TABLE MANNERS ● Traditionally _____________meals were a source of social skills and manners. ● Learning manners allows you to be __________________ in any situation. ● Young __________________ may be tested, by the _____________, by being put into a social situation. If you are comfortable they will be better able to function with a __________________. ● ________________ come off at the door. ● Wait until everyone is at the table before being _________________. ● Don’t place large __________________ on the table. ● Your _________________ should be in your lap when seated, placed on your chair if you get up, and on the table at the end of the meal. ● Keep your hands in your ________, if you’re not eating, until the _________ of the meal. ● No _________________ on the table until the meal is done. ● Try to stay interested in the ____________________ around you. ● Wait for the _______________ to indicate the time to begin eating. ● Taste some of each dish unless you are __________________. ● Ask for items to be _________________, don’t reach. ● Pass salt and pepper _________________. ● Take _______________ amounts so everyone gets some. ● Wait until _______________ helpings are offered. Don’t _______ yourself. ● If done first, wait _______________ for others to finish. ● Don’t ____________ foods directly into bowls of sauces or _________, put a small amount on your plate. No double _______________. ● Put ______________ on your plate, spread only bite size pieces at a time. ● Sip from the side of the ______________. ● Push spoon __________________ from you as you scoop up a spoonful. ● Never ____________ on your spoon. ● Leave your spoon on your ____________ not in your empty __________. ● ____________ food to your mouth rather than ________________ down. ● Don’t ____________ the food in your mouth, chew with your mouth _____________. ● Wait until your mouth is ______________ before drinking. ● Don’t drink from a can or a bottle, have your beverage in a _____________. ● Don’t use __________________ at the table. ● If something is stuck in your _______________, excuse yourself and go to the washroom to remove it. ● Seeds, pits, and _______________ should be removed discreetly and placed on the _____________ of your plate. ● Cross your ________________ if you’re taking a break. ● At the end of the meal place your _________________ at the five o’clock position with the fork ___________ down. ● Don’t push your _______________ away. ● The meal is not _______________ until the host places his/her napkin on the __________________. ● Don’t stand up until the _______________ has risen.