Transcript Table Manners Dinner Etiquette

Eating and Table Manners in the
West and Other Etiquette
Ma Shuang (Diana)
College of Comprehensive Foundation Studies
Liaoning University
Table Setting
Place Setting
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Table-setting Rules
 Knives (with the blade turned toward the plate)
are on the right hand side
 Spoons (with the bowl facing upward) are
arranged to the right of the plate next to knives
 Forks (with the tines facing upward) are placed
on the left
 The dessert silver is arranged above the plate,
with the handle facing toward the hand that
will be using it (the dessert fork toward the left,
the spoon and knife toward the right).
 The fruit silver can be brought to the table
along with the fruit plates
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Flatware
Cutlery
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Illustration of
Table Setting
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Dining
Etiquettes 1
 When do my responsibility begin? [Respond to invitation Don’t make your host guess about yes or no; Tell them your
special needs;]
 Can I bring a guest?
 Clues about the event: starting time, address, dress code […
go one level above what you think will be appropriate –
overdressed vs underdressed], and so on.
 Never ever skip the check-in process (wear your name tag
high on the right side)
 When should I take my seat? [wait until 4-5 people are at the
table before sitting down]
 Should I talk to people after I have sat down?
 Should I put my belongings such as a cell phone on the table?
 How can I deal with difficult food?
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Dining
Etiquettes 2
Can I change my seat if I realise that I do not
know my neighbors?
Taking medications?
Lipstick, toothpick, etc.
Where should I put my cell phone? Can I
answer the phone calls during the dinner?
Taking away doggy bags?
Sharing foods with other people who are
very close to you in relations?
Asking for a taste?
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Dinner Etiquette
Table Manners
 How to set my napkin? And how to use it?
* move the place card
* look to your hostess / host, wait for her /him to take her /his napkin
* take your napkin immediately when you sit down at a business dinner
* fold the napkin in half, place it on your lap – do this below the level of
the table
* use it only for your mouth [ ! clean the face, dust your chair, clean the
cutlery, etc. ]
* where to put it if I leave for a while and will come back again?
* what shall I do with it when I finish my meal?
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Dinner Etiquette
Table Manners
How to use the silverware? [BMW]
* When and how to eat your bread?
* Each course has its own silverware.
* Starting with the utensils that are farthest from your plate.
* You’ll have a maximum of 3 forks and 3 spoons.
 American style
 Continental style
[placing the fork and knife in your hand; knife edge; cutting and eating;
Don’t spread out your arms; indicating you’re finished / not finished]
* How to deal with the things I don’t want?
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Table Manners
Dinner Etiquette
 How to place and use the glasses?
 Turning the glass over to indicate I don’t want to have this wine?
 Bread [basket], butter, condiments, cream cup /glass, etc. passing
[to your right, together], using salt and pepper…
 The used utensils should go back to the plate or the table cloth?
 If I have not used the salad knife, should I place it on the plate with
the fork when I finish the course?
 Can the knife be used as a pusher?
 What should I do if I happen to drop my fork, etc.?
 What should I do with a finger bowl?
 Where should I put the coffee or tea spoon?
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Continental
Breakfast
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Full English
Breakfast
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Typical
Lunch
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Dinner
Courses
Starter /
Appetizer
Main Course
Dessert
A full course dinner is a dinner consisting
of multiple dishes, or courses. In its simplest
form, it can consist of three or four courses,
such as soup, salad, meat and dessert.
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Seating
Arrangement
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Starter
Appetizer
Accompaniments & Side Dishes
Breads
Dips and Dressings (敷料剂)
Jams, Pickles, Preserves
Pasta, Rice, Grains and
Pulses
Salsas and Relishes (调味
品)
Salads
Sauces and Butters
How to eat
soup? You go to
the soup or the
Soup to you?
Stuffings & Marinades(淹泡
汁)
Vegetables and Misc
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Main Course
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Dessert
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Special
Knowledge
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排位常识
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一、关于会议主席台座次的安排 根据中办掌握的原则：当领导同志人数为单
数时，1号首长居中，2号首长排在1号首长左边，3号首长排右边，其他依次
排列；当领导同志人数为双数时，1号首长、2号首长同时居中，1号首长排在
居中座位的右边，2号首长排左边，其他依次排列。
二、关于宴席座次的安排 宴请客人，一般主陪在面对房门的位置，副主陪在
主陪的对面，1号客人在主陪的右手，2号客人在主陪的左手，3号客人在副主
陪的右手，4号客人在副主陪的左手，其他可以随意。以上主陪的位置是按普
通宴席掌握，如果场景有特殊因素，应视情而定。
三、关于签字仪式的座次安排 签字双方主人在左边，客人在主人的右边。双
方其他人数一 般对等，按主客左右排列。
四、关于乘车的座次安排 小轿车1号座位在司机的右后边，2号座位在司机的
正后边，3号座位在司机的旁边。（如果后排乘坐三人，则3号座位在后排的
中间）。中轿主座在司机后边的第一排，1号座位在临窗的位置。 当领导同
志人数为双数时，1号首长、2号首长同时居中，1号首长排在居中座位的右边
，2号首长排左边，其他依次排列。应当是1号首长排在居中座位的左边，2号
首长排右边，其他依次排列
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