1.Sit straight and keep your elbows off the table.

Keep your hands on the lap while not eating.’

2. It is always good manners to swallow the food
before speaking.
3. Never chew your food with your mouth open.’
4. See that your personal belongings, like a wallet,
keys, bags, and purse.
5. Never blow on any hot liquid, but wait till is cool
enough for you to drink it.
6. When you find something stuck between your teeth, do
not pick at all it while at the table. You can excuse
yourself and remove it in the bathroom.
7. Cut food that is just enough for the next mouthful
instead of stuffing your mouth with big chunkfuls.
8. Never light up a cigarette while eating. It may affect the
others taste buds or it may be an irritant to them.
9. Always pass the food to the right unless someone on
your left specially asks for a particular dish near you.
10. After you have finished eating, never push your plate
away or chair back.
11. If a person take some medicine after food.
Etiquette requires that you do not inquire about the
reason for such treatment.
12. Avoid asking people where they are going once
they leave the table.
13. If thoughtlessly you belch, cover your mouth with
a napkin and say “Excuse me” to no one in
particular.
14. If you spill something, do not panic but quietly
blot up what you can.
1.Rice is generally eaten with the use of a fork
and spoon.
2. Dry vegetables can be eaten with the use of
fork, while the graved ones require a spoon.
3. Fish is generally eaten with the use of a fork
and knife.
4. Salads can be eaten with the use of either a
knife or fork.
5. Use your fingers or a fork when eating pizzas.
6. Pasta, spaghetti, or noodles should be eaten with a fork;
coil or twirl a few strands around the fork tines before
eating the noodles.
7. Use a spoon when eating a watermelon. Put a seeds into
the palm of your hand and transfer them to the side of
plate.
8. Never slurp while talking soup by means of a spoon.
9. Small pieces of boneless chicken as well as tiny pieces
of pineapple can be eaten with the use of a fork.
10. Use your fingers while eating any kind of leavened
bread, sandwiches, burgers, hotdogs, and patties.
11. Segments of oranges and sweet limes which are peeled
with a knife are eaten with fingers.
12.You can use your fingers or fork and knife when eating
fried chicken.
Be careful when handling the greasy pieces.
13. Bite-sized cake can be eaten with the fingers; however,
cake is usually eaten with the fork.
14. When an omelette is served with toast, use a knife and
fork or only a fork.
15. Dessert can be with the use of a teaspoon or fork,
depending on the dessert served.
1.Wait for your host to be the first to take the napkin when you are seated
at the table.
2. Likewise, the host will be the first to place the napkin on the table to
signal that the meal is over.
3. If ever you leave the table during the meal, put the napkin on your chair.
4. A napkin can be placed on a center of a plate or on a side plate. It can
be folded simply or creatively arranged.
5. A napkin should be freshly laundered and should look and feel so.
6. Never flap the napkin to unfold it, gently open it on your lap.
7. You can use the napkin for wiping your hands or dabbing your lips, but
plate without refolding it.
8. At the end of the meal, place the napkin on the table to the left of your
plate without refolding.
1.A formal sit-down dinners or buffets, your table
will have your place card with your name on it.
2. Before you sit down introduce yourself to your
dining companions if you do not know them.
3. Seat yourself from the left side of the chair.
4. Make it a point that once you have picked up a
piece of silverware, it does not touch the table
again.
5. When not in use, the knife and fork should be on
the plate with the blade of the knife facing you.
6. Your cup of coffee and teaspoon must be placed on the saucer.
7. Never overload your plate when attending buffets. You can
always go back for a second or third helping.
8. If there is a queue for picking up plates and cutlery, and another
one for dishing out food during buffets, then take your place in
the queue.
9. At a private party, if any item is in short supply, go easy on it.
Never ask for replenishment.
10. At formal dinner, when wine is served during the meal and you
do not want it, place your fingertips highly on the rim of the glass
when the server approaches you.