Novela Meliana Goreti Santiago

TABLE MANNER
FROM

GERMANY
Dos:
• if the wine or beverages served, wait until everyone has
their glasses, and raise a glass together for a toast and
drank a little-bit
• A big compliment and thank the host or hostess for food.
• Eat with a fork in his left hand a knife in his right
hand.
• Can put a hand on the table.
• If someone brings your food to say guten
appetit or mahlzeit.
• When you're finished eating put the fork and knife
beside the plate with fork and knife
direction opposite.
Don’t:
• do not immediately sit down because it is
considered impolite, wait until at the invite and
the designated seat.
• Do not stack or place a lot of food in a plate.
• Put the leg while eating on the table is
considered rude for the Germans.
• not use the same knife and fork to eat meat,
cheese, and fish.
• Do not let your elbows touch the table.