Dining Dining EtiquetteEtiquette

GreetingsGreetingsWhen meeting someone…When meeting someone…

– rise if you are seated.rise if you are seated.– smile and extend your smile and extend your

hand.hand.– repeat the other person’s repeat the other person’s

name in your greeting.name in your greeting. A good handshake is A good handshake is

importantimportant—it should be firm —it should be firm and held for three-four and held for three-four seconds.seconds.

In the today’s business world In the today’s business world it is not necessary to wait for it is not necessary to wait for a female to initiate the a female to initiate the handshake. handshake. Females & malesFemales & males should both be ready to should both be ready to initiate the handshake.initiate the handshake.

The Name TagThe Name Tag

Name Tag should be Name Tag should be placed on the placed on the right right handhand side of your side of your front shoulder area front shoulder area

The logic: When The logic: When shaking hands it shaking hands it allows for a natural allows for a natural progression for the progression for the eyes to the name tageyes to the name tag

Formal DinnersFormal Dinners

The Worlds Highest The Worlds Highest Formal DinnerFormal Dinner

Place SettingPlace Setting

Start from the outside and work your way in

SilverwareSilverware If a piece of silverware drops, If a piece of silverware drops,

leave it and ask for a leave it and ask for a replacement from your replacement from your server.server.

Silverware should not touch Silverware should not touch the tablecloth once used. the tablecloth once used.

Place knife at the top of the Place knife at the top of the dinner plate, facing in, after dinner plate, facing in, after use.use.

When you are finished, place When you are finished, place your knife and fork in the your knife and fork in the center of your plate.center of your plate.

Once seated place Once seated place the napkin, the napkin, unfolded, on your unfolded, on your lap and leave it lap and leave it there until you are there until you are finished.finished.

Once you are Once you are finished place the finished place the napkin folded napkin folded loosely to the left of loosely to the left of your plate. your plate.

NapkinNapkin

A napkin is used A napkin is used to dab the corners to dab the corners of you mouth.of you mouth.

If you need to If you need to leave the table leave the table during the meal, during the meal, place the napkin place the napkin on the chair and on the chair and slide the chair slide the chair under the table.under the table.

Posture and ElbowsPosture and Elbows

Sit straight and try not Sit straight and try not to lean on the table. to lean on the table.

Keep your elbows off Keep your elbows off the table and close to the table and close to the body when you are the body when you are eating. eating.

However, when you However, when you stop to talk, it is okay to stop to talk, it is okay to rest your elbows on the rest your elbows on the table and lean forward. table and lean forward.

Serving FoodServing Food

Pass food to the right.Pass food to the right. Transfer dip to your Transfer dip to your

plate.plate. Plates are served on Plates are served on

the left.the left. Dishes removed from Dishes removed from

the right.the right. Pass the salt and Pass the salt and

pepper together.pepper together.

DiningDining Wait until everyone is Wait until everyone is

seated before eating.seated before eating. When dining with others, When dining with others,

everyone should start and everyone should start and finish at the same time. If finish at the same time. If you are a fast eater try to you are a fast eater try to pace yourself. You could pace yourself. You could make the others feel make the others feel uncomfortable if you uncomfortable if you finish before they do. finish before they do. 

When you are finished When you are finished eating do not push your eating do not push your plate away from you.plate away from you.

Take small bites, keep Take small bites, keep your mouth closed and your mouth closed and finish chewing before finish chewing before continuing your continuing your conversation. conversation.

Try not to gulp your food, Try not to gulp your food, it isn't very attractive. it isn't very attractive.

Do not blow on food that Do not blow on food that is hot. Wait until it cools is hot. Wait until it cools or eat from the side of the or eat from the side of the bowl, when having soup. bowl, when having soup.

Bread and rolls should be broken with Bread and rolls should be broken with your fingers, in small pieces and your fingers, in small pieces and buttered one piece at a time. buttered one piece at a time.

Cut several pieces of meat(or main Cut several pieces of meat(or main course) at a time.course) at a time.

Use your knife to cut lettuce if needed.Use your knife to cut lettuce if needed.

Excusing Yourself and Excusing Yourself and ProblemsProblems

Be discrete if you have problem with the food.Be discrete if you have problem with the food. Remove food the same way it went in-on Remove food the same way it went in-on

silverware.silverware. Excuse yourself, if you have to leave the table.Excuse yourself, if you have to leave the table. Turn your head from the table when you cough Turn your head from the table when you cough

or sneeze.or sneeze. If someone uses your bread plate as their own If someone uses your bread plate as their own

do not inform them of their mistake, simply do not inform them of their mistake, simply use your dinner plate. Do not use the bread use your dinner plate. Do not use the bread plate on your right as a replacement. plate on your right as a replacement.

Toast Toast

““There are good ships, There are good ships,

and there are wood ships,and there are wood ships,

The ships that sail the sea. The ships that sail the sea.

But the best ships, are But the best ships, are friendships, friendships,

And may they always be."And may they always be."

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Mahlzeit!Mahlzeit!

Buon appetito!Buon appetito!

Gero apetito!Gero apetito!

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Smakelijk eten!Smakelijk eten!