What manners do you use when you are eating at the table in the U.K. of Great Britian and Northern Ireland?
table manners, how you eat, what you eat, when you eat, which hand you eat with with hand is considered the hand of respect you don't eat with it or anything thank you for your time
Answers:
It's pretty similar to America. However, generally you'll find more use of a knife and fork and less use of hands. The fork is held in the LEFT hand, the knife in the RIGHT. I'm not sure what some people were smoking when they got that backwards.
I've seen lots of Americans chop up their food in a clumsy way before putting down the knife and using the fork in the right hand. Don't do this. Learn to use the utensils correctly. Cut off a small piece of food and put it in your mouth. Chew with your lips closed, and don't talk with your mouth full. Drinking alcohol with meals is considered perfectly normal from lunch time onwards if you are over 18.
When you are finished the knife and fork go on the left side of the plate. If you are in a restaurant and need to visit the rest room, you can place the utensils in a cross shape indicating you are not finished eating. If you place your knife and fork on either side of the plate it is an indication you want more. Honestly though you have to go a long way to find these conventions still in use.
There is no hand of respect.
Unless you are visiting a very upper class family, you will find meal times pretty relaxed these days. This is 2006 not 1806.
Greatly depends on how much alcohol has been consumed! Etiquette really depends on how formal the occasion. For example, I wouldn't bat an eye if you picked up a chicken leg or similar to have a really good gnaw but how that would go down at the Ritz I don't know.. Do what I normally do and just wait and see what everyone else is doing.
table manners,
no elbows on the table, no eating with your mouth full.
how you eat,
We chew with our mouths and teeth then swallow.
what you eat,
Food, all sorts international cuisine.
when you eat,
When hungry or breakfast, lunch (noon) Dinner 5-7ish unless you are like me and work nights.
which hand you eat with
Generally fork in right knife in left
(and I'm assuming you are American, apologies if not)
I've had this conversation with an American and we don't put our knife down after cutting food into mouthsize pieces we just eat holding both! I think thats what you mean by hand of respect.
In my opinion, humble that it is, the most important one is to keep you mouth closed whilst you have food in it.
U.K. of Great Britian and Northern Ireland?
We use a knife and fork, one in each hand but we cut as we go, unlike in the US where you seem to cut the food up first, then put the knife aside and then just use the fork.
As for the rest, try the etiquette section on YA , they're really up on this sort of thing.
LOL!
Wow your hung up on the old English image thing aren't you.
This is not the nineteenth century, nobody cares about stuff like that anymore. Eat anyway you want as long as you don't belch,fart or throw up at the table, no ones going to bat an eyelid at you.
don't ask for a doggy bag at the end of the meal. they will laugh at you if you do..
mouth closed, elbows off table, keep hold of knife and fork, not just fork . follow what everyone else does .
all of the above, but ive eaten in italy with italians and they just plonk everything in the middle of the table and you help yourself and it was brilliant, much more interaction and people sharing the food out and communicating and helping. I am a firm believer of manners though, i was brought up on them sternly and shows great respect to others, not only that it can open many doors for you.In Liverpool it is never uncommon to see a person stand up on the bus for a female yet when my father went to london and did this the woman thought he was going to mug her, just depends where your from?
They actually believe that all the family eating at the table installs general good behaviour within children as the parents lead by example.
hands are fine, farting is perfectly acceptable in England and expected in Wales, bring your own grub in Scotland and remember to arrive drunk, when in ulster its best to talk about religion and scum terrorists, enjoy your trip, welcome.
1. Small mouthfuls
2. Chew with your mouth closed.
3. Don't talk with food in your mouth.
4. Don't belch (considered as complementary in some countries).
5. It is perfectly acceptable to scoop up peas and beans with your fork when you are down to the last few.
6. If your are taking a break from eating, knife and fork rested, pointing in to the centre of the plate from their respective sides (at an angle).
7. If finished, knife and fork together handles to the right pointing to centre of plate.
8. If more than one set of cutlery, simply use from outside in.
9. Keep elbows off the table.
10. Break bread over the side plate.
What table manners dow e use? well, that depends on whos table you sit at, if you sit at my family's table, you are required to say please when you want something passed to you. For example, "Can you pass me the brown sauce please?" The hand of respect is where you have the knife and fork in both hands (unless eating a curry, in which case, only the fork is used) At my family's table (as we are all right handed in my family) we have the fork in the left hand and cut the food with the knife in the right hand. Burping can be tolerated if you say "excuse me" afterwards, don'ty talk with your mouth full, although good conversation is encouraged, as (obviously) eating is a family activity.
