Table Manners- Dining Etiquetts

If you need to leave the table during your meal, what should you do with your napkin?

• Place it on your chair

• Fold it again and place it on the left side of your plate

• Place it on the right side of your plate

If someone asks you for salt. What do you do?

• You pass just salt.

• You pass salt and pepper both.

• You pass just pepper

Tucking your napkin into your shirt is fine.

• True

• False

What should you do with your cell phone during a meal?

• Make sure that it is switched off at all times.

• Keep it switched on so that you are always available for everyone.

• Keep it on vibrate mode so that when an important call does come up, it does not disturb the other person, and you can excuse yourself and go to another area to attend the call.

Wiping the plate with your napkin to sop up gravy is always appreciated.

• True

• False

Never place your silverware (fork/spoon/knife) partly on the table and partly on the plate.

• True

• False

If you burp, what would be the right thing to do?

• Cover your mouth and quietly say "Excuse me" to no one in particular.

• Just ignore it, nobody might realise it's you burping.

• Start laughing and say "It can happen"

You should start your food

• After the host has started their meal.

• At approximately the same time as your host.

• After your host finishes their meal.

When eating bread/ roti you should always tear off one small piece at a time.

• True

• False

Once you pick up your cutlery, it should never touch the table again.

• True

• False