The first part is the preparation before dinner:
Determine the level, number and specific time of diners.
Ask in advance what you don't like to eat, what you like to eat and which restaurant you like to eat in.
Confirm the hotel and make a reservation.
Prepare enough cash in case of accidents.
Buy cigarettes and lighters in advance.
Book a car.
Know where leaders like to sit, such as front seat or back seat.
Open the door for the leader and pay attention to the fare.
After getting off the bus, lead the way for the leaders, pull up the lotus seeds and open the door on their own initiative. Older people can help leaders.
The second part of the table manners should be paid attention to:
( 1)? Seating and leaving:
You should wait until the old man is seated before you can sit down.
If there are ladies at the table, they should wait until the ladies are seated. If the lady's seat is next door, she should be called.
When seated, help the lady or the leader to drag the seat.
After dinner, other guests can only leave the table after the host and hostess leave.
Sit up straight and keep a proper distance from the dining table.
When eating in a restaurant, the waiter should take you to the table.
When leaving the seat, you should help the old man or woman next to you to drag the seat.
When you leave, help the elderly or leaders undress.
(2)? The use of incense towel:
Napkins are mainly used to prevent clothes from getting dirty, and also to wipe oil stains on the mouth and hands.
You must wait until everyone is seated before you can use the napkin.
The napkin should be spread out and placed on the thigh above the knee. Don't wear a belt or hang it on the collar of a suit. Mouth.
Never wipe the tableware with a napkin.
(3)? General table manners:
After sitting, keep your posture straight, put your feet under the seat, don't straighten up at will, and don't lean your elbows on the edge of the table. Or put your hand on the neighbor's chair.
When eating, be gentle, calm and not impatient.
At the dinner table, you should not only care about yourself, but also care about others, especially the female guests on both sides.
Avoid talking with food in your mouth.
Don't put your own tableware in the public plate to get food.
Eat with a small mouth, not a big mouth. If the food is swallowed, you can't stop gagging.
When picking vegetables and scooping soup, use chopsticks and spoons.
If you eat imported food, you shouldn't spit it out. If it is hot food, you can drink water or take a bath with fruit juice.
When delivering food to the entrance, your elbows should be tilted inward, and don't go straight to both sides and touch your neighbor.
Holding a knife and fork in your hand, or someone chewing food? Avoid talking or toasting.
A good way to eat is to eat food, not food. Eat with one meter, you can't rush into the entrance. Otherwise, the soup drops on the tablecloth, which is extremely indecent.
Don't pick your teeth with your fingers, use toothpicks and cover them with your hands or handkerchiefs.
Avoid coughing, sneezing and vomiting at the dinner table. If you can't help it, you should say "I'm sorry"
Drink at will, propose a toast politely, and avoid persuading, guessing and shouting.
If the tableware falls, ask the waiter to pick it up.
If you accidentally spill wine, water and soup on someone else's clothes, can you apologize? Will panic to make amends, but let the other side embarrassed.
If you want to take the condiment placed in front of other guests at the same table, please ask the guest next door to pass it on for you. Don't stretch out your hand to row, drive to get something.
If the host cooks himself, don't forget to praise him.
If you eat unclean or smelly food, don't swallow it. Gently use your thumb and forefinger? Take it out and put it on a plate. Don't make a fuss if you find insects and gravel in the dish before you finish it? Strange, when the waiter comes near, tell the waiter softly that it is appropriate to replace it.
After eating, the tableware must be placed neatly and not misplaced. Napkins should also be folded and put on the table.
Smoking is not allowed in the course of staple food. If you want to smoke, you must ask your neighbors' permission first.
Eating in a restaurant, you can't rush to pay the bill, push and pull the payment, which is indecent. If you are a guest, can't you? Take the bill. You shouldn't pay the bill for your friend without his consent.
The speed of eating should be synchronized with that of the host and hostess, neither too fast nor too slow.
You can't talk about sadness at the dinner table, otherwise it will spoil the happy atmosphere.