8 Ways You're Not Following Dining Rules Properly
Apr 04, 2014 20:44
Not everyone knows the proper dining etiquette, but that doesn't mean you have to be one of them. For example, which utensil do you use first, or how should you position your plate and utensils to signal you're done with your meal? While you may already know some, here's a list of common mistakes you've been doing.
1. Rubbing your chopsticks together is considered rude? Doing that shows that you think the establishment is low quality and that their utensils are cheap.
2. Never rest your chopsticks across your bowl. It is considered rude.
3. How to send signals to wait-staff by positioning your utensils.
5. Don't hold your knife up like a dagger. And don't place the cutlery on the table once you've picked them up.
7. This is what a FORMAL dining setting looks like:
8. Pass the salt and pepper together. Not separately.
1. Rubbing your chopsticks together is considered rude? Doing that shows that you think the establishment is low quality and that their utensils are cheap.
2. Never rest your chopsticks across your bowl. It is considered rude.
3. How to send signals to wait-staff by positioning your utensils.
4. Standing your chopsticks in your rice bowl is only done for the dead.
5. Don't hold your knife up like a dagger. And don't place the cutlery on the table once you've picked them up.
6. This is an INFORMAL dining setting:
7. This is what a FORMAL dining setting looks like:
8. Pass the salt and pepper together. Not separately.
