Restaurant Table Manners and Tips

Ok, ok, I know that you all have excellent table manners and there’s no need in creating such a post. But nevertheless some people tend to say that Americans don’t behave properly at the table in a restaurant, so only for the sake of repetition, here are some basic and most obvious rules which everybody should follow:

Don’t Talk Loudly 

Respect The Waiter 

Be Patient 

Don’t Chew With Your Mouth Open

Don’t Talk With Food In Your Mouth

Don’t Lick Your Fingers 

Don’t Burp or Belch Loudly 

But what to do if we find ourselves in a totally new situation? 

For example in a Chinese restaurant in where we get chops instead of fork&knife? 

Or at the formal dinner with the British Queen? 

Here are some general tips taken from the Internet site ehow.com:

For all questions involving etiquette, just use your brains..

Never do anything until the host does it first.

If you're not sure whether or not you can eat something with your fingers, just use a utensil.

If you're not sure what to do, wait and see what your neighbor does. If that offers no clue, just fake it :D