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Etiquette Tips
Etiquette Tips:
Tip: A handshake should be firm not wimpy. You should stand when you meet someone for the first time. Look people in the eye when meeting or talking to them.
Tip: Soup is spooned away from you toward the center of the bowl to keep from dripping.
Tip: Do not butter your bread directly from the butter dish. Use your butter spreader, which is placed across your bread plate. Butter one bite of bread at a time, not the whole piece of bread.
Tip: Elbows should be kept away from the tabletop until the meal is over and all dishes have been cleared.
Tip: One does not drink a toast to oneself. Simply hold the glass while everyone drinks to YOU, then offer a reciprocal toast saying something like, "Thank you" then everyone can drink!
Tip: Your salad fork is always your outter most fork.
Tip: A handshake should be firm not wimpy. You should stand when you meet someone for the first time. Look people in the eye when meeting or talking to them.
Tip: Soup is spooned away from you toward the center of the bowl to keep from dripping.
Tip: Do not butter your bread directly from the butter dish. Use your butter spreader, which is placed across your bread plate. Butter one bite of bread at a time, not the whole piece of bread.
Tip: Elbows should be kept away from the tabletop until the meal is over and all dishes have been cleared.
Tip: One does not drink a toast to oneself. Simply hold the glass while everyone drinks to YOU, then offer a reciprocal toast saying something like, "Thank you" then everyone can drink!
Tip: Your salad fork is always your outter most fork.
Michelle Shannon provides Etiquette Tips for the Holidays