Table manners

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VIETNAMESE & AMERICAN
TABLE MANNERS
Part 1: Vietnamese & American
Table manners
Part 2: Games
OUTLINE
7:30p.m.
-- Start to eat, cheers!
A Vietnamese in an American restaurant …

7:45 p.m.
-- Why are there so many different kinds of knives, forks and glasses on the table?
--I do not know how to use them!!!
A Vietnamese in an American restaurant …
8:10p.m.
-- where is my main dish…?
A Vietnamese in an American restaurant …
9:00p.m.
-- Waiter, why don’t you serve all the food at the same time…….
-- So hungry!!!!
A Vietnamese in an American restaurant …
Table setting
Utensils
Eating habits
Eating behaviors
Conclusion
VIETNAMESE & AMERICAN
TABLE MANNERS
Table manners are the etiquette used when eating.
appropriate use of utensils
table-setting
roles of hosts and guests


Usual Understandings of
Table Manners
1. Table Setting
Once a Vietnamese goes to an American restaurant…
Shape of Table
the American
the Vietnamese
long (and high) table
preferred round table
roundness means completeness: all people are together
Long table is for the religious ritual to Gods
Wah!!!
I have not died yet!!!
A quick glance at the table setting
A quick glance at the seating arrangement
2. Utensils
Americans Utensils
Start with the outer utensils, and work in towards your plate.

The fork is used to convey solid food to the mouth.

Use the fork in your left hand while cutting; switch to right hand to pick up and eat a piece.
Salad fork has thicker tine at left.

Most inner fork
and knife are for
meat.


Americans Utensils
The knife blade should be placed on the edge of your plate when not in use. The blade should always face inward.

Use your silverware from the outside moving inward toward the main plate.

Only spoon provided is soup spoon. When you have finished eating soup, the spoon should be placed to the side of the saucer, not left in the bowl.

If tea or coffee is going to be served, a teaspoon will be brought out with it
Vietnam’s Chopsticks
Chopsticks for eating rice
Polite if try to use chopsticks
Bad luck in setting chopsticks parallel on top of bowl.
Rude if chopsticks are stuck straight up in bowl
American Napkin
Put napkin on lap as soon as sitting .

Usually, all diners will wait to place their napkins on their laps until the host places his napkin on his lap

Used to dab the lips in order not to get dirty. Napkin should not be crumpled or twisted.
After meal, place napkin loosely near plate.

Vietnamese paper
handkerchief
the American
the Vietnamese
plenty of utensils with different purposes for different courses
environment as part of the enjoyment of eating.
chopsticks, spoon and bowl
simplicity and practicality
value the taste of food itself higher
3. Eating habits
3. Eating habits:
Before having meal
American
Vietnamese
Eating Habits in Vietnam
Sample every dish on table
When eating rice, hold bowl close to mouth
Eat lightly at meals, could be up to 20 courses
Eating Habits in America
A prayer or `blessing` may be customary in some families
Do not start eating until every person is served.
At more formal occasions all diners will wait to begin until the hostess or host lifts a fork or spoon.
When a dish is presented `family style`, the food is served to one`s plate and then passed on to the next person. Put the food on your left, take some and pass to the person next to you.
When serving, serve from the left and pick up the dish from the right.
Try little of everything
Keep table cloth clean
Food lifted to mouth
Eat soup noiselessly and with the side of the spoon.
Beverages are both served and removed from the right.
Tea or coffee should never be poured into the saucer to cool but should be sipped from the cup. Alternatively, ice may be used to cool either.
Seasoning ones meal prior to tasting can be considered rude and may insult the chef.
Eating Habits in America
on practice of the American
Vietnamese practice
food served merely enough introduced while eating in different courses
appreciating such procedure
everyone orders for oneself
expression of being stingy of the host
eating quietly with self- discipline
constraint on one to enjoy the pleasure of eating

food ordered more than enough - abundance
host in charge of the menu and order for everyone
everyone often gives way to others and guests - politeness
picking food into guests’ bowls/dishes
Passionate and hostability
Slurping allowed in some occasions
- an expression of enjoyment and appreciation
- naturalness and spontaneity
food placed at the centre of the table for everyone to share
- collectivism and common property
Perspective from the Vietnamese
4. Eating behaviours
4.1. American

