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While people are wondering if etiquette is still relevant in the 21st century, expert William Hanson is proving that it is, one TikTok at a time. His interest in it started at 12 years old when his grandmother gifted him a book of etiquette for Christmas. From that point on, it grew into a full career, helping people become as mannered as the British royals. 

Today we’re diving deeper into some of his most recommended rules of etiquette that ideally every person should know. From the intricacies of wine tasting to knowing where to leave your empty sugar packet, William Hanson has our backs in almost every situation. To find his quality etiquette tips, all you have to do is scroll down!

While you’re noting them down, don’t forget to check out a conversation with etiquette consultant Antoinette Akanji from the School of Etiquette and Maryanne Parker, etiquette expert and founder of Manor of Manners, who kindly agreed to tell us more about the importance of good manners in today’s society.

Etiquette expert William Hanson went viral sharing etiquette tips and tricks


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Here are the top recommendations that everyone should know

#1

Keep It Off The Table - Even If It Does Require A Heavy Tuck

Keep It Off The Table - Even If It Does Require A Heavy Tuck

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Stephanie M Machado
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely, my husband and I have implemented this rule since we were dating. There is no reason to have your phone out while you're eating in the company of somebody else unless it's an emergency.

FloralDangerNoodle
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same. We have a strict 'no electronics at the dinner table' rule.

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Jeevesssssss
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've had many interesting dinner conversations where phones have come out to look things up. Sure, don't just have it sit there, and DON'T be on social media or messaging (RUDE!) but there's a place for information, too, if you're a group of nerds/geeks.

Herringbone
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're in a restaurant where there's a board of daily specials, and it's out of sight of your table, one person should go and take a photo on their phone, and pass it round, so that everyone doesn't have to traipse over to the board, and try to remember what's on it.

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Schmebulock
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an etiquette expert myself, I will tell you the truth. You can do whatever you feel is appropriate for yourself. All these rules are just some BS some other "etiquette expert" came up with.

Dianellian
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At a restaurant for lunch today it was shocking that all the babies, toddlers and the other young children had a phone in their hands. The 2 young adults (dating?) didn’t talk, they scrolled.

Joann Hart
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Years ago my daughter and I met a friend for lunch. We sat and were looking at the menu, she took a call and proceeded to talk. I took my daughter, we excused ourselves and left. If you can't tell someone calling, I'll get back to you later, I can do something else.

Bamamom2boys
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No phones are allowed at my table!

Katchen
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I’m with my whole family, it’s put away. If I’m on date night, it’s out so I can see if something’s up with the kids.

Heather Talma
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then how do you show pictures of your not-present niece to your grandma since they don't get to see each other that often?

Vier Nelle
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once you washed the dishes and Grandma is sitting down somewhere.

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eric dowling
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What if you hate the company you're with?

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    #2

    Bombastic Side Eye

    Bombastic Side Eye

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    Melissa Harris
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holding you bag infront stops people from opening it up and stealing your stuff.

    Toothless Feline
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can’t get over the devil horns on his lapels.

    Hilary Gilbertson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going to include a tip on how to avoid putting other passengers' eyes out with your lapels ...

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    Phobrek
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This also protects his nuts which people find themselves eager to kick

    Multa Nocte
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    1 year ago

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    Cathleen Cummings
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you! Same thing when entering and exiting an airplane!

    CaliPanda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I fly quite a bit and often board early. I also prefer aisle seats. I’ve honed my ninja moves to deflect the backpacks and over-large shoulder bags as others are boarding. Been hit in the head too many times from people who can’t manage their bags.

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    Irishwoman abroad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NEVER on the floor!! A doctor told my Grandma off for putting her bag on the floor at the hospital years and years ago (kindly, he explained why it's a bad idea because of germs), and it's stuck with me since. Strangely, Spanish people never put their stuff on the floor, but all the tourists here do - I think they know exactly the kind of crud you could be picking up!

    Hilary Gilbertson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Spain they always say that if you put your bag on the floor, you'll lose all your money.

