1. When helping a woman pull her chair to the table, hold it and guide it. Don't shove it against the back of her legs.

When helping a woman pull her chair to the table, hold it and guide it. When the time comes, you should grab the chair and leave it at an angle so that the lady can easily walk over. Don't let the chair legs touch the woman's legs.

2. If you're seated at a table with eight or fewer guests, wait for everyone to be served and for the hostess to begin eating before you dig in. At a long banquet table, it's OK to start when several people are seated and served.

If there are less than or equal to eight people, wait until everyone is seated and the hostess starts eating before starting. If it is a long dining table, you can start eating as soon as a few people are seated and eating.

3. All things not having to do with food should remain off the table: keys, clutch bags, cigarette packs, sunglasses, BlackBerrys.

Everything not having to do with food should remain off the table Things that should appear on the table include: keys, handbags, cigarette cases, sunglasses and mobile phones.

4. Don’t snap your napkin open or unfurl it showily like it’s an Olympic flag.

Don’t snap your napkin open or unfurl it showily like it’s an Olympic flag.

5. If you prefer not to have wine while dining out, don't turn your glass upside down, and don't make a big deal of saying you don't drink. Simply place your fingertips on the rim of the glass and say “Not today, thanks.”

If you don’t want to drink during the meal, don’t put the glass upside down or make a fuss about announcing that you don’t drink. Just gently put your fingertips on the rim of the glass and say "No drink today, thank you."

6. If you're eating and want to take a sip, dab your mouth with your napkin to avoid staining the rim of the glass.

If you take a sip of a drink while eating, wipe your mouth with a napkin first to avoid leaving stains on the rim of the glass.

7. Grabbing a bowl of salad or a saltshaker as it's being passed to someone who asked for it is the equivalent of cutting in line: greedy and rude.

Pass the original Cutting someone's salad bowl or salt shaker halfway through is basically saying you're greedy and rude.

8. On the subject of passing: Dishes go counterclockwise, but if someone to your left asks for something, you can hand it directly to him.

If something is to be passed on the table , the rule is generally to pass counterclockwise. However, if the person sitting to your left wants something, you can just hand it to him.

9When you excuse yourself to go to the restroom, just say “Please excuse me.”

When you want to go to the restroom, just say “Excuse me.”

10. When out with friends or family — even at a fancy restaurant — it's OK to ask for your leftovers to be wrapped. But don't do it at a business lunch or dinner.

When dining out with friends and family, even at high-end restaurants, you can ask for leftover food to be taken away. However, don’t do this if it’s a business dinner.

Extended information

Table etiquette culture of Western food:

1. Ladies first. When arranging seats for a Western-style meal, the hostess is asked to take a seat, while the male host takes second place.

2. Respect the right side. When arranging seats, the right is respected.

3. The front door is the top. The person facing the main door is the upper seat, and the person facing away from the main door is the lower seat.

4. Cross arrangement. Men and women are arranged crosswise, strangers and acquaintances are arranged crosswise. .

5. American table manners have their own set of rules from sitting down, taking napkins, serving dishes, taking tableware, and leaving the table. Among them, the host will arrange the seating and tableware before the meal. Come prepared, no need to worry. However, you should be familiar with the order and location of tableware to avoid picking up the wrong ones.

6. After the hostess announces that the dinner is ready, the male host leads the guests to their seats one by one, while the hostess walks at the back. Some careful hosts will place name cards on the dining table to indicate seating arrangements. If there is no such arrangement, the principles are as follows

7. The principle of seating arrangement is that men and women sit separately. The male host and guest are seated first, and their position is to the right of the hostess, while the female host and guest are to the right of the male host. Other couples sit diagonally. Men and women sitting separately show the openness and liveliness of the American banquet. It is hoped that through the seating arrangement at the banquet, they can enhance mutual understanding and diversify the meal topics and make the atmosphere harmonious

8. Seating principle system Guests are seated first, older people are seated before younger people, married people are seated before unmarried people, and strangers are seated before familiar guests or family members.

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