First come the French etiquette (English and Chinese)

1. When you start eating, fold the tablecloth in half and place it on your lap so that you can pick up a corner of the tablecloth when needed Wipe your mouth gently before placing it back on your lap.

Remember, napkins are not used to wipe noses or wipe knives and forks.

2. The waiters in French restaurants will definitely regard your actions as signals, so be careful to give the correct signals. When you just want to step away for a while, place a tablecloth on your seat.

3. When you have not completely finished a dish but are just stopping temporarily, you should place your knife and fork on the plate like a figure of eight.

4. When you have completely finished a dish and indicate that the waiter can take away the plate, you should place the two knives and forks parallel to the right side of the plate.

5. When the meal is over, you can put the tablecloth on the table.

6. If you are invited by a French friend to his home for this meal, you can bring a small bouquet of flowers, a cake cooked by you and your mother, or a bottle of red wine. They are the best gifts when you visit French people

1.Napkin is not used to wipe off your snot or clean the fork.Fold your napkin in half and put it on your legs so that you can use it to wipe your mouth when needed.

2.If you only want a temporay leave, put the napkin on your seat.

3.If the food is unfinished and you just want a pause, put the table knife and fork on the plate, forming them like the Chinese character "Ba".

4. If the food is finished in the plate, you can put the knife and fork paralleled right beside the plate, implying the waiter to clear it away.

5.If the dinner is over, put the napkin on the table.

6.If you are invited as guest for a dinner in a French friend's home, you'd better bring him small gifts such as a small handful of flowers, a home-made muffin by your mother or a bottle of grape wine.

Korean again

1. Do not use chopsticks first when eating with elders

2. Do not use chopsticks to point at others,

3. After finishing the meal Place the chopsticks neatly on the tabletop.

4. It is not appropriate to talk loudly while eating.

5. It is also very embarrassing to make too much noise in your mouth when eating.

6. When having a banquet at a Korean home, the guests and hosts usually sit around a square table with low legs. Sit cross-legged on the floor.

In this case, do not touch your feet with your hands, straighten your legs, or spread your legs. This is not allowed

Table Manners in S.Korea

1.Do not touch the chopsticks until the elderly begin to eat.

2.While on the table, do not point at others with chopsticks.

3.Make sure the chopsticks are neatly placed on the table when dinner is over.

4.Incessant talks are not suitable on Korean tables.

5.It is also a shamful behavior to make too loud noises while eating .

6.When a dinner is housed at home, both the host and the guests are sitting cross-legged around a shot-legged table, in such circumstances, never touch your feet with hands, strech out your legs, or splay apart your legs.