but ypu’re welcome

I am currently giving dinnertips in an other post hahaha

MORE THAN ENOUGH!!!!!!!
CANT FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!!
THANKKKSSS A BUNCH :D :D :D

2 things here.

pausing during a course:

fork is placed on the left, knife on the right, when you think of a clock, at the 4 and the 8.
(only a spoon? than on the left, where the fork would be)

finishing a course:

Knife is placed on the 4, fork above it.
Or the spoon at the same position.

The cutting edge of the knife is always towards yourself, the fork and/or spoon are placed with the hollow side towards the plate.

So, does this give you enough information?

Tablemanners.

-Small bites. Never bigger than the size of your fork.
-First eat what you have before you take your next bite.
-Don’t ever speak and eat at the same time
-Find a balance in eating and speaking (dont finish your plate first, but not last either)
-Don’t drink and eat at the same moment either.
-Hands and lower arms rest on the table while not eating, never the elbows. in the UK traditionally the hands are placed on the knees.

Bread:
Break of a bitesize piece of bread (don’t cut it), butter it or dip in oil (whatever is available) and eat it. than continue with the dish or the bread.

-Politely thank the one serving, but only when served. When the dishes are picked up again it is not common to thank the person.

I can also give the special ways of eating for certain types of food, but I am wondering what I got myself into typing all this hahaha.

Quite easily actually.

There is always a plate allready, and you serve the plates with food on them.

Depending on the dishes that you choose to serve you pick your silverware.
The silverware is on the outside and the silverware for every othercourse is place one step closer to the plate. (i am doing this out of my head now as strangely enough my guide doesn’t offer this information)

Waterglass is placed closest to the plate and wineglasses come next. the first glass used is the glass closest to the plate.

Napkin is placed or on the left of the plate or on the plate itself. Guests are expected to (discrete) unfold the napkin and place it on there lap and leave it there during dinner. Ofcourse a napkin is of a proper fabric.

Step 1)

Host and hostess are placed in the middle, opposite each other.

most important males sit next to the hostess, most important females sit next to the host. Most most important sits on the right of the host(ess) and the bit less important on the left. Couples do not sit next to each other.[/quote]

sounds good so far.. cant wait next step

Step 1)

Host and hostess are placed in the middle, opposite each other.

most important males sit next to the hostess, most important females sit next to the host. Most most important sits on the right of the host(ess) and the bit less important on the left. Couples do not sit next to each other.

well, like any dinner
i mean mostly .. at home, or if we have guests
how do we place the plate, fork, spoon and knifes on the table..
and while ur eating and pausing.. how do u deal with them
and when u finish.. where do u place ur spoon fork and kife.

thanks in advance