Chew with your mouth closed.
Do not talk at an excessively loud volume.
Refrain from coughing, sneezing or blowing nose at the table.
Never tilt back your chair while at the table, or at any other time.
Do not make unbecoming noises.
Do not play with food or table utensils.
Do not single out or chastise someone who has shown poor table manners.
Do not put your elbows on the table or slouch.
Always ask the host or hostess to be excused before leaving the table.
Do not stare at anyone while he or she is eating.
Never talk on your phone at table. If urgent, ask host or hostess to be excused, and go outside. Apologize when return.
4. Eating behaviors
4.2. Vietnamese
Not rude to reach in front of someone to grab something

Polite to reach for food with chopsticks

Vietnamese host like to put food on your plate for you
Place bones or seeds in different dish.

The host will fill up your dish if it is empty

Never take the last bit from a serving dish
Conclusion
in Vietnamese culture
in the American culture
collectivism
public realm and common property
individualism and personality
private realm and private property
more than one norms/standards exist
well-accepted in one culture, can become offences in other
ideational, social, conventional
interactions  diversified, as well as, incorporated
GAMES
PART II:
Mysterious Utensils
Every culture has its own table manners. Try this quiz and we will see if you know these American table manners.
Mysterious Utensils
How do American use knife and fork?
A

b
c

d
To use the knife, the fork is switched to the left hand
Knife and fork are placed in the left side of the plate
It depends if you are a left handed or
right-handed in holding knife and fork
Fork in the left and knife in the right
Sorry, you are wrong!
You are right!
How do Americans sit in the table?
Men usually help women with their chair first when sitting
A

b
c

d
Sit up straight in your chair
It is good etiquette to remain standing until shown where to sit.
An honoured guest sits at the centre of the table furthest
from the door and begins eating first.
Sorry, you are wrong!
You are right!

Table napkin and cover manner ?

Open the napkin and place it in your lap before starting.
A

b
c

d
Don’t place anything over the table like bones
If there is something in your mouth that you cannot swallow, quietly put it in your paper napkin and then go on
Do not spit anything out.
You are wrong!
You are right!
Who needs to be served first?
The guests must be honoured to be served first
A

b
c

d
The senior must be the first to serve
The host must be served and eat first
Ladies must be served and eat first
You are wrong!
You are right!
Passing foods
Pass food from the left to the right
A

b
c

d
Ask for food to be passed to you if it is out of reach.
Never get food when it is just passing you, wait until somebody finishes getting food
Say “Can you please pass the….”
You are wrong!
You are right!
Using your fingers
The left hand remains under the table
unless you use it in the process of cutting
A

b
c

d
The safest thing is to use you knife and fork
It is okay if you use your finger to some foods
If you are using chopstick, never pierce food with it.
You are wrong!
You are right!
Noises while eating
If you happen to burp just say “excuse me”.
A

b
c

d
Don’t make unnecessary noise
Do not be afraid of making a mess and noise.
It is not proper to be noisy at the table
You are wrong!
You are right!
Elbows, hands and arms
The left hand remains under the table
A

b
c

d
Resting elbows on the table indicates a poor manner individual
It is bad etiquette to rest elbows on the table.
You must eat with your right hand only
You are wrong!
You are right!
Complimenting the host
Compliment the host on the food.
A

b
c

d
The host will surely please if you compliment him
Try and cut food with the fork as it compliments
the cook by showing it is tender.
Asking for more food is a compliment.
You are wrong!
You are right!
Thank you

for your attention!

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