As we all know, popular dining styles can actually be divided into three types:

Oriental type: characterized by the use of chopsticks;

Indian Arabic type: characterized by eating directly with hands without tableware;

Western style: characterized by eating with knives and forks.

Matters needing attention in eating western food:

You can't put your hands under the table. You should put your hands on the table.

Chinese food, western food, sometimes very particular about ordering.

If you can't clearly understand the dishes (such as eating western food, not knowing English recipes) or save trouble, there are three ways to refer to: stay close to others, and if others often eat in this restaurant, they can be consistent with it without making mistakes; Order a set meal; Ask for guidance and avoid self-defeating.

The order of western food is as follows:

The first course: appetizer, mainly salad;

Soup: Dividend soup, white soup and clear soup.

Red soup such as Luo Songtang, white soup such as mushroom soup, cream soup and so on. Clear soup is a relatively light soup;

Side dishes: mainly white fleshy dishes such as fish and chicken;

Main course: usually red meat, such as beef, pork and mutton.

Dessert: including ice cream, fruit and other snacks;

Drinks: mainly coffee, black tea, etc. Can relieve greasy food.

The tableware of western food mainly includes knives, forks, spoons and napkins.

Knife and fork: there are usually two or three pairs of knives and forks for eating.

Usually the knife is on the right hand side and the fork is on the left hand side.

To eat a dish, you need to change a knife and fork.

When eating western food, you usually use three pairs of knives and forks, one for salad, one for seafood and one for main course. Take it from outside to inside in order.

If you are going to talk to others at dinner, you must put down your knife and fork first.

Put the knife and fork in a figure and put it on the plate.

The blade is inward, the fork bows upward and the teeth are downward.

If knives and forks are placed side by side, with their teeth facing inward and their forks facing upward, it means that you don't eat them. Please ask someone to take them away immediately.

Spoon:

Generally speaking, there are two or three spoons in western food, which are placed on the outside of the right-handed knife, mainly used for drinking soup, dessert, black tea or coffee.

Spoons are also taken from the outside to the inside.

It is especially important to note that the spoon must not stand at attention in the cup when not in use, because it has a bad meaning.

If you don't use it, you can lie flat on the plate, or put it on the plate under the cup.

Napkin:

Generally, when attending a formal banquet, the hostess spreads a napkin on her lap, which is the symbol of the banquet.

Suppose the hostess puts a napkin on the table, which marks the end of the party.

Often when we are eating, a phone call will come in, go out to answer the phone, and come back to continue eating. Napkins should be placed on the chair surface (meaning: warn the waiter not to take away the tableware before eating), and must not be placed on the table to avoid being misunderstood as finished.

Telephone answering etiquette

If it is not particularly urgent, try not to make phone calls during the other party's rest time, meal time and holidays.

Three-minute rule: when talking to outsiders, the duration of the call should be controlled within 3 minutes. Hanging up after 3 minutes is not arbitrary, but requires "make a long story short, don't talk nonsense, don't say anything."

Social phone mode reports three elements: unit, department and name.

Who hangs up first after the phone call?

Hang up first with high status; The superior hung up first; People who ask for help have to wait for the person who is asked to hang up first.

The etiquette of answering the phone should pay attention to the following points:

Ring the bell only three times: the phone rings two or three times before you answer it, which means you are not in a hurry;

Don't let others answer the phone casually: especially don't let the children and the secretary answer the phone that has been booked, which is the basic respect for the caller;

Answer multiple incoming calls: All incoming calls must be answered and handled properly (first of all, it implies that someone around you should not discuss deep-seated problems. The second is to let the other party choose a time and then call the other party to show their attention.

It is not easy to use mobile phones when driving, flying, at gas stations and wards;

It is impolite for outsiders, especially strangers, to borrow other people's mobile phones unless there is something urgent.

What if the phone is disconnected?

People with low status should call back first, which is a kind of respect for others.

Civilized use of telephone:

In public places, you should change your mobile phone into the habit of shaking, mute or even turning it off. Don't talk on your cell phone frequently in public, and don't answer the phone in crowded places. ?