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    Zaach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many people think that they are narrower sideways even they are wearing a backpack so they hit people in the face with it

    Pedro Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    depends how heavy it is....some stuff is best all time on the shouldern

    John L
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I could be wrong, but the reason why its etiquette is to benefit others, not yourself. Wearing it on the train and standing, now makes you take up the footprint of two people, instead of just yourself.

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    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just common sense and depends on how full the space is

    James016
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, the amount of backpacks that get caught in train doors or take up space someone else could use is staggering.

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    #3

    It’s All About The Eye Contact! As Much As You Might Like To Be, You Are Not Anna Wintour

    It’s All About The Eye Contact! As Much As You Might Like To Be, You Are Not Anna Wintour

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    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remove them, but l put them back on pretty soon. There's a reason l'm wearing them.

    Verena
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    1 year ago

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    This is exactly what is said above. Your point is?

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    Beachbum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, I have to wear sunglasses outside for eye issues, If it bothers you that’s a”you” problem.

    Lunar Stormwing
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, I'm all but blind in bright sunlight (glare oversensitivity, enough that even my regular glasses are specially treated for it)

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    Multa Nocte
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have prescription glasses that turn dark in the sun. If I take them off to greet people I can't see what is going on anywhere else around me. Plus if I am facing toward the sun when they greet me, if I take off my glasses I am just going to be squinting and trying to shade my eyes the entire time.

    UnpopularPanda
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exceptione are there, besides these are etiquettes, not the law. This is like someone saying it's polite to stand up while shaking somebody's hand and one says I am in a wheelchair and if I stand up I'll topple over or keep falling the whole time.

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    Saphyre Fyre
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My eyes are too sensitive to the light, I NEED to wear them.

    TheDarkestRaven
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eh, I ALWAYS keep my sunglasses on SPECIFICALLY so I don’t gotta make eye contact 🤷

    Verena
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    1 year ago

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    Then it might be that you miss out on conversations with great people.

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    Sara Anderson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...what about prescription lenses? I take off my sunglasses, I can't see at all. How does that make for a more polite greeting. Nice to meet you, I can't see your face, but nice to meet you. Blanket 'one size fits all' rules are just asking to be broken.

    Queeqec
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wear sunglasses even when.it's cloudy because it's just too damn bright without. That's why I am wearing them, for eye protection. I love my eyesight, and I wont risk it for anyone.

    Hans Georg
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    1 year ago

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    I am sorry to tell you, but if you need sunglasses on cloudy days because it is too bright, your eyes aren't okay.

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    Kathy Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially the ones with reflective lenses!

    Dan Flo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or the ones with eyeballs on springs. Those are really distracting.

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    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The proper etiquette is to stair into their eyes unblinking until one of you falters to establish who is the dominant and who will be the submissive.

    Phil Vaive
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is forking ridiculous "advice". I wear my sunglasses 1000% of the time outdoors because my eyes are so photosensitive that if I take my sunglasses off, my eyes literally won't open. This is also super ableist advice as well.

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    A 34-year-old etiquette expert is one of the young representatives who are popularizing and modernizing the subject. His bite-size videos on TikTok and witty and approachable style of teaching manners help the young generation avoid feeling uncomfortable in situations where they don’t know if they’re doing the right thing.

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    Etiquette consultant Antoinette Akanji from the School of Etiquette tells Bored Panda that etiquette is as relevant as it’s ever been. “We would go as far as saying that it’s needed more in today’s society than ever. Our world is increasingly interconnected, and the way we interact with other people has a profound impact on both our personal and professional relationships,” explains Akanji. 

    Meanwhile, Maryanne Parker, etiquette expert and founder of Manor of Manners, refers to this discipline as the sharpest of soft skills. "We use etiquette in our everyday lives, in any social or business situation. Etiquette is definitely a timeless practice that opens many doors. The purpose is to make everyone feel valued, respected, and at ease," she says.

    #4

    A Damaged Rim Is An Awful Sight, Especially If You Are Given One As A Guest!

    A Damaged Rim Is An Awful Sight, Especially If You Are Given One As A Guest!

