Tables Manners in the Europe

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Planning a trip to Romania and wondered about the correct way to eat when visiting

friends/relatives or just staying in the hotel? Well, let's take a look at how the people of

Romania set up their dinner tables and enjoy each others company once seated around

the table;

Placing the dishes

Everyone, who sits at the table, has two plates in front of them – for the first and second

courses.

The knife is on the right and the fork is on the left.

Serving of the meal

The meals are served by the host, who usually is the lady of the house, but sometimes it

is possible for the members of the family to help themselves.

Table manners In Romania:

It is polite to wait until all the guests are gathered around the table before starting to eat.

It is considered bad manners to say something while you are chewing the food.

However, Romanians talk a lot during the meal. It is impolite to leave the table beforeeverybody has finished the meal. It is also impolite to smoke while the other people are

serving the meal or still eating.

At the end of the meal people usually thank the host for it and congratulate the host for

such a wonderful meal, even if you haven't enjoyed the meal, it still would be polite to

thank the host as they have gone to a lot of trouble preparing it probably in your honor

as the guest of the house.



• There are two traditional holidays, where all themembers of the family gather, Christmas and Easter. AtChristmas, people usually eat pork and in Easter, peopleusually eat lamb. Traditional food and drinks consistusually of two main courses and a desert. The traditional

second course is meatballs in cabbage.• The desert is usually ice-cream or cake. Romanian adults

drink wine and plum brandy, known locally as Tuica,which is the traditional alcoholic drink. At the end of themeal Romanians, occasionally drink coffee. Usually,children in Romania drink juices. Restaurants are popular In Romania and people who spend a lot of time working,

sometimes have lunch or dinner at a restaurant, withtheir family or friends. Such an evening spent at arestaurant can be very pleasant after a day of hard work.



A "Family Affair" Dining Style

Usually this is how it works.

You often find yourself seated in a big group in a round table. Due to the variety of dishes to be enjoyed, asians tend to invite more people out for dinner to enjoy a wider variety.

Everything is to be shared, except your own bowl of rice and individual bowl of soup(served from a large bowl in the middle). The dishes to be eaten with rice is placed inthe middle of the round table.

A Chinese meal usually means you will be served a bowl of white rice with a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, but if you are not comfortable in using chopsticks, you mayrequest for a fork and spoon and a plate for that matter.

You will also be served a cup of Chinese tea which you are not obligated to drink. Youmay request for water or a soft drink instead.

You may be given napkins which you can place on your lap though its not mandatory.They are usually for cleaning your mouth once you are done.

Unlike non-Chinese restaurants, the louder and noisier the restaurant, the more it isdeemed to have reputation. Everyone is happy and laughing and dining which showsthat the food is really good. Everyone is talking and raving about the food. That issomewhat Chinese culture when it comes to dining together.



When in England, visitors should observe the basic manners and eating habits of thelocal people. The following tips should help you enjoy your meal and ease the stress of

dining in a different culture.

Dos:

Sit ehere the host or hostess tells you to sit.

Use a fork,knife and spoon.

Wait for your hostess to take a bite of food before you start eating.Chew and swallow your food before taking another bite.

Tear off a small piece of bread from a bun or roll and set the remaining portion on your

bread plate before placing the small piece in your mouth.

Use the small butter knife to butter your bread.

Eat quietly.

Pass dishes to the right, if someone asks.Keep your elbows off the table.

Excuse yourself politely if you need to use the bathroom.

Compliment the host or hostess on the quality of the food.

Take small portions ofeach dish offered.

Use the outside fork for salad, and the inside fork for the main dish.

Refuse to eat seconds ~ unless the host or hostess insists.



• ____Raise your hand or catch the waiter's eye if you need his attention.

• Don'ts:

• ____Talk while food is in your mouth.

• ____Complain about the food

• ____Touch food with except for bread,

• ____Chew with your mouth open• ____Blow on hot Soup or food:

• ____Mix food plate

• ____Make sucking or smacking sounds with your mouth while eating.

• ____Drink directly from a bowl of soup.

• ____Burp , belch or pass gas at the table.

• ____Use a toothpick or your fingernail to remove a piece of food from your teeth.

• ____Put more food on your plate than you can eat.• ____Sing or talk about inappropriate subjects.

• ____Shout at the waiter or waitress to come to the table.

• If in doubt, watch how the locals near you are conducting themselves andfollow their example.



• Itadakimasu and Gochisosama

• In Japan, you say "itadakimasu" ("I gratefully receive") before eating, and "gochisosama (deshita)" ("Thankyou for the meal") after finishing the meal.

• Individual versus shared dishes

•It is not uncommon in private households and in certain restaurants (e.g. izakaya) to share several dishes of food at the table rather than serving each person an individual dish. When eating from shared dishes, movesome food from the shared plates onto your own with the opposite end of your chopsticks or with servingchopsticks that may be provided for that purpose.

• Chopsticks

• The proper usage of chopsticks is the most fundamental element of Japanese table manners, and therefore,we have assigned them a separate information page.

• Some Table Rules

• Blowing your nose in public, and especially at the table, is considered bad manners.

• It is considered good manners to empty your dishes to the last grain of rice.

• Talking about toilet related and similarly unappetizing topics during or before a meal is not appreciated bymost people.

