1. Invite guests to be informed early, 6:00 seating, the old man you 5:50 before calling guests to come, not right.
2. The host family can not be late; guests should be late 5-10 minutes, which is very considerate of the guests Oh, pay attention to master, natural guests and hosts are happy.
3. If you are sitting at a round table, the one facing the door is the main seat, or back * wall, counter; more sophisticated restaurants, will be distinguished by napkins, napkins, the highest position can not be randomly seated, unless you intend to invite you to go :D
4. The master of the right hand side of the main guest, the left hand side of the second most important guests; * the door facing the master of the side of the natural errand boy accompanied by guests to sit.
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5. guests can not be directly to the ordering staff to yell and point, should be good to sit down and wait for the host family to order; if the guests do have serious taboos or hobbies, should gently tell the host family, the host naturally want to do it for him to meet the guests small or large requirements.
6. The host family, do not point or less point need to use their hands to grasp or hold to eat the dishes, such as crab, lobster legs, ribs and so on. There is no cure for three such dishes in one meal. What etiquette is left to speak of!
7. I don't force or oppose people to drink a small amount of alcohol, no alcohol is not a feast!
8. The wine is on the menu! Foreigners like to boast about their craft, the country can not make Xing brag about their own point of view of the dish, the host family carefully observed the cold dishes on all, each glass of wine, when immediately raised his glass, welcome to start. When the host carefully observes that the food has been served and the wine is in each glass, he or she should raise the glass and welcome the start of the meal, and so on. Don't hold back for too long, everyone is hungry and waiting for you to start eating! Don't forget to praise those who have eaten.
9. After each dish, although the waiter and the host will still move to the front of the host, but do not be too formal, if it is in front of me, and no one to turn the disk, I will also be the first to pinch a small chopstick taste!
10The host should always turn the plate to take care of most of the guests; the guests should be able to serve the guests without touching the plate; if the guests can eat the whole meal without touching the plate, then both the host and the guests will be happy again.
11. If you don't have a waiter to distribute the food or if there are communal chopsticks and spoons, you have to watch what you are doing and don't use your own chopsticks to pick and choose from the dishes, or even to stir them! Not everyone minds saliva on your chopsticks as much as your lover does! Usually pick the part closest to you.
12. It's a good idea to let the food on your chopsticks sit on your own plate for a while before you take it into your mouth. It makes the eating look less eager.
13. When chewing food in the mouth, the big thing to remember is to close your lips tightly to avoid talking, falling objects, spilling juices, and avoid making the appetizing sound of "Phooey Phooey Phooey Phooey".
14. Whether during the meal or before or after the meal, you should keep your back straight and try to sit back in the chair without *. Basically, keep your hands above the table during the meal.
15. A host with too good an appetite, and a guest who is on a diet, is not suitable for such a meal.
There are many etiquettes to be observed at the table that are often overlooked.
(A) seating and leaving the table
1, should wait for the elders to be seated, before sitting.
2. If there is a woman at the table, she should wait until she is seated before taking her seat. If a woman's seat is next door, you should call out to her.
3. After the meal, the host and hostess must leave the table before the other guests can leave the table.
4. Sit upright and keep a proper distance from the table.
5, dining in the restaurant, should be led to the table by the waiter.
6. When you leave the table, you should help the elders or women in the next seat to drag the seat.
(2) the use of scented napkins
1, napkins are mainly to prevent soiling of clothes, but also to do to wipe the mouth and hands of oil stains.
2. You must wait until everyone is seated before using the napkin.
3, the napkin should be spread out, placed on the upper thighs of the knees, do not tie the belt, or hanging in the suit collar.
4, do not use the napkin to wipe the tableware.
(C) general etiquette at the table
1, after taking a seat in a proper posture, feet under my seat, do not arbitrarily straighten, elbows should not lean on the edge of the table, or put their hands on the back of the neighboring chairs.
2, the meal must be gentle and elegant, calm and quiet, not impatient.
3, at the table can not only care about themselves, but also care about others, especially to greet the female guests on both sides.
4, there is food in the mouth, you should avoid talking.
5, self-use cutlery may not reach into the communal plate to clip the dishes.
6, must be small mouth to eat, not big mouth stuffing, food end of swallowing, can not be stuffed into the mouth.
7. When taking food and scooping up soup, you should use communal chopsticks and spoons.
8. If you eat something in your mouth, you should not spit it out. If the food is hot, you can drink water or juice to cool it down.
9. When sending food in, both elbows should be leaning inward, not spreading out straight to the sides and touching the neighboring seats.
10, their hands holding a knife and fork, or when others are chewing food, should avoid talking to people or toast.
11, good eating is food on the mouth, not the mouth on the food. Food with meter, can not be sent to the mouth in a hurry, otherwise the soup drops on the tablecloth, extremely indecent.
12, do not use your fingers to pull out the teeth, should be a toothpick, and hand or handkerchief to cover.
13, avoid coughing, sneezing, sulking at the table. In case you can't help it, you should say "sorry".
14, drinking should be casual, toast to the gift to the end, do not persuade, guessing, yelling.
15, such as tableware fell to the ground, you can ask the waiter to pick up.
16, in the event of accidents, such as accidentally splashing wine, water, soup to the clothes of others, to apologize, do not panic to make amends, but make each other embarrassed.
17. If you want to use the condiments in front of other guests at the same table, you should ask the neighboring guests to help you pass them on, and not to reach across and take them.
18. If the host cooks the food himself, don't forget to give him appreciation.
19. If you eat something unclean or smelly, don't swallow it, but gently take out the food with your thumb and forefinger and put it on the plate. If you find that there are insects or stones in the dish that you have not eaten yet, do not be alarmed, but wait for the waiter to approach and tell him gently to replace the dish.
20. After eating, the tableware must be neatly arranged and not placed in a messy manner. The napkin should also be folded and placed on the table.
21. Smoking is not recommended during the main course of the meal; if you need to smoke, you must first ask your neighbor for permission.
22, eating in the restaurant, can not rush to pay the bill, push and pull to pay, to be indecent. If you are a guest, you should not rush to pay the bill. Without the consent of friends, it is also not appropriate to pay the bill on behalf of friends.
23. The speed of eating should be synchronized with that of the host and hostess, not too fast, not too slow.
24, the table can not talk about sad things, otherwise it will destroy the happy atmosphere.