1 sitting posture
Never touch the back of the chair. Sit up straight and bring the food to your mouth. Even if you eat snacks that are easy to drop, don't bend down to reach them. Soup is the only exception-you can nod your head slightly.
2 napkin size
The size of napkins used in different occasions is different. Lunch 17-20 feet, afternoon tea 12 feet, dinner 26 feet, cocktail party 6-9 feet.
3 the progress of the meal
Unfortunately, there is generally no bathroom. Usually this meal lasts about 2 hours. Pay attention to moderate drinking and avoid going to the toilet.
40 compliments
Don't praise food just because it is cooked by the chef rather than the hostess; Don't praise the hostess's dress either, because it is generally believed that the hostess dresses appropriately and has complete furniture at home. If you act as if you don't adapt to the good indoor environment, it's tantamount to degrading yourself.
5-seat layout
Downton Manor is dominated by ladies, but traditionally, the host will arrange guests to sit down according to the principle of alternating men and women. Married couples will be separated because it is generally believed that they have been together long enough. Newly engaged couples will be arranged to sit together so that they can talk to each other accompanied by guardians. In order not to leave any guests cold, you should talk to the man next to you. Then the hostess will cough gently, and then you will turn to another man next to you. This is the so-called "rotation principle" to turn over the table.
Six suitable themes
Never talk about money, work, sex, health, politics and religion at the dinner table. In this respect, older ladies usually keep order. In afternoon tea, the topic of conversation should be particularly relaxed and pleasant.
7 Enjoy seasonal dishes
Seasonal dishes often appear on the table of Downton Abbey, such as asparagus in August, the prey of hunting season. They like to eat meat, such as pork, fish, beef and mutton. Click here to view hundreds of recipes in Mrs Beaton's Housekeeping Management.
This dessert is not another dessert.
The dessert served after the main course is called pudding, and the dessert is just a fruit plate, usually served after the pudding, and you still use a knife and fork when you enjoy it. Bananas can't be eaten with hands up. They eat like orangutans.
9 living room time
If you are the hostess, you should take the ladies to the living room for coffee or wine after dinner. In this way, men can talk about politics for 20 minutes, then they will go to the living room.
10 tea
The rules when drinking tea include: pour tea first, then milk; When mixing milk, repeatedly stir between 12 and 6 o'clock; The tea spoon should be placed on the saucer farthest from you; Don't hold the cup ring, but hold the cup ring with your index finger and thumb and drag the bottom of the cup ring with your middle finger. If the table is too low, you can hold the tea waist-high.
1 1 Don't call afternoon tea "high tea"
In the era of Downton Abbey, "high tea" refers to the extra meal of domestic servants at night, because this extra meal is equivalent to a full meal, including meat and cake. Moreover, people usually enjoy it on high wooden tables. Americans mistakenly believe that "high tea" is a luxury statement.