1 sitting posture
Never touch the back of the chair. Sit up straight and put the food in your mouth. Even if you eat snacks that fall easily, don't bend down to reach them. Soup is the only exception-you can nod your head a little.
2 napkin size
The size of napkins used in different occasions is different. Lunch is 17-20 feet, afternoon tea is 12 feet, dinner is 26 feet, and cocktail party is 6-9 feet.
3 Meal progress
Unfortunately, there is usually no bathroom. Usually the meal time is about 2 hours, so you should pay attention to moderate drinking and avoid going to the bathroom.
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Don't praise food just because it is cooked by the chef instead of the hostess; Don't praise the hostess's dress either, because people usually think that the hostess is well dressed and fully furnished at home. If you act as if you don't adapt to the good indoor environment, it's tantamount to lowering yourself.
Seating arrangement for 5 people
Downton Manor is dominated by ladies, but in the traditional sense, the host will arrange guests to sit down according to the principle of alternation between men and women. Married couples will be separated because it is generally believed that they have spent enough time together. Newly engaged couples will be arranged to sit together so that they can talk to each other accompanied by guardians. In order not to leave any guests cold, you should talk to the people next to you. After that, the hostess will cough gently, and then you will turn to another man next to you. This is the so-called "rotation principle" to turn the table.
Six suitable themes
Never talk about money, work, sex, health, politics and religion at the dinner table. In this respect, older ladies usually keep order. For afternoon tea, the topic of conversation should be particularly relaxed and pleasant.
7 Enjoy seasonal dishes
Seasonal dishes often appear on the table of Downton Manor, such as asparagus in August and prey in hunting season. They like to eat meat, such as pork, fish, beef and mutton. Click here to view hundreds of recipes in Mrs Beaton's Housekeeping Management.
This dessert is different from other desserts.
The dessert served after the main course is called pudding, and the dessert is just a fruit plate, usually served after the pudding, and you still use a knife and fork when you enjoy it. Bananas can't be eaten with both hands up. They eat like orangutans.
9 living room time
If you are the hostess, you should take the ladies to the living room for coffee or wine after dinner. In this way, men can talk about politics for 20 minutes, then they will go to the living room.
10 tea
The rules when drinking tea include: pour tea first, then milk; When mixing milk, repeatedly stir between 12 and 6 o'clock; The tea spoon should be placed on the saucer farthest from you; Do not hold the cup ring, but hold the index finger and thumb in the cup ring and drag the bottom of the cup ring with the middle finger. If the table is too low, you can hold the tea waist-high.
1 1 Don't call afternoon tea "high tea"
In the era of Downton Abbey, "afternoon tea" refers to the extra meal of domestic servants in the evening, because this extra meal is equivalent to a full meal, including meat and cake. Besides, people usually enjoy it on high wooden tables. Americans mistakenly believe that "high tea" is a luxury statement.