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Eating should pay attention to what etiquette

Table etiquette is mainly manifested in the following aspects:

One, the etiquette of seating. First invite the guests to sit on the seat, and then invite the elders to sit next to the guests in turn, to be seated from the left side of the chair into. Do not move chopsticks after being seated, and do not make any noise, and do not get up and walk around. If there is anything to greet the host (directly opposite the door for the upper seat, generally based on the status of the other party to arrange).

Second, when eating, first ask the guests in the elderly to move chopsticks. Fewer dishes at a time, away from their own dishes eat less, do not make a sound when eating, do not make a sound when drinking soup, drinking soup with a spoon in a small bite, should not be the bowl to the mouth to drink, the soup is too hot when cooled and then drink, do not blow while drinking. Some people like to eat hard to chew crunchy food, make a very clear sound, this practice is not etiquette requirements, especially when eating with the crowd, we should try to prevent this phenomenon.

Three, do not burp during the meal, do not appear other sounds, if there is sneezing, intestinal chirping and other involuntary sound, we must say a "really sorry", "sorry", "please forgive me!

Four, if you want to give the guests or elders cloth food, it is best to use the public chopsticks, you can also away from the guests or elders far from the dishes sent to them in front. According to our Chinese custom, the dishes are served one by one, and if there are leaders, elders and guests at the same table, ask them to move their chopsticks first whenever a new dish comes up, or take turns to ask them to move their chopsticks first in order to show the importance of them.

Fifth, eat the fish head, fishbone, bones and other things, do not spit out, do not throw to the ground, slowly with their hands to their own plate, or put close to their own table or put on the paper prepared in advance.

Sixth, to take the time to chat with the right and left a few funny words to harmonize the atmosphere, do not just head down to eat, regardless of others, and do not devour a big meal, not to mention the greedy cup.

Seven, it is best not to pick teeth at the table. If you have to pick your teeth, use a napkin or hand to block your mouth.

VIII, to clarify the main task of the meal. To be clear to talk business-oriented, or to contact the main feelings, or to eat. If the former, in the arrangement of seating should pay attention to, the main negotiators seat close to each other to facilitate the conversation or dredge emotions. If it is the latter, just need to pay attention to common sense etiquette on the line, focus on the appreciation of the dishes.

Nine, when you finally leave the table, you must thank the host, or on this occasion to invite the host to their own home in the future, in return.

Ten, you should wait for the elders to be seated, before you can sit down.

11. If there is a lady on the table, you should wait for the lady to be seated before you take your seat.

Twelve, the posture should be upright, and the distance from the table to keep appropriate.

Thirteen, when you leave the table, you should help the elders or women in the next seat to pull the seat.

Fourteenth: Drink soup with a spoon, never with a bowl.

Fifteen, the way to drink soup spoon from the side to the outside, from the inside to the outside of the direction of scooping drink.

Sixteen, when drinking soup, the first scoop of soup should be less, first test the temperature, shallow taste. The first thing you should do is to test the temperature and taste the soup.

Seventeen: When drinking soup, don't stir the hot soup and blow it cool with your mouth.

Eighteen, soup ladle up, can not be divided into several mouthfuls at a time.

nineteen, after drinking soup, the spoon should be rested on the soup plate or on the saucer of the soup cup.

Twenty, the bread should be torn into small slices to eat, eat a piece of tear a piece. Do not bite into it.

Twenty-one, if you want to apply butter, not the whole slice first coated, in the tear down to eat, it is appropriate to tear off the small piece, and then applied to the small piece, into the mouth to eat.

22. When you tear the bread, the crumbs should be held in a dish, do not dirty the table.