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Mini Manners Manual
Time to talk about dinner! There are man-
ners for being a good diner to keep things
pleasant for others during meals. We’ll
learn a few things we might not have
known about table manners and be re-
freshed on things we may have forgotten!
Here’s the link if you’d like to go to the
website source for this manners page:
http://www.rfc791.org/~churl/lit/manner
s.html
Elbows off the table
- Not allowable
at any time.
Chew with your mouth closed
- It's
so basic.
Don't talk with your mouth full
-
Goes along with chewing with your
mouth closed
Don't play with your food
- The only
thing that should be occurring on your
plate is that which is required to get
food from your plate to your mouth.
Everything else can be defined as play-
ing with your food.
Don't eat too fast
- Pacing yourself
during a meal is just polite.
Sitting down
- You should wait till
your hostess invites you to sit at the
table.
Address your fellow diners
- Alt-
hough you may wish to talk to some-
one across the table, it is your respon-
sibility to make sure that those seated
next to you are not ignored.
Wait for your hostess
- Do not start
eating until your hostess is seated. Wait
until your hostess begins the meal
since she may wish to say a prayer (or
may wish YOU to say a prayer).
Wait for everyone
- You should wait
till everyone is seated and is ready to
begin eating.
Napkin
- Your first action when sit-
ting down to eat should be to drape
your napkin across your lap. It is never
acceptable to tuck your napkin in your
collar or to tuck the tablecloth in your
collar or waistband.
Passing
- If an item on the table is
not within an easy arm movement, you
should ask to have it passed to you.
Salt & pepper go together
- If you
are asked to pass the salt or the pep-
per, you are to pass both. The salt and
pepper are always passed together.
Do not shout across the table
- Of-
ten there may be several conversations
going on at once, but you should not
raise your voice to be heard.
No distractions
– There should not
be any
reading the newspaper, reading
a book, answering your phone, using
laptops or portable video games, or
watching TV at the table.
Polite conversation
- Conversation
should be kept polite. No debates or
rude behavior or talk.
P's and Q's
– Always say please and
thank you.
Ending a meal
- You should remain
at the table until everyone is finished.
If you need to leave the table prior to
that, then you should excuse yourself.
Next time, we’ll learn about using utensils,
notes on eating, and restaurant advice. Stay
tuned to the next Dee’s News!
In the Next Issue
The summer will be over by the next time we meet, and fall will be
well underway. Look for more news about your former Amish
friends and neighbors in the next issue.
If you have special
Thanksgiving recipes to share, we’d love to see them!
We
could all use some ideas for Thanksgiving dinner. Until next time,
God’s blessings to you! And if you have news you’d like to share,
please use the info box to the right. We look forward to hearing
YOUR news!
Be kindly
affectioned
one to
another
with
brotherly love;
in honour
preferring
one another…
Romans 12:10,
(KJV
)