How Do You Have Proper Table Etiquette Globally?
If you travel across the globe, you still want to mind your manners although those vary depending on the country you’re visiting. Here are some easy tips on how to have proper table etiquette globally. In China, eating is communal and you use your chopsticks to serve yourself from large platters. Never cross your chopsticks, leave them on the chopstick rest or the side of your rice bowl. You may also bring your bowls up to your mouth to eat. Europeans eat their salad last and in England, breakfast is usually small followed by strong coffee. In France, you never or rarely touch your food with your fingers. French diners use their utensils in creative ways to pick up their foods that many Americans would pick up with their fingers. Some people in middle Eastern countries and parts of India, eat with the first three fingers of their right hand, never their left hand. If you need to, watch how they do it first then follow suit. You can also ask for western utensils.
