I. Table manners in Vietnam

II. Table manners in United of Kinhdom

III. Table manners in Japan

IV. Table manners in Russia

V. Table manners in India

VIETNAM

Table Manner in VietNam

Table Manner in VietNam

Table Manner in VietNam

Chopsticks are used to transfer meat and vegetables from shared dishes to your bowls and we usually put them on the top of the bowl. Positioning chopsticks vertically on a bowl of rice is considered an act of disrespect in Vietnam since it looks like incense sticks on an altar. Also, never tap the chopsticks on the edge of the bowl. This means bringing bad luck and poverty to the family. If you do not know how to use chopsticks, sincerely ask the host for spoons and forks.

Table Manner in VietNam

It is not polite to leave the table too soon since other people may think that you do not want to talk to them. Therefore, show your respect by staying and talking to others when you finish your meal; as well as helping the host to prepare dessert. It is an opportunity for you to learn more about Vietnamese culture.

THE United kinGdom

1) If you help your host to lay the table, you put the fork face up on the left of the plate.

2) If there are many knives or forks on the table when you start eating, you must use the knife or fork that is the farthest away from your plate. 

3) When drinking, it is rude to drink noisily.

4) When sitting at the table and waiting for your meal, you put your hands under the table on your lap.

5)If you have finished your soup, before the last spoonful, you tilt the soup bowl away from yourself.

6)You put the bread on a special food on your plate. Before eating a bread, you break it into pieces with your fingers.

7) In England, it's not rude to eat all the  plate

8) When you eat ,you must hold the knife in your right hand, your fork in your left hand

9) When you  eat out, there are some rules for you about how to use cutlery

+) When you use the wrong cutlery, don’t worry.  Just keep using that piece of cutlery and your waiter will replace it before the next course

+) If you drop cutlery, just leave it on the floor, the waiter will pick it up and replace it with clean cutlery

+)The  position of your knife and your fork on the plate have meaning:

This signals to the waiter that you are still eating

This signals to the waiter means that you have finished and they can take your plate away

JAPAN

Every culture has its own set of rules for table manners, and Japan is no different. Some of the rules are simple for politely sharing a meal with others so that you don’t look like a slob. . 

A chopstick is not a fork, so make sure not to stab your food with it. You also shouldn’t try to use your chopsticks as a knife. In Japan, food is typically served in bite-sized pieces so you don’t need to cut anything with your chopsticks.

The reasons for this should be pretty clear. Double-dipping is unclean, so it’s pretty gross to dip something that’s already been in your mouth back into a sauce.

Do not lower your head to your food to eat. Miso soup etiquette allows you to lift the bowl directly to your lips to drink. But if you have a bowl of rice, you should lift the bowl from the table towards you with your free hand and scoop the food into your mouth with your chopsticks. However, it’s bad table manners to lift any other plates or dishes directly to your mouth and will probably get you some awkward stares. Make sure to first transfer the food into to your rice bowl, which you can then pick up to eat

In Japan, they have a ceremony like this in funeral, so Japanese alway avoid transfering  food from your chopsticks to someone else’s chopsticks

Rule #5: No licking/sucking on your chopsticks

It’s pretty rude to lick or suck on a fork or a knife (not to mention a bit of a safety hazard), and the same goes for chopsticks. You also shouldn’t leave them in your mouth, or even worse, use your chopsticks to pretend that you’re a vampire or a walrus, which leads us to our final rule..

Rule #6: Do not play with your chopsticks

Chopsticks are not toys so you shouldn’t play with them. You also shouldn’t use them to point at people. The rules for Japanese table manners may seem oddly specific, but it’s important to remember all of it

Russia