Basic table manners include the following points:

1. Basic table manners

1. If a banquet is held as the host, the male and female hosts should sit in the middle of the long table and face each other. As the host, you should invite all the guests to sit down one by one, and regarding the order of inviting them to sit down, the first one should be the female companion of the VIP, who is located on the right hand side of the host, while the VIP is sitting on the right hand side of the hostess.

2. If there is no special distinction between the host and the guest, unless there are elders present, they must be courteous, otherwise, the ladies can generously sit first, and a polite gentleman should wait until the girls are seated.

3. When dining out, it is inevitable that you will carry your bag with you. At this time, you should put your bag between your back and the back of your chair, not on the table or on the floor casually. After sitting down, you should maintain a correct sitting posture, but you don't have to be stiff like a Woodenhead, and pay attention to keeping a proper distance from the dining table.

4. It is absolutely necessary to say hello to the people at the same table when you need to leave halfway, and men should also get up to show courtesy, even if they leave the elders or ladies in the next seat, they must help drag their seats.

5. After the meal, the host and hostess must leave before the others can start to leave.

second, the basic table manners of using napkins

1. Regarding the use of napkins, you must wait until everyone is seated before you can start using them. After the napkin is spread out, it should be spread flat on the thigh and never put in the neckline, because it may be cute for a three-year-old girl to do so, but it is a bit bad for adults after the age of 13.

2. In addition, the main function of napkins is to prevent food from staining clothes and to wipe off oil stains on lips and hands. Please don't use them to wipe your nose when you forget to bring facial tissue, because it is neither elegant nor hygienic.

3. Some people may be worried about the hygiene of tableware, so it is impolite to wipe the tableware with napkins, which will cause embarrassment to the restaurant or the owner. After eating, you should fold the napkin and put it on the dining table before you leave.

4. In the order of using knives and forks in western food, the principle is from outside to inside. Use the tableware placed on the outermost side of the plate first, and use a pair of knives and forks for each meal; After eating, knives and forks are placed side by side in the center of the plate, and the waiter will take the initiative to take the plate away. Tableware is not only used to cut food, but also used to move food, because it is impolite to turn plates in formal occasions.

3. Drinking etiquette of basic table manners

1. Soup: When drinking soup, use a spoon instead of holding the whole bowl up. When drinking soup with a spoon, scoop it out from your own side. Do not stir the hot soup at will or blow it cold with your mouth. It is the least courtesy to avoid making noise when drinking soup. When the soup is almost finished, you can hold the soup plate up with your left thumb and forefinger and tilt it outward to get the soup. After drinking the soup, the spoon should be placed on the plate of the soup plate or soup cup.

2. Coffee and tea: When drinking coffee or tea, the restaurant will definitely attach a small spoon, which is used to stir up sugar and creamer, so try not to stir your own drinks with spoons in sugar pots and creamer pots, and don't spoon up coffee to taste the sweetness, otherwise you will be sure to get the attention of the whole table.

3. When drinking coffee or tea, you should hold the cup handle with your forefinger and thumb and take it up. As for the plate, you don't have to take it up. After drinking, put the spoon on the plate. Please don't sneak it into your bag.