Basic Dining Etiquette  Try to sit up straight  Don’t rest elbows on the table.  Napkins aren’t for Noses !  Avoid Alcohol and Smoking  Check Noisy Eating Habits

Cutlery  Work from the outside, in…

Start with the Napkin

Don’t Slurp the Soup!

Some National Pastimes  Avoid Loud Mastication  Chew with the mouth closed!  ‘Pan-chewing Ishtyle’!  Don’t speak with your mouth full!  Food-decorated Hands and Fingers  Use Finger Tips for ‘finger foods’  The Loud, Contented Burp!  No, Thank you! For the music

Basic Dining Etiquette  Avoid talking with food in your mouth.  Do not excavate your teeth  Don’t Spit out difficult food  Finger bowl is not a wash basin  When You Are Finished  Thank you for the music!