Japan
Don’t leave a tip. Also
don’t cross or lick your chopsticks.
Do drink from the bowl
and make sure to slurp – the louder the better!
Thailand
Don’t take the last
bite from the sharing bowl.
Do use a fork to push
food onto your spoon. Also be ready to share!
Morocco
Don’t wipe your hands
on your napkin use the washing basin at the end of the
meal.
Do scoop food with a
piece of bread or use your thumb and first two fingers of your
right hand.
India
Don’t eat too quickly
and never use your left hand.
Do wash your hands
before eating and also finish your whole meal.
El
Salvador
Don’t eat fruit with
your hands. Always use utensils to eat food.
Do stand when anyone
comes to the table, man or woman.
China
Don’t add a tip and
never finish all your food.
Do belch! This is
considered a compliment to the chef.
Ghana
Don’t eat until the
eldest male does.
Do eat with your hands
and greet the eldest family member first.
Saudi
Arabia
Don’t eat with your
left hand.
Do sit cross-legged or
kneel on one knee if the meal is served on the floor.
Colombia
Don’t use a toothpick
at the table or put your elbows on the table.
Do pass all dishes to
your left and keep your knife in your right hand and fork in your
left.
Italy
Don’t keep your hands
in your lap, but also don’t rest your elbows on the
table.
Do hold your fork in
your left hand and knife in the right.
Portugal
Don’t ask for salt or
pepper. It’s offense to a chef’s seasonings skills.
Do leave a tip. Around
10% is common.
France
Don’t split the bill.
Offer to pay the bill in its entirety or someone else
will.
Do rest your wrists on
the table. Use your bread to assist food to your fork and always
tear off pieces.
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