全球不一的餐桌禮儀

By+Anonymous

D ining while abroad can feel as though you are tiptoeing around a minefield of unfamiliar rules. Table manners are the ultimatewaytoshowrespecttoyourgracioushost.

Now its time to learn how to eat. Here are some of the very specificdiningdosanddontsfromaroundtheworld.

1.Slurpyourfood.

In Japan， most commonly when eating noodles and soups， slurping shows your appreciation of the food to the chef. The louder the better！ You may also drink directly from the soup bowl—spoons are uncommon. Furthermore， never cross your chopsticks， lick your chopsticks， or stick your chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice. Its considered very rude in Japan andmanyotherAsiancountries，includingChina.

2.Eatonlywithyourrighthand.

Sorry lefties—in India， the Middle East， and some parts of Africa，itisconsidereduncleantoeatwithyourlefthand.

3.Dontoffertosplitthebill.

In France， splitting the bill is considered the height of unsophistication. Offer to pay the bill in its entirety or someone elsewill.

4.Breadisautensil.

In France， you are supposed to use two hands to eat—either fork and knife or fork and bread. Bread isnt meant to be an appetizer—instead it serves to assist the food to the fork. When you eat the bread， tear off a piece of it to eat instead of biting directly into the bread. When not in use， the bread belongs on the tableortableclothinsteadoftheplate.

5.Eatwithyourhands.

InMexico，itisconsideredanalmostsnobbypracticetousea forkandknife.

6.Donttouchanypartofyourmealwithyourhands.

In Chile， touching food with your hands is considered ill-mannered.Yep，evenfries！InBrazil，too，pizzaand burgersare normallyeatenwithaforkandknife.

7.Dontaskforcheese.

In Italy， never ask for cheese if its not explicitly offered to you. Its considered a sin to put extra cheese on top of your pizza—anditsevenworsetoputitonseafood.

8.Dontaskforsaltandpepper.

In Portugal， if salt and pepper arent already on the table， dont ask for them. Its considered an offense to the chefs seasoningskills.

9.Dontputfoodonyourmouthwithafork.

In Thailand， forks are used to push food into a spoon. Also， itsunusualtousechopsticks.Theyreconsideredtacky.

10.Dontbringyellowflowerstodinner.

In Bulgaria， yellow flowers symbolize hatred. Not the messageyouretryingtosend.

11.Neverrestyourhandsonyourlapwhiledining.

In Russia， it is considered polite to rest your wrists on the edgeofthetable—noton your lap. Also， keep your fork in your left handandknifeinyourrighthand.endprint

12.Dontuseanindividualplate.

In Ethiopia， individual plates are considered wasteful. Food is always shared from a single plate without the use of cutlery—justhands.

13.Liftandkissthebreadyoudrop.

In Afghanistan， if you drop bread on the floor while dining at a table， pick it up， kiss it， and touch it to your forehead before puttingitsomewhereotherthanthefloor.

14.Eatchickenwithyourfingers.

In Turkey， while you are eating chicken， you shouldnt use your fork and knife， and you can eat it with your fingers. This doesntdisturbanybodyinarestaurant.

15. If an older person offers you a drink， lift your glass to receiveitwithbothhands.

In South Korea， doing so is a sign of respect for elders. After receiving the pour with both hands， you should turn your head away and take a discreet sip. And dont start eating until the eldest male has done so（and dont leave the table until that personisfinished）.

在國外吃飯，宛如躡手躡腳地游走在一堆不熟悉的規則中間。餐桌禮儀是對主人表示尊敬的最好方式。

現在就來學學該如何吃飯吧，學學吃飯時該做什么、不該做什么。下面是全球的一些餐桌禮儀。

1.吃東西時出聲。

在日本，吃面喝湯極其尋常，吃出聲是對廚師所做食物的肯定。越大聲越好！你還可以直接端起湯碗來喝湯———調羹反而用得不多。另外，千萬別把筷子交叉、舔筷子或把筷子垂直插在米飯中間。這在日本以及其他很多亞洲國家（包括中國），都是極其粗魯的表現。

2.只用右手吃飯。

左撇子對不住啦———在印度、中東以及非洲某些地區，用左手吃飯是不衛生的表現。

3.別想著AA制。

在法國，AA制被看成不懂人情世故。要么就請客，不然就等別人買單吧。

4.面包只是食具。

在法國，你完全可以用兩只手吃飯———用刀叉或者叉子加面包。面包在這里并不是開胃菜———而是幫助把食物弄到叉子上面的工具。吃面包的時候，慢慢地撕下來吃，千萬別直接對著面包咬。不用的時候，面包是放在桌子或桌布上的，別放在盤子里。

5.用手吃飯。

在墨西哥，用刀叉吃飯是十分勢利的表現。

6.不要用手碰到任何食物。

在智利，用手碰食物是非常不禮貌的表現。是的，甚至是薯條！在巴西亦是如此，比薩餅和漢堡通常都是用刀叉吃的。

7.不要要芝士。

在意大利，如果沒有給你提供芝士，千萬別去要。在比薩餅上放入多余的芝士會被看成一種罪過———如果放在海鮮上就更糟了。

8.不要要鹽或胡椒粉。

在葡萄牙，如果桌子上沒有鹽和胡椒粉，千萬別去要。這會被看成對廚師調味技巧的挑釁。

9.不要用叉子把食物放到嘴里。

在泰國，一般都是用叉子把食物放入調羹來吃，用筷子也是很奇怪的———會被認為沒有教養。

10.不要帶著黃色的花去吃飯。

在保加利亞，黃色的花意味著仇恨。那應該不是你想傳達的信息。

11.吃飯的時候別把手放在膝蓋上。

在俄羅斯，把手腕放在桌子邊搭著是禮貌的行為，但千萬別放在膝蓋上。另外要左手拿叉子，右手拿刀子。

12.不要自己單獨用一個盤子。

在埃塞俄比亞，每個人單獨用一個盤子被認為是相當浪費的。通常食物都是放在一個盤子里供大家分享，無需刀叉———用手就夠了。

13.撿起并親吻掉在地上的面包。

在阿富汗，如果你在桌上吃飯的時候把面包掉到了地上，把面包撿起來，親一下，拿面包碰一下你的前額，再放到一邊，而不是把它留在地上。

14.用手吃雞。

在土耳其，吃雞的時候，不能用刀叉，應該用手直接吃。即使是在飯店里，別人也不會覺得用手吃雞奇怪。

15.如果長者給你倒酒，要雙手拿起杯子去接。

在韓國，這么做是對長者的尊敬。雙手接過長者倒的酒后，應該轉過臉謹慎地抿一口。而且要等最年長的男性開吃后再開始進餐（還要等最年長者吃完后才能離席）。endprint