• Unlike in some other parts of East Asia, it is considered bad manner to burp.

• After eating, try to move all your dishes back to the same position they were at the start of the meal. Thisincludes replacing the lids on dishes and putting your chopsticks on the chopstick holder or back into their paper slip.

• Drinking rules

• When drinking alcoholic beverages, it is customary to serve each other, rather than pouring your ownbeverage. Periodically check your friends' cups and refill their drinks if their cups are getting empty.Likewise, if someone wants to serve you more alcohol, you should quickly empty your glass and hold ittowards that person.

• While it is considered bad manners to become obviously drunk in some formal restaurants, for example inrestaurants that serve kaiseki ryori (Japanese haute cuisine), the same is not true for other types of

restaurants such as izakaya, as long as you do not bother other guests.• Do not start drinking until everybody at the table is served and the glasses are raised for a drinking salute,

which usually is "kampai". Avoid using "chin chin" when drinking a toast, since in Japanese this expressionrefers to the male genitals.





• Cor reea

• At f i r s t , taste soup o r k imch i j u i ce , and then t ry r i ce o r o the r d i shes . Use spoo n fo r r i ce andl i qu id foods , such as s tews o r soups ; use chops t icks fo r o the r foods .

• Do no t m ake no i ses wi th spoon o r chop st icks h i t t ing the r i ce bowl o r o the r food con ta ine rs .

• Do no t ho ld the r i ce bowl o r soup bow l i n you r hand du r ing the mea l .

•Do no t poke a round the r i ce o r s i de d i shes w i th the spoon .

• Do no t p ick ou t what yo u don ' t l i ke o r shake o f f season ings .

• Do no t l eave any t race o f f ood on the sp oon wh i l e ea t ing .

• Dur ing the mea l , unea tab le pa r ts such as bones o r f i sh bones a re qu ie t l y d i sca rded by wrapp ingthem in a pape r so tha t o the rs w on ' t see them. Do no t pu t them on the tab le o r f l oo r .

• When cough ing o r sneez ing du r ing a mea l , f ace the o the r way f rom tab le and cove r you r mouthwi th you r hand o r napk in .

• Eat the r i ce and s ide d i shes f rom one s ide .

• Do no t use you r hand s to p ick the foods .

• Chew food w i th you r c losed mouth and do no t make no i ses wh i l e chewing .

• Do no t l eave the tab le wh i l e ea t ing .

• Do no t read a book o r newspaper o r watch TV w h i l e ea t ing .• Do no t reach ac ross the tab le fo r d i s tan t food - ask a nea rby pe rson to pass i t to you .

• Use an i nd i v idua l p la te fo r f oods se rved fo r a c rowd , and a l so fo r sauces suc h as soy & v inega rsauce o r sweet & s ou r ho t peppe r soybean paste .

• Try to keep pace w i th o the rs by ea t ing no t too fast o r too s low. When hav ing a m ea l w i th thee lde r l y , wa i t f o r them to pu t the spoon and chopst icks on the tab le a t the end o f the mea l .

• At the end o f the m ea l , pou r sungnyung (bo i l ed wate r i n the r i ce cooke r o r sco rched - r i ce tea )i n to the r i ce bowl and d r i nk .

• Af te r a mea l , pu t the spoon and ch opst icks on the spo t where they were p laced f i r s t and pu tused nap k ins on the tab le a f te r fo ld ing i t l i t t le b i t i f they a re b ig .

• When u s ing a too thp ick , cove r you r mouth wi th one ha nd and d i sca rd i t the too thp ick a f te rwardsso o the rs won ' t see i t .





• Spain

• Table manners

• . Remain standing until invited to sit down. You may be shown to aparticular seat.

• . Always keep your hands visible when eating. Keep your wrists resting onthe edge of the table.

• . Do not begin eating until the hostess starts.

• . Use utensils to eat most food. Even fruit is eaten with a knife and fork.

• . If you have not finished eating, cross your knife and fork on your platewith the fork over the knife.

• . The host gives the first toast.

• . An honoured guest should return the toast later in the meal.

• . It is acceptable for a woman to make a toast.

• . Indicate you have finished eating by laying your knife and fork parallelon your plate, tines facing up, with the handles facing to the right.

• . Do not get up until the guest of honour does.





• Germany

• Table manners

• . Remain standing until invited to sit down. You may be shown to a particular seat.

• . Table manners are Continental -- the fork is held in the left hand and the knife in theright while eating.

• . Do not begin eating until the hostess starts or someone says 'guten appetit' (goodappetite).

• . At a large dinner party, wait for the hostess to place her napkin in her lap beforedoing so yourself.

• . Do not rest your elbows on the table.

• . Do not cut lettuce in a salad. Fold it using your knife and fork.

• . Cut as much of your food with your fork as possible, since this compliments the cookby indicating the food is tender.

• . Finish everything on your plate.

• . Rolls should be broken apart by hand.

• . Indicate you have finished eating by laying your knife and fork parallel across the

right side of your plate, with the fork over the knife.• . The host gives the first toast.

• . An honoured guest should return the toast later in the meal.

• . The most common toast with wine is 'Zum Wohl!' ('good health').

• . The most common toast with beer is 'Prost!' ('good health').





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