2. When eating with a knife and fork, take the knife and fork from outside to inside, with a fork in your left hand and a knife in your right hand; Hold the food with a fork in your left hand, cut it into small pieces with a knife in your right hand, and then send it to your mouth with a fork. When using a knife, the blade should not be outward. When eating, put down the knife and fork in a figure of eight and put them on the edge of the plate respectively. The blade is pointed at yourself, indicating that you will continue to eat. After eating each dish, put the knife and fork together on the plate. If you are talking, you can hold the knife and fork. When you don't use a knife, you can also hold a fork in your right hand, but if you need to gesture, you should put down your knife and fork, never wave it in the air with your hands, never wipe your mouth with a napkin in one hand, and never hold a glass and fork in the other. Remember, never put one end of the knife and fork on the plate and the other end on the table.
Don't eat too much food in your mouth every time. Don't talk while chewing, and don't take the initiative to talk to people.
Don't sip soup, but shut up and chew when eating. Don't smack your lips and make a sound. If the soup is overheated, don't eat it until it is slightly cold. Don't blow it with your mouth. When you drink soup, scoop it out with a spoon. When the soup in the soup plate is almost finished, tilt the outside of the soup plate slightly with your left hand and scoop it out with a spoon. After eating the soup, leave the spoon in the soup plate (bowl) and aim the spoon at yourself.
5. Don't spit directly when eating fish, meat and other dishes with thorns or bones. You can spit it gently on the fork with a napkin and put it on the plate. If there is a small amount of food left on the plate, don't scrape the bottom of the plate with a fork, let alone help you eat with your fingers, but help you eat with a small piece of bread or fork. When eating noodles, roll them up with a fork and send them to your mouth.
6. Bread should be broken into small pieces and sent to the mouth. Don't bite the whole piece of bread. When spreading butter and jam, break the bread into small pieces before spreading it.
7. When Europeans and Americans eat chicken, chicken breast is often the most expensive. When eating chicken legs, you should first remove the bones by force, not by hand. When eating fish, don't turn it over. After eating the upper layer, remove the fishbone with a knife and fork before eating the lower layer. When eating meat, cut it into pieces, not too big, or cut the meat into pieces at once.
8. Don't put on makeup on the dining table, and wipe your nose with a napkin. Burping while eating is the biggest taboo. If this happens, you should apologize to the people around you immediately. Don't stand when eating. Sit and ask others to pass the food you can't get.
9. Don't wolf down your food. Food that you don't want to eat should also be put on the plate to show politeness. The host suggested that the guests add food. If they have an appetite, it is not rude to add meals. On the contrary, the owner may be proud of it.
10, don't leave during the meal. If you really need to leave, you should whisper hello to the guests around you. When drinking and toasting, even if you don't drink, you should touch the mouth of the cup on your lips to show your respect. When someone pours you wine, if you don't want it, simply say "no, thanks!" " "Or gently cover the cup with your hand to show your refusal.
1 1. Don't smoke before the meal is over, and don't smoke until the coffee is served to indicate the end of the meal. If there are female guests around, you should politely ask "Do you mind?"
12, talk to the guests around you while eating, but avoid talking and laughing loudly. Don't just talk to a few acquaintances. If the guests don't know each other, you can introduce yourself. Don't interrupt when others are talking.
13. If you want to add milk or sugar to your coffee, stir it evenly with a small spoon and put it on the saucer of the coffee. When drinking, hold the cup handle in your right hand, put the saucer in your left hand, and drink directly with your mouth, not with a spoon. Don't bite the whole fruit when eating it. Cut it into 4 or 6 petals with a fruit knife, and then remove the skin and core with a knife and fork.
14, when eating, don't unbutton or undress in public. If the host invites the guest to take off his coat, the male guest can take off his coat and put it on the back of the chair. Don't put his coat or things on the dining table.