You eat three times a day, once at breakfast (which for me is 5:15am, as I'm out for work at 6am), then you eat at 12-2pm for lunch, and then dinner is between 5-7pm, after this you can eat what you like when you like.
as Bill N, plus
the side plate on your left is yours.
don't sit down first.
don't start eating until someone else has.
don't pour your own wine unless invited, at some restaurants only the waiter ever pours the wine.
do not talk about the food you are eating or comment on it afterwards. it is assumed that what your host has provided is good.
the portions may be small compared with the USA.
Most has been said, but also, always put your table napkin on your lap as soon as you start to eat.DO NOT tuck it in your neck like a bib! Break rolls with your hands, do not cut them with a knife. When eating soup, scoop up soup with side of spoon, (not front)moving it away from you, and put opposite side of spoon (nearest to you) to your mouth. Put knife and fork together when a meal is finished.
We were taught as children to use what our parents called " Table manners". Now apart from when we visit the likes of Mac Donalds, Burger King or takeaway 'fish and chips', we from necessity have to use our hands. When at the table, we use cutlery. The cutting knife is held in our right hand and the dinning fork in our left hand. Although we now take the 'table manners' for granted, it is a lot more complicated than I have described if you wish to dine in a good class restaurant.
There have been some pretty informative answers so I won't cover that bit again. One thing that hasn't been answered is the "Hand of Respect" section. We don't have that as such here as they do in some other countries where hygenie is not as easy. We use both hands to eat, either with or without cutlery! :)
With plenty of washrooms, running water etc we can eat with both hands clean :)
Never smoke while eating. Do not put elbows on the table. Eat peas with a spoon.
No! Never eat peas with a spoon! People will think you have a mental age of four.
Best way to eat peas is with some other food, so they stick, on the end of a fork.
s.lol no we try not to eat with our hands here,we try to be civalised,we try to use a knife and fork.unless its 4 am and we have just come out of a club,therefore we normally grab a kebab,this we do use our hands.but you will still find many people with terrible table manners especially if you are unfortunate to be eating in the same place as my X.lol.
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Answers:
It's pretty similar to America. However, generally you'll find more use of a knife and fork and less use of hands. The fork is held in the LEFT hand, the knife in the RIGHT. I'm not sure what some people were smoking when they got that backwards.
I've seen lots of Americans chop up their food in a clumsy way before putting down the knife and using the fork in the right hand. Don't do this. Learn to use the utensils correctly. Cut off a small piece of food and put it in your mouth. Chew with your lips closed, and don't talk with your mouth full. Drinking alcohol with meals is considered perfectly normal from lunch time onwards if you are over 18.
When you are finished the knife and fork go on the left side of the plate. If you are in a restaurant and need to visit the rest room, you can place the utensils in a cross shape indicating you are not finished eating. If you place your knife and fork on either side of the plate it is an indication you want more. Honestly though you have to go a long way to find these conventions still in use.
There is no hand of respect.
Unless you are visiting a very upper class family, you will find meal times pretty relaxed these days. This is 2006 not 1806.
Greatly depends on how much alcohol has been consumed! Etiquette really depends on how formal the occasion. For example, I wouldn't bat an eye if you picked up a chicken leg or similar to have a really good gnaw but how that would go down at the Ritz I don't know.. Do what I normally do and just wait and see what everyone else is doing.
table manners,
no elbows on the table, no eating with your mouth full.
how you eat,
We chew with our mouths and teeth then swallow.
what you eat,
Food, all sorts international cuisine.
when you eat,
When hungry or breakfast, lunch (noon) Dinner 5-7ish unless you are like me and work nights.
which hand you eat with
Generally fork in right knife in left
(and I'm assuming you are American, apologies if not)
I've had this conversation with an American and we don't put our knife down after cutting food into mouthsize pieces we just eat holding both! I think thats what you mean by hand of respect.
In my opinion, humble that it is, the most important one is to keep you mouth closed whilst you have food in it.
U.K. of Great Britian and Northern Ireland?
We use a knife and fork, one in each hand but we cut as we go, unlike in the US where you seem to cut the food up first, then put the knife aside and then just use the fork.
