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Table Manners

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Manners
Are traditions of a society that show how people treat and behave in social situations. Manner maintain order, promote the values of a social and are meant to smooth the rough edges of human nature
Etiquette
The set of rules that give expression to manners. It is a context meaning that in many cultures there are sub cultures.
Point/ Counterpoint
Manners should often serve to make people feel uncomfortable
Why are manners good for you
1. They put people at ease
2. They impress people
3. Allow people to live and work together without a lot of friction
4. Make others feel good
5. Help you get a job
Top 8 Manners
1. Use the accepted phrases; please and thank you and excuse me
2. Write a thank you note
3. Look people in the eyes
4. Clean up after yourself
5. Don't interrupt
6. Use good table manners
7. Give a firm handshakes
8. Listen
6 important do's and don'ts
1. Do arrive on time
2. Do turn your cell phone off
3. Do begin eating with the utensils farthest from your dinner plate
4. Do compliment your host and write a thank you note
5. Don't apply makeup at the table
6. Don't start your meal before everyone else
Setting the table influences
1. Sets the tone or feeling of the meal
2. Makes you feel special or important
3. Appearance is better
Three components of a place setting
1. Flatware
2. Dinnerware
3. Glassware
Cover
1. An arrangement of a place for one person
2. Allow 20-24 inches (from the left to far right with dinner plate at center)
Proper Dinnerware Placement
A. dinner plate: 1 inch from edge of table
B. Bread/ butter plate: top left side
D. Soup Bowl: on top of the dinner plate or on top of charger and or liner
Types of Flatware
1. Dinner fork, dessert fork, salad fork
2. Soup spoon, dessert knife
3. Dinner knife, butter knife
How many inches from the tables edge?
1
What side are the forks on
Left
What side are the knives and spoons on?
Right
Knives with sharp cutting edge towards where
Inward plate
Soup bowl spoons go on what side?
Right
Where is the butter knife placed?
Center of the bread plate
Where is the water goblet placed?
Right above the dinner knife
Where is the wine glasses placed
On the right side of water glass
2 places to place napkins
1. On the dinner plate
2. Left side of bread plate
When the napkin is removed it should never what?
Never be under a flat ware
When sitting down
From the right side
Passing food
Offer to the person on your left and then serve yourself and then pass to the person on your right
Napkins
1. On your lap when you sit down
2. Never use it for any other reason then eating
3. Leave on left side of table
When eating with a small group?
You wait until everyone in the group is served
Follow actions of whom?
The host
Avoid talking with what in your mouth
Food
Chew with your mouth what
Closed
Cut food
Each bite at a time
How should you sit at the table
Straight
Avoid leaning on what on the table
Elbows
When finished with the soup spoon leave it on what
The plate
Eating a roll/ bread
1. Break off a piece at a time then butter then eat
2. Place butter on your own plate with own butter knife
Tipping etiquette
15-20%
Where to tip
Home deliver, cab, salon, bell boy and room service
Cell phone etiquette
1. Turn it off or place on vibrate
2. Excuse yourself when you get a call
3. Keep your voice down
4. Avoid checking your phone
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