1) LATENESS ON TABLE
. Don’t, when an invited guest,
be late for dinner. It is both insulting to your host and other guest and seen
as a sign of rudeness. Can also mean uncultured behavior.
2) NAPKIN USAGE.
Remember not to tuck your napkin
under chin. You, my dear, are neither toddler nor child. For this reason u do
not need a bib or tucker. When confused about what to do with your napkin, drop
it loosely besides your plate. Also you are expected not to mop your face with
your napkin. When in use, draw it neatly across your lips.
3) ON THE LADIES;
Ladies must be served first
before the men and this includes even the ladies of the same household. Only
after then can the men be served. No wonder we say ladies first upon
gentlemanly behavior.
It is rude to ignore the lady besides u.
she has first claim to your attention whether or not you are introduced to her.
To give attention to her is most proper of a gentleman. And if a lady, courtesy
says u listen ladylike.
Do not fail to rise when ladies leave the
table after eating. Remain standing until they have left the room, then u can
re-seat and smoke if u have to.
No matter what, you do not offer your left
hand to lead a lady to sit on dinner. It signifies betrayal and can be
perceived ill. Offer your right hand when leading her to the table and remember
to seat her on your right hand side too.
I need to remind the ladies to never come
to the table in your curlers, undies, or in improper raiment. And please for the men reading this……. Do not
seat on the table in your dressing gowns and pyjamas.
4) USE OF CUTLERY;
Do not eat soup from the side of
your spoon. To sip from spoon, use the side. Don’t gurgle either or make sound
while eating from your spoon. It’s annoying on its own and inappropriate. Don’t
bend over your plate or drop your head when you chew. Please please please,
never put your knife in your mouth.
We are not on a suicide mission lest u impale yourself. Don’t carry too much from your fork into your mouth. It never looks pleasant.
We are not on a suicide mission lest u impale yourself. Don’t carry too much from your fork into your mouth. It never looks pleasant.
Not only does it imply gluttony but it also smacks of
untidiness. Handle your cutleries
effortlessly. Trying too hard makes it more awkward and unwieldy. Carry your
cutleries with ease and be relaxed. Your knife is for cutting so do not put it
in a dish, the butter or the salt shaker.
5) HANDLING YOUR FOOD;
It’s more appropriate to
break your bread than to bite from it directly. And u should bear in mind not to
dip it in soup or cup. Another reminder is to eat slowly. I mean it is not
really a relay or eating competition. The key word here is culture. Eat slowly
and do not be in haste. Eat quietly without chewing loudly. Enough food in
mouth is appropriate.
Too much at once reminds everyone of bloated, dead
cows………. Yea! Am reminded. Don’t eat anything with spoon that you can do with a
fork….hehehehe…I bet you didn’t know that.
I think I learnt this from my dad,
it’s also advised to not finish off your plate. Remember to desist scrapping
the plate entirely lest you come of worse than Oliver twist.
6) YOU AND THE BONES;
don’t reject bits of bones,
or other substances by spitting them back in the plate. Kindly remove them from
your mouth with your spoon or fork, holding it to your lips, then place them
back in the plate. Fruit-stones should be passed quietly from lips to plate
with your cutlery.
7) GENERAL TABLE MANNERS;
Do not stretch hands or
other body parts over someone’s plate.
Do not turn your back on one person to talk
to another on the table. Neither should you talk across the person seated next
to you.
Never talk with mouth full. Do not even
have your mouth full. It’s in better taste to eat in little morsels. Not only
does it look sexy but u end up looking on top your game.
Don’t lean on the table or put your elbows
on the table.
Do not also chew garlic and onions. Not
when you are with guests. Basically for the bad breath when u speak but
remember that a glass of milk can take away the small of onions and garlic.
Hence if the food is loaded on either, do well to take a glass of milk
afterward.
If you can avoid it, do not press your
guests to eat, not if they decline persistently.While on the dinner
table, avoid vulgar expressions that can irritate guests on the table. It is
bad to remember disgusting things that can ruin a meal.
Most definitely, leave of excessive
drinking.
If you are the dinner host, be the last to
leave the table. Its best to wait for your guests to finish their meal and
announce the end of dinner.
Even with food, never take a second helping till your guests all have or have been asked and decline. It is so that you take care of your guests and ensure they are satisfied. You only rise at the end of the meal.
Even with food, never take a second helping till your guests all have or have been asked and decline. It is so that you take care of your guests and ensure they are satisfied. You only rise at the end of the meal.
I can never cover all the primary rules of
table manners but for a start, these are first steps towards been the umbrella
gentleman needed for the modern man.
0 comments