What are all the etiquette to look out for at the dinner table?

Etiquette at the table is almost entirely about the details, about showing respect and care.

These manners include:

Elderly and young are in order, invite the elders to sit down first

Don't add rice, don't say "I want a bowl"

Don't stick chopsticks in the rice

Eat like you're eating, and don't be noisy or picky. "

Don't ask people, "Are you done eating yet?"

Don't make noise when you eat

New rules for the dining room table

When you eat, let the elders sit first. In the past, the south-facing seat on the dining table was reserved for the elders, but nowadays, it means the seat facing the door. The non-vegetarian dishes on the table must also be pinched by the elders before the juniors can do so. The dishes on the carousel table are transferred to the elders first, and then the juniors share them. When the meal is finished, you can't say, "Another bowl?" or "Another bowl?" because the old people think that only those who beg on the street are called "beggars". So you can say "another bowl" or "another bowl". Chopsticks should not be stuck vertically in the bowl because it is not good to burn incense. Also, when serving soup, always put the chopsticks down, never hold the spoon and chopsticks in your hand at the same time, otherwise it is very rude. Don't talk when you eat, don't knock the bowl with chopsticks; sit down to eat, your body can't twist, can't slant, you must sit with one hand holding the bowl, one hand holding the chopsticks; you can't put the bowl of rice on the table, and take the chopsticks with one hand to eat with the bowl; you can't put both elbows on the table to support yourself to eat. When picking vegetables, you should not use your chopsticks to pick them up; you should not drop vegetables or rice on the table or the floor; you should eat the rice in the bowl cleanly, with not a single grain left in it; and you should not rest your chopsticks on the bowl when you are finished eating. If you accidentally drop your chopsticks on the floor or break a dish, you should say "Happy! (Chopsticks fall)", "Peace in every year!" and "Bloom on the floor, wealth and honor!" (Parents say this on behalf of their children.) On the one hand, asking such a question may be misunderstood as urging people to eat, and on the other hand, some elderly people are afraid of being told that they have finished eating because it means that it is their last meal. When you eat, you should not whimper, and when you drink soup, you should not make any noise; you should drink gently with a spoon and not take a big gulp from the bowl. If you make too much noise, it is considered disrespectful and uneducated to the person eating next to you, like a pig eating food. Nowadays, many people eat while playing with their cell phones or watching TV. This is bad, disrespectful and impolite. Therefore, the table has a "new rule": do not watch TV, do not look at the phone is the most basic etiquette requirements. Nowadays, most of these old rules have been diluted by people, or even completely disappeared. However, from a certain point of view, some of the old reasoning is to create a harmonious dining environment, the figure is auspicious, in fact, is also a manifestation of civilization.