Going out to dinner isn’t just about the food or the
company. You might think it’s all about sitting at the table, eating
delicious food, and that’s it, but that’s only just the beginning.
Eating out at a restaurant is an experience that involves manners,
social graces, and really, what it all boils down to: respect. In fact,
you could be acting totally rude at the dinner table without even
knowing it.
Right now, you’re probably asking what it is you’re
doing wrong. Well, here’s exactly how to fix the 17 dining mistakes
you’re making that you never knew about!
1. Wait until everyone is seated and served before you start eating
via FitDay
2. Use your utensils from the outside in
via Chasing Boon
3. Don’t place items on the table that are unrelated to the meal
via The Protocol School of Washington
Keep your phone, keys, and whatever else off the table.
4. Don’t use salt and pepper before you taste your meal
via List Crux
5. Rubbing your chopsticks is considered rude
via Asian Fusion
It’s a sign that you think the establishment is low quality or that their utensils are cheap.
6. The way you position your utensils sends specific signals to the waitstaff
via I Waste So Much Time
7. Resting your chopsticks across your bowl is considered a breach of etiquette
via Best American Arts
8. How to properly eat soup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&x-yt-ts=1422579428&v=GMcZ_px_q2Y&x-yt-cl=851144049. Letting your chopsticks stand in your rice bowl is considered an offering to the dead
via Just Hungry
It’s an absolute no-no.
10. There is a proper way to hold and place your utensils down
via The Art of Doing Stuff
You shouldn’t hold your knife like a dagger or place the cutlery back on the table once you’ve picked them up.
11. The salt and pepper should always be passed together
via flickr / Joe King
12. How to eat lobster properly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=85114404&feature=player_embedded&v=nWWaYY5VSjY&x-yt-ts=1422579428
9. Letting your chopsticks stand in your rice bowl is considered an offering to the dead
via Just Hungry
It’s an absolute no-no.
10. There is a proper way to hold and place your utensils down
via The Art of Doing Stuff
You shouldn’t hold your knife like a dagger or place the cutlery back on the table once you’ve picked them up.
11. The salt and pepper should always be passed together
via flickr / Joe King
12. How to eat lobster properly
Your best bet is probably to not eat lobster in public.
13. Don’t talk with your mouth full
via E!
This should go without saying, but sadly, it needs to be said.
14. Never pass food from chopstick to chopstick
via tumblr / curiositychronicles
It is too close to symbolically passing someone’s bones at a Japanese funeral. Use a plate instead.
15. This is considered an informal dining setting
via Etiquette Scholar
16. And this is what a formal dining setup looks like
via Etiquette Scholar
17. Always remember to tip
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They say the standard now is 20%. If your meal was
bad, don’t take it out on the server’s tips. Always bring up problems
when they happen so the server can rectify the situation.
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