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Do not empty your glass quickly - it will be promptly refilled and you will find you have drunk more than you intended.






MEALS

I.Table Manners

The ABC of Table Manners

Do not attract undue attention to yourself in public.

When eating take as much as you want, but eat as much as you take.

Do not eat too fast or too slowly, cut as you eat.

Take a little of every dish that is offered to you.

Sit up straight and face the table, do not put your elbows on the table while eating.

6. Do not reach across the table - simply say " Would you please pass the salt", etc.

7. At a small party do not start eating until all are served. At a large party it is not necessa­ry to wait for all. The hostess gives a signal to her guests by saying: " Start eating, please (your food will get cold)".

There is no rule about eating everything on your plate, to indicate that you have had enough, place knife and fork together not criss-cross.

9. When refusing a dish simply say: " No, thank you" when accepting, - " Yes, please".

10. Do not leave the spoon in your cup, when drink­ing tea or coffee.

Do not empty your glass quickly - it will be promptly refilled and you will find you have drunk more than you intended.

Answer the following questions:

l. What is the correct way to sit at table? 2. Should you use your fork or your knife for taking a slice of bread from the bread-plate? 3. How should you get a slice of bread from the plate standing on the far end of the table? 4. What is the correct way of using spoon, fork and knife? 5. How should you cut your meat? 6. What are the dishes for which knife shouldn't be used? 7. What is the way to eat chicken? 8. What is one supposed to do with the stones while eating stewed fruit? 9. What should you do with the spoon after stirring your tea? 10. What should you do if your food is too hot? 11. What should you say to refuse a second helping? 12. What should you say if you like the dish very much? 13. What should you say if you dislike the dish? 14. What shouldn't one do while eating? 15. Where should one keep the newspaper or the book during a meal, on the table or on one's lap?

2. Watch the video “Table Manners Across Cultures by Norine Dresser” on https://mariavocationaltraining.blogspot.com/2011/12/table-manners-accross-cultures-by.html

  • Before watching study the following vocabulary:

Odd: Strange

Chopsticks: the equivalent of our fork for Asian people

UCLA: University of California Los Angeles

To push food on him: To force somebody to eat

To slurp: to ingest (food or drink) with loud sucking noises

Belching or burping: (also known as eructation) It involves the release of gas from the digestive tract.

Deceased: A person who died

Dressing: Sauce for salad such as oil, vineger, nuts and spices

  • Questions for the Talk

1. Make a list of the facts Norine Dresser gives her expert advice on. Would you like to add anything to this list?

2. What table manners in your country/region might be surprising for an outsider?

3. Out of the table manners Ms. Dresser mentions, which ones are the most surprising? Explain why.

4. Have you ever faced or witnessed misunderstandings due to cross-cultural differences, whether related to table manner or other cultural dissimilarities?

5. What would have been your reaction in front of any of the cultural differences that Ms. Dresser mentions?

 


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