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    UnpopularPanda
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men are used to this one, elsewhere. We have to knock the drop off so it doesn't mess up while 'putting away'.

    Dan Holden
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, so I'm not supposed to bang it on the edge of the urinal?

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    deejak
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just put the spoon in my mouth, is that wrong?

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are supposed to lick the spoon then hurtle it over your shoulder for good luck.

    Pandarosa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then chase it with a handful of salt, the milk and three plates

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    Manana Man
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finish by licking the spoon. Make loud slurping sounds so everyone knows you like it.

    Rali Meyer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you lean the spoon on the edge and the last drop will leisurely run inside the cup. The remaining "mess" is the saucer's reason d'etre

    Rebecca A. Corvello
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you just sent your drops of tea splashing everywhere. Most likely on your shirt, to start with.

    Anyone-for-tea?
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is no one commenting on “a damaged rim being an awful sight” 😱🤣

    John Mosley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well thank goodness I read this, I would be apalled to be considered inelegant!

    Stephanie Goadsby
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was always taught to lightly touch the inverted spoon to the inside of the cup as the surface tension will break and the drops will then drain off without issue. I feel that flicking off the spoon has too much potential for disaster.

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    #5

    Addressing Same Sex Couple

    Addressing Same Sex Couple

    👬TWO MEN WITH THE SAME SURNAME

    Traditional form: The Messrs Smith
    Contemporary form: Mr John Smith and Mr Oliver Smith

    - This styling is also correct for two brothers -

    👭TWO WOMEN WITH THE SAME SURNAME

    Traditional form: The Mses White
    Contemporary form: Ms Joan White and Ms Paula White

    - This styling is also correct for two sisters -

    👬TWO MEN WITH DIFFERENT SURNAMES

    Option 1: Mr Jones and Mr Smith
    Option 2: Mr John Jones and Mr Oliver Smith
    Option 3: Messrs Jones and Smith

    👭TWO WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT SURNAMES

    Option 1: Ms Andrews and Ms White
    Option 2: Ms Joan Andrews and Ms Paula White
    Option 3: Mses Andrews and White

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    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Yo b!tches" will have to suffice.

    Dan Flo
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about "Messerschmitt", followed by holding arms out, making airplane sounds?

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ..."wazzup," isn't sufficient? But ..

    Brenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is mostly common sense

    Katchen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just say “The Smith Family,” even if it’s just two people.

    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh oh. I've addressed them as: Hi guys! What a faux pas

    Hilary Gilbertson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there an approved pronunciation for the written form Messrs? You can't call them messers, it's rude. And Messieurs is just too pretentious.

    Brandon Parisien
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought a coupled woman was Mrs (or Miss), not Ms.

    Katchen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The right to privacy is the point of “Ms.” No one can tell if a Mr. Is married, so why should women have to announce their status?

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    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    at least theyre not going to get an equivalent to the very insulting Mrs husbands full name. only had that happen once, and made sure to tell them that my name is NOT and never will be Richard. HE'S Richard. I'm Sheena.

    Nykky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are they being called Ms if they're married? It should be Mrs

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    #6

    When The Cheeseboard Is Passed Around, Don’t Commit This Cardinal Sin!

    When The Cheeseboard Is Passed Around, Don’t Commit This Cardinal Sin!

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    Brandon Parisien
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no "best bit"...it's in your head! Lol

    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's your favorite cheese, stab it like a boss. Lick all around it and then set it back down. Be sure to maintain eye contact while doing so.

    Mayra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m taking the nose, and regret nothing

    Mike Loux
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, so I am guessing that if it's Brie, licking the insides and putting back the empty rind is probably bad, huh?

    R Dennis
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then who gets it? First come, first served. (I usually host gathering and Idgaf who takes it.)

    Queeqec
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It tastes the same in the whole piece, thats just plain stupid advice (like most of them)

    Matteic
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I already knew that one! But I'm French so it makes sense.

