Table Manners

When one is in company it is very important to know how to behave politely and respectfully. Manners help form character and personality, and also to reveal the character of others. Manners are rules that teach us how to conduct ourselves courteously in many aspects of life. From the way we eat to the way we play. However, I only wish to cover table manners.
Table manners are polite ways of eating. Here are some important rules to eating:

1. When the food is ready and you've been called to the table, see if anyone needs assistance with seating before you sit down. Sit up straight with both feet in front of you and touching the floor.
2. Don't be greedy and pile food on your plate, but If the food is too far down the table ask somebody nicely to pass it to you. 3. While eating never talk loudly. Also while at the table never talk or text on the phone. 4. Sneezing and yawning is bad to do at the table but if you must than you must cover your mouth with your hand or your handkerchief. 5. Depending on who you are with it is good to ask for more food but make sure that you plate is empty. 6. When your main meal is finished you will be offered desert but if you are full you say politely no thank you or yes please. If you are offered any thing else just say no thank you or yes please. 7. When you want to leave the table you first must say," May I be excused ," never imply that you have to go to the restroom. 8. When everybody is finished with their food and leave the table you must do likewise and thank them for the meal. 9. If you are leaving the house always thank the host for having you. Table manners are not so difficult at all.

If you have good manners manners sometimes you will be lucky and be invited again. Never be lazy around others nor be bad around them for it will only give you a bad character and personality. What I shared with you was only a small portion of manners and etiquette. The first president of the Unites Sates wrote a guide and it contained one hundred manners. The provided link is George Washington's 100 manners.


George Washington