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1、American Table MannersBeforediningBeforesittingdowntoaformalmeal,gentlemenstandbehindtheirchairsuntilthewomenareseated.Aprayeror'blessing'maybecustomaryinsomehouseholds,andtheguestsmayjoininorberespectfullysilent.Napkinsareplacedinthelap.Atmoreformaloccasionsdinerswillwaittoplacethe
2、irnapkinsontheirlapsuntilthehostplaceshisorhernapkinonhisorherlap.Atmoreformaloccasionsalldinersshouldbeservedatthesametimeandwillwaituntilthehostessorhostliftsaforkorspoonbeforebeginning.GeneralmannerswhilediningAsisthetraditionalmanner,thefoodmaybepassedaroundorservedbyahostorstaf
3、f.Ifpassed,youshouldpassontheservingdishtothenextpersoninthesamedirectionastheotherdishesarebeingpassed.Youshouldconsiderhowmuchisontheservingdishandnottakemorethanaproportionalamountsothateveryonemayhavesome.Ifyoudonotcareforanyofthedish,passittothenextpersonwithoutcomment.Whenserv
4、ing,servefromtheleftandpick-upthedishfromtheright.Beverages,however,aretobebothservedaswellasremovedfromtheright-handside.Dipyoursoupspoonawayfromyouintothesoup.Eatsoupnoiselessly,fromthesideofthespoon.Whenthereisasmallamountleft,youmayliftthefrontendofthedishslightlywithyourfreehan
5、dtoenablecollectionofmoresoupwithyourspoon.Ifyouarehavingdifficultygettingfoodontoyourfork,useasmallpieceofbreadoryourknifetoassist.Neveruseyourfingersorthumb.ItisacceptableintheUnitedStatesnottoacceptallofferings,andtonotfinishallthefoodonyourplate.Nooneshouldaskwhyanotherdoesn'twa
6、ntanyofadishorwhyhehasnotfinishedaserving.Thereshouldbenonegativecommentsaboutthefoodnoroftheofferingsavailable.Chewwithyourmouthclosed.Donotslurp,talkwithfoodinyourmouth,ormakeloudorunusualnoiseswhileeating.Say"Excuseme,"or"Excuseme.I'llberightback,"beforeleavingthetable.Donotstate
7、thatyouaregoingtotherestroom.Donottalkexcessivelyloudly.Giveothersequalopportunitiesforconversation.Refrainfromblowingyournoseatthetable.Excuseyourselffromthetableifyoumustdoso.Burping,coughing,yawning,orsneezingatthetableshouldbeavoided.Ifyoudoso,say,"Excuseme."Neverslouchortiltbac
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