At the Table
Something that makes noise at the table that is not acceptable.
What is:
slurping soup or drink
blowing your nose at the table
blowing on hot soup
Where your napkin goes if you leave the table but will be returning.
What is:
On the back of your chair, the seat of the chair, or on the arm rest?
Where your phone should go during a meal.
What is:
Turned on silent and in your purse or pocket, and out of sight?
How you should eat bread.
What is:
Break off a small piece at a time?
Where the dinner and salad forks go.
What is:
On the left side of the plate-from left to right-salad fork, dinner fork?
How you pass a serving bowl of food.
What is:
Pass the food to your right?
Where and how the napkin goes if you are finished with your meal.
What is:
Fold your napkin and place it to the left of your plate?
What you do if you have a call during a meal.
What is:
Ask to be excused if it is an emergency and ignore it, if it is not?
How you should butter bread.
What is:
Wipe a serving of butter onto the butter plate, butter each small piece of bread as you eat it?
Where the spoon and knife go.
What is:
from left to right -on the right side of the plate-knife, spoon?
If someone asks for the salt but not pepper, you do this.
What is:
Pass them both holding one in each hand-not together in one hand?
What you shouldn't do with your napkin.
What is:
Blow your nose or wipe your face?
Things you should never do with your phone at the table.
What is:
Carry on a phone conversation, play video games, scroll social media, play music, make videos?
How you should cut a steak or other protein entree'.
What is:
Cut only a few pieces at a time?
How you eat soup.
What is:
Move the spoon from the outer part of the bowl to the center of the bowl?
What to do if you have to cough.
What is:
Immediately turn your head away from the table and food, covering your mouth and nose fully with the inside your elbow?
How you should use a napkin if you have food on your lips.
What is:
Blot your mouth with it?
What you should not talk about at the meal.
What is:
Politics, religion, medical issues, gory movies, anything gross, anything stressful?
What you do if you find a bone in your mouth.
What is:
Discreetly use your tongue to move the bone to your fork, spoon, or fingers, and place it on the edge of your plate. Don't use your napkin to hide it!! ??
The direction in which you use your utensils.
What is:
From the outside in?
What to do with your plates when you have finished eating.
What is:
Leave them where they are. Do not stack them!?
Where your napkin goes when you sit down to eat.
What is:
In your lap?
What to say when your mouth is full of food.
What is:
NOTHING!! Keep your mouth closed!?
What to do if your food is too hot.
What is:
Wait for it to cool or stir/cut it to make it cool faster?
Where the glasses go.
What is:
On the upper right side above the knife?
What to do if you want a dish that is across the table.
What is:
Ask someone close to it to pass it to you?
Your napkin goes in your lap when this happens.
What is:
Immediately after you sit down or right after the host puts theirs in their lap?
What to do when you leave the guest's home.
What is:
Thank them for the delicious meal?
What to do if you don't like the food.
What is:
Take a small bite, then focus on other food, sides, or drinks. Politely move the food around the plate with your fork to make it look like you ate some-without making a scene?
Where the bread plate goes on the place setting.
What is:
Above the forks on the left of the plate?