Eating Etiquette: Things You Should Do and Shouldn't

when you were in school, did your teacher teach about table manners or some eating etiquette? Me, they did. I learn about that when I'm in Junior high school. I think it's important to know and learn about it. well, you should. in case you might attend a formal dinner with your colleague or an important person, you should behave and to be polite.

here is, I tell you about eating etiquette in Britain. I take it from Britain because they're expert in this thing. I think. The British generally pay a lot of attention to good table manners. Even young children are expected to eat properly with knife and fork.They eat most of our food with cutlery. The foods we don't eat with a knife, fork or spoon include sandwiches, crisps, corn on the cob, and fruit.

Things you should do:

• If you cannot eat a certain type of food or have some special needs, tell your host several days before the dinner party.

• If you are a guest, it is polite to wait until your host starts eating or indicates you should do so. It shows consideration.

• Always chew and swallow all the food in your mouth before taking more or taking a drink.

• Always say thank you when served something. It shows appreciation.

• You may eat chicken and pizza with your fingers if you are at a barbecue, finger buffet or very informal setting. Otherwise always use a knife and fork.

• When eating rolls, break off a piece of bread before buttering. Eating it whole looks tacky.

• On formal dining occasions it is good manners to take some butter from the butter dish with your bread knife and put it on your side plate (for the roll). Then butter pieces of the roll using this butter. This prevents the butter in the dish getting full of bread crumbs as it is passed around.

• In a restaurant, it is normal to pay for your food by putting your money on the plate the bill comes on.

• When you have finished eating, and to let others know that you have, place your knife and folk together, with the prongs (tines) on the fork facing upwards, on your plate.

Things you should not do:

• Never lick or put your knife in your mouth.

• It is impolite to start eating before everyone has been served unless your host says that you don't need to wait.

• Never chew with your mouth open. No one wants to see food being chewed or hearing it being chomped on.

• It is impolite to have your elbows on the table while you are eating.

• Don't reach over someone's plate for something, ask for the item to be passed.

• Never talk with food in your mouth.

• It is impolite to put too much food in your mouth.

• Never use your fingers to push food onto your spoon or fork.

• It is impolite to slurp your food or eat noisily.

• Never blow your nose on a napkin (serviette). Napkins are for dabbing your lips and only for that.

• Never take food from your neighbours plate.

• Never pick food out of your teeth with your fingernails.

Things that are ok to do:

• It is ok to pour your own drink when eating with other people, but it is more polite to offer pouring drinks to the people sitting on either side of you.

• It is ok to put milk and sugar in your tea and coffee or to drink them both without either.

Kampanye Anti Korupsi

Nih, salah satu bentuk kampanye anti korupsi. "Gantung Anjing Koruptor"-bahasanya vulgar, tapi ya biarlah, biar "ngena". LOL

College High-Heel

Seriously fellas, Does going to Collage mean that you have to wear that high?

INDONENGLISH

Ada seorang “dewasa” mengomentari seseorang yang menulis status menggunakan bahasa inggris tapi salah Grammar: “Go get a grammar book. Kalau belum mahir bahasa inggrisnya mending nulis pake bahasa Indonesia aja deh, malu ah..” Saya yang baca si malah ketawa. Mau tau knapa? Bukan menertawakan orang yang nulis menggunakan bahasa inggris dengan salah grammarnya, tapi orang yang mengomentari itu loh. Ko bisa hari gini masih ada orang yang berpikiran sempit seperti itu. Ckck Dengan sedikit ilmu yang saya punya, yang saya tau, itu orang hanya salah dipenggunaan present tense, kurang satu huruf Saja: “S” dikata kerjanya. Tapi si pengomentar nasehatinnnya seperti menasehati orang bodoh yang bener-benar tidak tahu bahasa Inggris.Ya ampun... lagi pula jelas-jelas si komentator jauh lebih tua dari yang nulis status, ya jelas dia lebih pintar, sedangkan si penulis status masih dalam learning process. Padahal kalau nanti si penulis status sudah seumuran dia, blum tentu si kometator lebih pinter dari si penulis status. Bisa jadi si penulis status yang lebih pintar.

Dan satu hal lagi, harusnya kita hormati keberaniandia buat nulis menggunakan bahasa inggris, walaupun masih salah grammar, but at least. dia sudah mencoba. Lama-kelamaan juga pasti dia lancar dan mahir dalam berbahasa inggris karena apa yang sudah dielajari olehnya dipraktikkan dikehidupan sehari-hari. Beda sama orang yang ga mau nyoba. Kebanyakan minder. Kapan dia akan bisa kalau tidak pernah mencoba.

Bahasan Inggris seperti yang kita ketahui Adalah bahasa dunia. masih banyak orang yang berfikir kalau bahasa inggris tidak lah penting, banyak orang yang menganggap pengggunaan bahasa inggis adalah salah satu contoh penjajahan negara-negara barat terhadap bangsa kita, padahal menurut saya bahasa inggris adalah salah satu alat agar kita maju.dan memajukan negara untuk dapat bersaing dan berpartisipasi di dunia internasional, karena kita bisa berkomunikasi dengan seluruh orang didunia dan mengetahui banyak hal yang tidak akan diketahui oleh orang-orang yang tidak bisa dan mengerti bahasa Inggris. Tapi penggunaannya haruslah di imbangi dengan bahasa kesatuan negara kita sendiri. Jangan sampai bahasa Indonesianya dilupakan, karna bagaimanapun kita lahir di negri ini, dan harus tetep ikut berperan melestarikan hasil kebudayaan bangsa kita.

Happy Summer!

I wish you guys have a splendid summer this year! :D
xoxo