    Lady Caterry
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy has to be joking. His advice is bad here and wrong on others

    🩶🩷Marvin HoG🩷🩶
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I doubt I'll ever be invited to a party bougie enough to put this one to practical use. Where I'm from we get packs of cheese from the grocery store and cut them into squares, add some Ritz and some fancy lunch meat (like salami) and you've got yourself a party platter!

    Heather Ball
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was at a wedding once - my best friend was there. We are seated for dinner and I look at her plate and she had taken the entire wheel of brie! She said she thought it was a roll of some kind and she was SOOOOOOO mortified! We laughed so hard, she got mad. Couldn't take it back, she'd already snagged a bite LOL

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    The etiquette experts often notice that people narrow good manners down to just following arbitrary rules, but note that it’s a lot more than that. “Etiquette is about showing respect, consideration, and kindness to those around us. In today’s fast-paced and often impersonal digital age, good manners can help foster positive communication, reduce misunderstandings, and create a more pleasant and cooperative environment for everyone," says Akanji.

    Knowing and having rules of etiquette as a guide helps people navigate social situations with confidence and grace, whether they’re in a professional setting, at a family gathering, or having a casual meet-up with friends.

    #7

    Down Girl!

    Down Girl!

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    Robert Beveridge
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am not sure I have ever, in my fifty-five years on this planet, noticed the direction my tines were facing.

    Torben Møller-Nielsen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to see him eat rice that way.

    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's not even demonstrating in the photo

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    Auntriarch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is indeed, there isn't even a good historical reason for it. For the record, I can do it (even with peas) but I don't. Even etiquette moves on.

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    Brenda
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was originally considered as a sign of disrespect to have the tines facing upwards WAY back in the day. You used your fork to hold your meat (or vegetables) in place so you could cut them up. Then, after laying down the fork, you could flip it over (tines up) in order to spear the food for eating.

    Sue User
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. It is only for when you are using the knife to cut something. Then you set the knife down, and switch. You dont eat peas or rice on the back of the fork.

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    Dan Flo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This does not apply to the spoon. Trust me.

    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who gives a sh!t. If you are someone who actually pays close enough attention to something so trivial you should ask to borrow the fork and jam it as far up as you can get it.

    Gande Harg
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so you don't poke the back of your mouth with your fork, and you don't need to change your arm position. Also, Americans tend to change knife and fork hands, Brits do not.

    Shadow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How far are you shoving the fork into your mouth? Food is supposed to be placed on your tongue so you can taste it and chew it. You're not supposed to try to shove it down your throat!

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    Vernice Aure
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most 'rules' of etiquette are based on an actual reason usually to do (sometimes remotely) with safety. Tines up is a safety risk two ways. 1) The food being cut can't be firmly held thus could move causing a mess and/or the loss of said food and/or cutting yourself. 2) Other things could get poked on the tines.

    Joanne Earle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll have to remember these etiquette tips for the next time I'm dining with Charles and Camilla.

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    #8

    People Can Get Very Fussy About At Which Angle This Should Be And In Different Countries It Can Be At Slightly Different Angles, But All Waiters Are Really Looking For Is The Cutlery Going Together To Signal You Are Finished

    People Can Get Very Fussy About At Which Angle This Should Be And In Different Countries It Can Be At Slightly Different Angles, But All Waiters Are Really Looking For Is The Cutlery Going Together To Signal You Are Finished

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    ⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lucky for me, I'm in Ohio, where we could give absolutely ZERO FORKS about the way you place your cutlery or this or that, etiquette-wise.

    Verena
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So what do they do? Pull the plate out from under your nose while not finished? Or leaving the plate for ages? Fork and knive next to each other works everywhere in Europe as silent signal you are finished, no matter how much food is left on the plate.

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    John Mosley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I simply stab my fork and knife into the table so they are upright and they tend to understand that I'm ready for the check.

    Adrian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's the evidence for 6:30? I was taught it was 5pm.

    OneHappyPuppy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    5:20 to be precise, and I've heard it too! The 6:30 is a signal for "next dish please" and 9:45 "I did not enjoy this meal"

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    Antony Aston
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it just me (from a council estate upbringing) but even we were taught table etiquette at a young age.

