1. DO NOT CHEW FOOD WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN People that chew food with their mouth open are not aware they are doing it. The next time you eat, pay attention to whether you are chewing with you mouth open. If you are, please stop.
Smacking and crunching. Eat as quietly as possible. For many, other people's smacking noises are cringe-making.
2. DO NOT BOLT YOUR FOOD Eat your food slowly and enjoy it. Give yourself the opportunity to enjoy the company of your dining companions.
3. NEVER SPEAK WITH A FULL MOUTH A mouth full of food is unpleasant to see and makes conversation difficult to hear.
Make sure not to talk with even a little bit of food in your mouth. Wait before your dining companions have finished chewing before asking them a question.
4. REACHING Reach for something only within the invisible boundary that separates your personal space from the other diners'. If something is outside this area, ask for the item to be passed to you.
5. DON'T STUFF YOUR MOUTH FULL OF FOOD Don't stuff your cheeks full of food and don't take exceedingly large bites of food.
Don't form food into a ball in one cheek or take a sip of anything while chewing.
6. DON'T BLOW ON YOUR FOOD Avoid blowing on your food to cool it down. At an informal meal, you may use an ice cube to cool a hot beverage.
7. DON'T TAKE A HALF-BITE Eat every bite completely. Don't eat 1/2 of what you have placed on your fork or spoon.
8. DONT' WAVE UTENSILS ABOUT Never gesture with an eating utensil in your hand.
9. DON'T FIDGET Don't fidget with your tie or jewelry, adjust your flatware, play with you napkin or your hair. Keep still and calm.
10. DON'T "WAVE AWAY" SERVICE Do not wave away a server if you do not want something, just say, "No thank you."
11. DON'T PUSH YOUR PLATE Don't announce to the table that you have finished eating or push your plate away when you are done with the meal.
12. DON'T SLOUCH Sit up straight and don't stoop to eat your food.
13. SOPPING Using a piece of bread to sop up the sauce left over from a dish is fine-but only when the bread is speared by the tines of your fork.
14. PICKING YOUR TEETH Toothpicks should be used only in private, not as you walk out of the restaurant or at the table. Also don't noisily clean your teeth with your tongue at meal's end.
15. GROOMING AT THE TABLE Avoid a primping routine at the table. Don't rearrange your hair or put your hands to it wherever food is served.
10. DON’T “WAVE AWAY” SERVICE Do not wave away a server if you do not want something, just say, “No thank you.”
But they always ask when your mouth is full.
Well, I guess we just can’t have food at our family reunions then.
And don’t hold your knife and fork like a Orangutan.
Boring Thread Manners
1. No one cares
Uhh - while bad table manners are disgusting - you fantasize about hurting people? Need to 1. Get your priorities in order and 2. Seek some professional help.
That is not normal.
I always violate 13
Many of the things you are offended at are considered polite in Asia.
For example:
Slurping soup and tea is a sign that you enjoy the beverage. If you drink silently the host is offended.
In Chinese culture, you never clean your plate. To do so is a sign that you've not had enough to eat. Leaving a little tells the host they provided enough.
Eating a small bite of everything tells the host you appreciate their effort, even if you do not finish the dish.
Elbows on the table? Well, that's normal if you use chopsticks.
Table manners are a cultural thing and vary greatly even from region to region. They also change over time.
And a fork is properly held cradled between middle finger, index finger and your thumb. Not grasped with an open palm like a shovel.
And keep one’s forearms off of the edge of the table.
Bad table etiquette is a real turn off in a social or business setting.
Picking your nose however is always out.
No elbows on the table
No spilling your milk so that it goes toward your "favorite" sister.
Do not lick your fingers...unless it's steak juice.
I showed this list to my Son and The Little Dog.
He snapped at me, peed on my leg and ran outside.
The Little Dog did the same thing.
Only if you let me make up my set of restrictions for you.
My nine-year old son demonstrated at table that he could use a chicken leg-thigh combination as numchuks. Should I correct him?
Ima hide in my room and eat by myself. LOL
Never sit and suck your teeth, especially when a President you hate is giving a great speech that is kicking your butt.
I like to finish ahead of everyone else, then throw the silverware down on the plate and yell “Winner!”.
When I’m in doubt about table manners at dinner, I just pull my phone out and look it up.
What about using Grandma Mema’s napkins to get rid of unwanted mutton? Anything on the proper disposal of muffin stumps? How about garbage eclairs?
“”DONT’ WAVE UTENSILS ABOUT Never gesture with an eating utensil in your hand.””
Can you imagine trying to eat at the same table with Pelosi...? She can’t talk without waving her hands around like a traffic cop!
#14 is for her also!!!!!!
Send this to her. I’ve sent stuff to her office in SFO using the zip code of her office there. It goes through. It won’t using your own zip code - that is, unless you live in the area she represents and if that’s true, I would move out fast!!!
No personal hygiene at the table. No dental activity, no ear wax diving, nose picking, hair care, fingernail scraping or picking, etc.
There is virtually nothing that cannot be properly eaten with a knife and fork. Or, a spoon. I was in high school before I ever ate a piece of fried chicken with my fingers. Sit down, put the napkin in your lap and leave it there unless you get up. If returning to the table, put the napkin on your chair. Napkin goes on the table only as you head for the door.
Never stack plates for the servers. Let them pick them up.
Push back from the table only if all plates are removed and after dinner drinks have been served.
If you pay attention to what’s on YOUR table and leave others be you will have a far better dining experience.