DINING

- Dining in the UAE is a very social affair and can be a means to doing business also.
- It is considered polite to arrive fifteen minutes late.

- Because left hand is considered as dirty. However, if you are left handed, it is acceptable to eat with a
utensil in the left hand. Arabs may eat with their hand only and without utensils. Hand cleanliness is
therefore very important.
- When finished eating, leave cutlery facing upward in the middle of your plate.

- It is not considered polite to decline the offer of more food.

- Some families prefer to be seated on cushions on the floor.
- For tipping, it should be ten percent over and above the service charge.