TABLE MANNERS &

PROPER ETIQUETTE Teen Living

WHILE DATING
 WHY MANNERS?

Manners are decided by society. History

has stated them as adapted from royalty
Know that manners differ from one
culture to another. If you are living or
traveling abroad, you may wish to do
some research beforehand.
You will be judged by your manners
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Table etiquette - courtesy shown by good

manners at meals
Table manners reflect part of your
personality to others
Makes eating a pleasant experience for
everyone
Most rules of etiquette involve common
sense and consideration of other people
 COMMON RULES OF ETIQUETTE

Sit down from the left side of your chair

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Assist with passing of

foods when appropriate;
pass to the right
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Use flatware from the outside in

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NAPKIN
Place on lap before starting to eat; cover your
mouth and nose if you must cough or sneeze
Leave on your chair if leaving the table and
returning during a meal
Leave to the left of the plate when finished with
the meal
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When eating with a small group wait until

everyone is served before eating
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Follow actions of host/hostess as a guide when

dining in someone’s home
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Avoid talking with food

in your mouth; chew
with your mouth closed
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Cut food into bite-size pieces as you eat

Cut meat one bite at a time
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Sit up straight; avoid leaning on elbows while

eating
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Place spoon on soup plate rather than the

bowl/cup when finished eating
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Place the knife and fork on the plate with the

handles parallel to the edge of the table when
finished eating
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Break one piece of bread/roll and butter one

piece at a time
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Place butter on your own plate before buttering

your bread/roll
Eating:

 Do NOT talk with food in your mouth! This is very rude and
distasteful to watch! Wait until you have swallowed the food in your
mouth.
 Always taste your food before seasoning it. Usually the hostess has
gone to a lot of work making sure the food served is delicious to her
standards. It is very rude to add salt and pepper before tasting
the food.
 Don't blow on your food to cool it off. If it is too hot to eat, take the
hint and wait until it cools.
 Always scoop food, using the proper utensil, away from you.
 Cut only enough food for the next mouthful (cut no more than two
bites of food at a time). Eat in small bites and slowly.
 Don't make an issue if you don't like something or can't eat it – keep
silence.
 Break your bread into small bites and then butter it.
CELL PHONE
ETIQUETTE
 CELL PHONE ETIQUETTE

1) Turn your phone on silent/vibrate when you go

to a restaurant or sit down to eat at
someone’s home.
CELL PHONE ETIQUETTE

2) If you are
expecting an
urgent call
during dinner,
let your
date/guests
know up front
and explain
why it is
necessary to
answer.
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3) If you do get an urgent call, excuse

yourself from the table to take the call (but
stay in view). Make the call as quick as
possible.
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4) Do NOT check your phone at the dinner table if it

vibrates. If you MUST check it, do so discreetly under
the table.

DO NOT HAVE YOUR PHONE OUT AT DINNER…. EVER!

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5) Never take a picture of your date/guests

or the food unless they have asked you to
do so.
FORMAL TABLE SETTING