1, when seated, the body should be upright, elbows do not put on the desktop, not stilted feet, and the distance from the table in order to facilitate the use of cutlery for the best. Don't fiddle with the tableware on the dining table. Fold the napkin in half and place it gently on your lap.
2, the use of knives and forks to eat, from the outside to the inside of the knife and fork, the left hand to hold a fork, the right hand to hold a knife; cut things with the left hand to hold down the fork food, the right hand to hold the knife will be sawed into small pieces, and then sent to the mouth with a fork. When using a knife, the blade must not be turned outwards. When you put down your knife and fork during a meal, they should be placed in the shape of a "figure of eight" on the side of the plate. The blade of the knife should be facing away from you to indicate that you want to continue eating. After each dish, place the knife and fork together on the plate. If you are having a conversation, you can hold the knife and fork without putting them down. When you are not using a knife, you may hold the fork in your right hand, but if you need to make a gesture, you should put down the knife and fork, and never wave the knife and fork in the air, nor hold the knife or fork in one hand while wiping your mouth with a napkin in the other, or hold a wine glass in one hand while picking up the food with the fork in the other. Remember, at no time should one end of the knife or fork be placed on the plate and the other on the table.
3. You should not take too much food into your mouth at a time, and do not talk while chewing, let alone initiate conversation.
4. Don't slurp when drinking soup, and shut up and chew when eating. Do not smack your lips to make a sound. If the soup and vegetables are too hot, you can wait until a little cool before eating, do not blow with your mouth. When drinking soup, use a spoon to scoop from the inside out, and when the soup in the soup dish is almost finished, use your left hand to slightly cock the outside of the soup dish, and use the spoon to scoop the net. When you finish the soup, leave the spoon in the soup plate (bowl) with the handle pointing towards you.
5. When eating fish, meat and other dishes with thorns or bones, do not spit directly out of the mouth, but use a napkin to cover your mouth and gently spit on the fork into the plate. If a small amount of dishes remaining in the plate, do not use a fork to scrape the bottom of the plate, and do not use your fingers to help eat, should be a small piece of bread or fork to help eat. When eating noodles, use a fork to roll them up first and then bring them to your mouth.
6, the bread should be broken into small pieces into the mouth, do not take the whole piece of bread bite. When spreading butter and jam, break the bread into small pieces before spreading.
7, eat chicken, Europe and the United States to chicken breast meat is expensive. Eat chicken legs should first force the bone off, do not eat with your hands. Eat fish, do not turn the fish, to eat the upper layer of fish bones with a knife and fork after picking off the lower layer, eat meat, to cut a piece to eat a piece, the block can not be cut too big, or once the meat are cut into pieces.
8, do not make up at the table, wipe your nose with a napkin. Hiccups during the meal is the biggest taboo, in case of such a situation, you should immediately apologize to those around you. Do not stand up when taking food, sitting can not get the food should ask someone else to pass.
9, dining should not be swallowed. Do not want to eat the food should also want a little on the plate, to show politeness. The host advised the guests to add food, such as appetite, add food is not considered rude, on the contrary, the host may be proud.
10, not in the middle of the meal to leave. If something really need to leave should be whispered to the guests around the hello. Drinking a toast, even if you do not drink, you should touch the mouth of the cup on the lips to show respect. When someone pours a glass of wine for you, if you don't want it, you can simply say, "No, thank you." Or slightly cover the glass with your hand to show your thanks.
11, in the meal is not yet all over, do not smoke, until the coffee that the end of the meal can be. If there is a female guest on the left or right, you should ask politely, "Do you mind?
12, eating should talk with the guests around, but should avoid loud laughter. Don't just talk to a few acquaintances, the guests around if you don't know, you can choose to introduce yourself. Other people's speeches should not be interjected.
13, drink coffee if you want to add milk or sugar, add a small spoon to stir evenly, put the small spoon on the coffee mat plate. Drinking should be the right hand cup handle, left hand end of the pad plate, directly with the mouth to drink, do not use a small spoon to scoop a spoon to drink. When eating fruit, do not hold the fruit to bite the whole, should first use a fruit knife to cut into 4 or 6 petals, and then use a knife to remove the skin, nucleus, with a fork to eat.
14, eating, do not unbutton or public undress. If the host asks the guest to broaden his clothes, the male guest can take off his coat and put it on the back of the chair, do not put his coat or carry-on items on the dining table.