Rules of behavior at the table or etiquette, like eating with dignity

Etiquette - these are different rules of behavior at the table, in transport, in communication, designed to make our life more harmonious, lighter. After all, the whole point is not only in the external attributes.

Particular attention is paid to the culture of food intake by a person, his attitude to those sitting at a table. There are special instructions to the owners of the evening, guests. But they are all aimed at an enjoyable pastime.

So, the hostess of the evening should invite everyone to the table and indicate to each appointed place. First, women sit down, the men help them. Do not forget about the posture, it is necessary to sit, as fully as possible taking a chair, freely, so that it is convenient to eat and drink. Fall apart and recline, as well as stretch your legs under the table is not worth it, it is considered indecent. Elbows with food should be pressed to the torso, but without tension. On the table should be kept only hands. An exception to this rule can only be the situation when you are talking with a person sitting on the opposite side, and can not hear what he says, because of loud music and noise. But this is only permissible if the dishes have not been served yet.

It is considered unacceptable during a meal to: straighten hair, pull on ears or nose, tint lips. You need to eat slowly, without champing, you can not stuff your mouth full. In no case should you spit out the disliked food on a plate or, on the contrary, lick your fingers, wipe the remainder of the sauce with a slice of bread. By the end of dinner should not remain half-eaten food on a plate. A crumb that fell on the table cloth can be collected with a napkin.

According to the rules of behavior at the table, stirring sugar in tea or coffee, you can not leave a spoon in the cup, it should be put on a saucer. It is important and right to finish lunch or dinner. The hosts should not be the first to put a napkin on a plate, you should wait until the guests are bothering. Only then can they get up from the table, and those sitting behind him will immediately follow suit.

It is possible to mention separately and about some rules of behavior in the canteen, in other public catering establishments. It is not necessary to enter the general hall without taking off the outer garment or talking very loudly, interfering with other visitors. Or, say, according to restaurant etiquette when serving alcohol in an ice bucket, they should be opened only for the waiter. It is not necessary to recalculate the account in details, leaving tipping is considered a good thing.

The rules of behavior at the table in foreign countries can be somewhat unusual for us. For example, in Spain, you should be late for a dinner party for 15 minutes, and if the name for breakfast should be refused. And in Japan, a sign of a terrible upbringing is the stinging of food pieces on sticks. But at the same time, smacking lips, squelching sounds when eating noodles can not be forbidden.

If you make a short digression into history, then the antiquity of the idea of ordering drinking habits surprises. And even the comic rules of behavior at the table in the Middle Ages, shown in feature films, were completely unfounded. After all, in those days it was forbidden to put elbows on the dining table, throw scraps behind or under the table, and also needed to get wet lips before applying to the wine. Even deeper looking into the centuries, you can marvel at the thoughtfulness of dinners in ancient Greece. Here it was decided in advance to plan the composition of the guests, to determine their places at the table.

Over the course of centuries, all the rules of behavior at the table evolved, were improved (for example, group sex is unthinkable during a feast, as in the above-mentioned Hellas) and adapted to the mentality of modern man. These trivial truths are optimal for our days and all of us should try to build their drinking behavior according to them. So, we can make the process of food intake pleasant for everyone, avoid unnecessary conversations and bring the desired tranquility and harmony into our lives.