美國餐桌禮儀英文介紹

第第頁美國餐桌禮儀英文介紹

part【1】

HerearesomesuggestionsaboutdiningwithAmericans.

Thesewillbetruewhetheryouareeatingwiththemintheirhomeoratarestaurant.

IfyouareinvitedtoanAmericanshomefordinneritispolitetobringawine,abo*ofchocolates,orsomethingfromyourcountryasagiftforyourhost.

Itdoesnotneedtobee*pensive.

Americansappreciatethethoughtofthegiftmorethanthepricetag.

Itisconsideredpropertoplaceyournapkininyourlapwhileyoueat.

Ifyouarenoteatingwithbothhandsthenyourunusedhandshouldalsorestinyourlap.

Donotputyourelbowsonthetableunlessyouarecomfortablewithyourhostsasfriends.

Inallformalsettingsyourelbowsshouldremainoffthetable.

MostofthetimeAmericanswillcuttheirfoodwithaknifeandfork.

Theywillusetheirdominatehandtobothcutandeat.

So,ifIamright-handedandImeatingasteak,Iwouldusemyknifetocutmysteakwithmyrighthand.

Afterthesteakiscut,Idputtheknifedownandtakemyforkinmyright-handtoeat.

Forformaldinnersitisbesttocuteachpieceatatimeandeatit.

Donotcuttheentiresteakupallatonce.

Therearesomefoodswhichareo.k.

toeatwithyourhands.

Wegenerallyeathamburgers,pizza,sandwichesandavarietyofotherfoodswithourhands.

Theonlytimewewouldnotuseourhandsisifweareinaformalrestaurantandhavingaformalmeal.

However,hamburgersandpizzaarerarelyeverservedataformaldinnerorinaformalrestaurant.

Americanseatmuchmorequietlythanothercultures.

Itisconsideredrudeandoffensivetoeatwithyourmouthopen.

Whenyouchewyourfoodkeepyourlipstogetherandchewsothatthereisnotdisturbingsoundscomingfromyourmouth.

Ifpossible,neverbelchatthetable.

Ifyoudosoimmediatelymakeapologies.

"Imsosorry.'Or"please,e*cuseme'issufficient.

Itisalsoconsideredrudetoslurpyoursouporloudsippingofyourdrinkatthetable.

OnelaststrangecustomamongAmericansisfoundwiththephrase,"makeyourselfathome'or"helpyourself.'AlthoughthismayatfirstseemrudetoyouitisactuallyaverygoodthinginAmerica.

IfyouareinvitedtoanAmericanshomeandtheytellyouto"helpyourself'theyaresaying,"Youareoneofus,likefamily.'Thisisaninvitationtogointothekitchenandprepareyourselfadrink,asnackorwhatever.

Ifyoureafirsttimevisitortotheirhometheywillprobablynottellyouthis.

Theywillserveyouandbemorereserved.

However,thene*ttimeyouarriveattheirhomeyouwillmostlikelyhearthosewordsandyouwillknowyouaretrulywelcomed.

part【2】

(Tablemannersaretherulesofetiquetteusedwhileeating,whichmayalsoincludetheappropriateuseofutensils.

Differentculturesobservedifferentrulesfortablemanners.

Manytablemannersevolvedoutofpracticality.

Fore*ample,itisgenerallyimpolitetoputelbowsontables,sincedoingsocreatesariskoftippingoverbowlsandcups.

Eachfamilyorgroupsetsitsownstandardsforhowstrictlytheserulesaretobeenforced.

Beforedining

Mensandunise*hatsshouldneverbewornatthetable.

Ladieshatsmaybewornduringthedayifvisitingothers.

Beforesittingdowntoaformalmeal,gentlemenstandbehindtheirchairsuntilthewomenareseated.

Aprayerorblessingmaybecustomaryinsomehouseholds,andtheguestsmayjoininorberespectfullysilent.

Mostprayersaremadebythehostbeforethemealiseaten.

Hostsshouldnotpracticeane*tendedreligiousritualinfrontofinvitedguestswhohavedifferentbeliefs.

Onedoesnotstarteatinguntileverypersonisservedorthosewhohavenotbeenservedrequestthatyoubeginwithoutwaiting.

Napkinsareplacedinthelap.

Atmoreformaloccasionsdinerswillwaittoplacetheirnapkinsontheirlapsuntilthehostplaceshisorhernapkinonhisorherlap.

Atmoreformaloccasionsalldinersshouldbeservedatthesametimeandwillwaituntilthehostessorhostliftsaforkorspoonbeforebeginning

Evenifonehasdietaryrestrictions,itisinappropriatefornon-relativestorequestfoodotherthanthatwhichisbeingservedbythehostataprivatefunction

Tablemannersaretherulesofetiquetteusedwhileeating,whichmayalsoincludetheappropriateuseofutensils.

Differentculturesobservedifferentrulesfortablemanners.

Manytablemannersevolvedout