As for the rest, try the etiquette section on YA , they're really up on this sort of thing.
LOL!
Wow your hung up on the old English image thing aren't you.
This is not the nineteenth century, nobody cares about stuff like that anymore. Eat anyway you want as long as you don't belch,fart or throw up at the table, no ones going to bat an eyelid at you.
don't ask for a doggy bag at the end of the meal. they will laugh at you if you do..
mouth closed, elbows off table, keep hold of knife and fork, not just fork . follow what everyone else does .
all of the above, but ive eaten in italy with italians and they just plonk everything in the middle of the table and you help yourself and it was brilliant, much more interaction and people sharing the food out and communicating and helping. I am a firm believer of manners though, i was brought up on them sternly and shows great respect to others, not only that it can open many doors for you.In Liverpool it is never uncommon to see a person stand up on the bus for a female yet when my father went to london and did this the woman thought he was going to mug her, just depends where your from?
They actually believe that all the family eating at the table installs general good behaviour within children as the parents lead by example.
hands are fine, farting is perfectly acceptable in England and expected in Wales, bring your own grub in Scotland and remember to arrive drunk, when in ulster its best to talk about religion and scum terrorists, enjoy your trip, welcome.
1. Small mouthfuls
2. Chew with your mouth closed.
3. Don't talk with food in your mouth.
4. Don't belch (considered as complementary in some countries).
5. It is perfectly acceptable to scoop up peas and beans with your fork when you are down to the last few.
6. If your are taking a break from eating, knife and fork rested, pointing in to the centre of the plate from their respective sides (at an angle).
7. If finished, knife and fork together handles to the right pointing to centre of plate.
8. If more than one set of cutlery, simply use from outside in.
9. Keep elbows off the table.
10. Break bread over the side plate.
What table manners dow e use? well, that depends on whos table you sit at, if you sit at my family's table, you are required to say please when you want something passed to you. For example, "Can you pass me the brown sauce please?" The hand of respect is where you have the knife and fork in both hands (unless eating a curry, in which case, only the fork is used) At my family's table (as we are all right handed in my family) we have the fork in the left hand and cut the food with the knife in the right hand. Burping can be tolerated if you say "excuse me" afterwards, don'ty talk with your mouth full, although good conversation is encouraged, as (obviously) eating is a family activity.
You eat three times a day, once at breakfast (which for me is 5:15am, as I'm out for work at 6am), then you eat at 12-2pm for lunch, and then dinner is between 5-7pm, after this you can eat what you like when you like.
as Bill N, plus
the side plate on your left is yours.
don't sit down first.
don't start eating until someone else has.
don't pour your own wine unless invited, at some restaurants only the waiter ever pours the wine.
do not talk about the food you are eating or comment on it afterwards. it is assumed that what your host has provided is good.
the portions may be small compared with the USA.
Most has been said, but also, always put your table napkin on your lap as soon as you start to eat.DO NOT tuck it in your neck like a bib! Break rolls with your hands, do not cut them with a knife. When eating soup, scoop up soup with side of spoon, (not front)moving it away from you, and put opposite side of spoon (nearest to you) to your mouth. Put knife and fork together when a meal is finished.
We were taught as children to use what our parents called " Table manners". Now apart from when we visit the likes of Mac Donalds, Burger King or takeaway 'fish and chips', we from necessity have to use our hands. When at the table, we use cutlery. The cutting knife is held in our right hand and the dinning fork in our left hand. Although we now take the 'table manners' for granted, it is a lot more complicated than I have described if you wish to dine in a good class restaurant.
There have been some pretty informative answers so I won't cover that bit again. One thing that hasn't been answered is the "Hand of Respect" section. We don't have that as such here as they do in some other countries where hygenie is not as easy. We use both hands to eat, either with or without cutlery! :)
With plenty of washrooms, running water etc we can eat with both hands clean :)
Never smoke while eating. Do not put elbows on the table. Eat peas with a spoon.
No! Never eat peas with a spoon! People will think you have a mental age of four.
Best way to eat peas is with some other food, so they stick, on the end of a fork.
s.lol no we try not to eat with our hands here,we try to be civalised,we try to use a knife and fork.unless its 4 am and we have just come out of a club,therefore we normally grab a kebab,this we do use our hands.but you will still find many people with terrible table manners especially if you are unfortunate to be eating in the same place as my X.lol.
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