Review: Table Manners and Food

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• Review Table Manners and Food

Review by Ruth Anderson


British and American Culture
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• 1) Table manners in the West are generally
  designed to do what?
• Avoid embarrassment
• Minimize disruptions
• Keep things clean
• Avoid the ugly
• Encourage polite relations between people

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• 2) The rules about how to hold a knife and fork
  are intended to what?
• Keep them from looking threatening.

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• 3) At a formal dinner party what utensils do you
  use first?
• Start with the utensils on the outside and work
  your way inward.

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• 4) At the beginning of a meal what do you do with
  your napkin?
• You can unfold the napkin and place it on your
  lap.

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• 5) In the West, what should you never do with
  your mouth open?
• Never chew with your mouth open.

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• 6) Do not ___________ when you eat?
• make loud noises

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• 7) In the West is it okay to smoke when dining
  out?
• Do not smoke while dining out.

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• 8) What is the most popular food for breakfast in
  the West?
• Breakfast cereal

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• 9) In the West what food is very popular for
  lunch?
• Sandwiches are very popular for lunch.

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• 10) What do Westerners often eat after dinner?
• Dessert

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• 11) Is coffee or tea more popular in Britain?
• Tea is more popular in Britain. Coffee is more
  popular in the U.S.

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