want to go to the bathroom, just say "excuse me".

1.When out with friends or family - even at a fancy restaurant - it's OK to ask for your leftovers to be wrapped. But don't do it at a business lun Ch or dinner.

1. If you go out to eat with friends and family, even in a very high-end restaurant, you can ask for the leftovers to be packed and taken away. However, if it is a business banquet, don't do it.