國外用餐禮儀應注意的問題
1. Pull out chairs to seat the women when you are eating together.
2. Do not sit down before all the ladies are seated.
3. Pull your chair up and sit close to the table after sitting down.
4. It is customary to say grace before the meal begins in many Christian homes. Watch the host or hostess. If they bow their heads, join them.
5. When the hostess takes her napkin, open your napkin in half and lay it across your lap.
6. When eating with silverware, begin from the outside piece, then knife and fork for the second course and so on. The pieces closest to the plate are for the last course.
7. When having soup, move the spoon away from you to spoon out the soup. When a little remains, you may raise slightly the side of the bowl close to you.
8. Cut large pieces of food, such as steak or chops, into small pieces all at one time.
9. Use you knife close to the fork. This way, it is a lot easier to cut meat.
10. Put your knife and fork diagonally on the further side of the plate when you have finished eating something. Do not place them leaning on the plate. The knife should always be placed the sharp edge in.
11. In America, when you have finished cutting, you can put down the knife, transfer the fork to the right hand and eat. In Europe, you hold your fork in the left hand and carry food to your mouth on the back of the fork. It helps to put some solid piece of food at the edge of the fork and pile soft food on it.
12. You can choose whichever you like.
1. 進餐時幫助女士入座。
2. 在女士未入座之前不要搶先入座。
3. 入座後將椅子靠近餐桌。
4. 很多基督徒家庭進餐前有禱告的習慣。注意觀察主人或主婦，如果他們低下頭去，你也應隨從他們。
5. 女主人拿起餐巾時，你也應拿起餐巾，打開一半，攤放在膝蓋上。
6. 使用餐具吃飯時，首先從最外側開始，刀和叉是用來吃第二道菜及以後的菜的'。最靠近盤子的餐具要留到最後用。
7. 用匙舀湯時，匙要從裏往外舀。湯快喝完了時，可將湯盤近身一側抬高一點。
8. 把大塊食物，如牛排或排骨，一次切成若干小塊。
9. 刀要靠近叉使用，這樣更容易切割。
10. 吃完東西時將刀叉對角放齊，置於盤子外側。不要靠在盤子上，而且刀刃應該向裏。
11. 在美國，切完東西時，你可以放下刀，用右手拿起叉來吃飯；在歐洲，你可以左手拿叉，用叉的背面將食物送到嘴裏，這樣有利於叉的邊緣放較硬的食物，上面再放較軟的食物。
12. 你可以自由選擇你喜歡的食物。
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