    CaptainFluffy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not just you. It was pretty common to be taught these basic table manners in the uk as a kid. Maybe not so much nowadays as mobile phones have definitely crept into mealtimes and eroded families eating together.

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    Paula Nicholls
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm afraid it's to the five o'clock.

    Scrupulous Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salad fork tines face downwards, especially when made of real silver. The reason is that the acid in the dressing can cause the silver to tarnish and create more work for the person who has to polish it afterwards.

    Anonymous
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    1 year ago

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    If the salad fork rusts when in contact with a salad then it deserves to be replaced with less c**p cutlery.

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    Hmmm hmmmm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh My God , I put the tines facing downwards. What going to happen now ? Execution ?

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do I have to also make the spread open hands "ta dah!" gesture as shown above when I am finished moving my cutlery about?

    Della
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where I live, we just crumple up the napkin and throw it in top of the plastic basket. Done.

    Matt Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guarantee I will never be eating at a restaurant where this will matter

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    #9

    Discretion Is Great Etiquette

    Discretion Is Great Etiquette

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    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    DONT BLOW IN PUBLIC! Use a quiet alley, like all the other perverts.

    Dan Flo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And dont make elephant sounds 😁

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    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In most places there is no direction you can face and legally blow in public.

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...you don't really blow, dude. you suck..

    badmotorfinger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nellie the elephant pack her trunk And said goodbye to the circus Off she went with a trumpety trump Trump trump trump

    Hmmm hmmmm
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can I sound like Dumbo rather than nelly?

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who wants to share their blow in public!?! Do you know how much an 8 ball cost now a days.

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Your horn works, now check your headlights".

    Chilli
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    who the f**k is nelly the elephant?

    Lee
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're gonna end up on a list if you're caught blowing in public Sir.

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    We were also curious to know if experts think people in today’s society are generally well-mannered. Unfortunately, there’s still a lot of room for improvement. Akanji says, “It varies depending on the context and community. However, one can strongly argue that there are certain areas in society, where good manners are no longer being upheld nor valued, and decorum seems to definitely be on the decline.”

    Parker agrees that there are things to work on concerning this subject. "Etiquette continues to be an obscured, unwanted topic for most. Otherwise, we will be learning etiquette in school. Back in the day, etiquette was reserved only for the aristocracy and wealthy families. It was about exclusion!

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    Today, we have so many etiquette schools and so much information about etiquette that we hardly have an excuse to be ill-mannered. However, good manners start at home and need to be reinforced on a daily basis," says Parker.

    #10

    When You've Ordered A Bottle Of Wine And They've Poured Just A Little Bit Into Your Glass

    When You've Ordered A Bottle Of Wine And They've Poured Just A Little Bit Into Your Glass

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    Donkeywheel
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Completely incorrect, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. There are several ways a bottle of wine can go wrong, and even specialists need to taste it, and not just smell it, to assess the quality of the wine. Obviously you don’t drink the whole glass but you definitely have to taste it. Don’t pretend to know what you’re doing with your ridiculous « little sniff ».

    Kat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% you're supposed to swirl to see the clarity and check it's "legs," then sniff, then taste. And it should be a full inhale to get all the aroma

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    Mike Loux
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put it up to your ear. Total power move.

    Dan Flo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh... So "that's it, you cheap bastard?" is not the right way then. Now I see.

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do I have to make that stupid face when I taste it?

    PSimms
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm calling BS on this one. The main purpose of a sample is to taste the wine to see if you like it.

    Adam Jeff
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it's not. If you've ordered a wine that is served by the bottle, the restaurant have opened it specially for you. You should send it back if there's something wrong with it, not if you just decide you don't like it that much.

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...corked box-wine? Maybe we frequent different establishments..

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or order a shot and leave the pretentious wine sniffing to the d-bags.

    jmdirks
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am beginning to notice that this guy is a bit half a$$ed.

    Lady Vader
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What makes this guy think any of us can afford to order wine at a place that wants your approval first? Get real fella!

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    #11

    Some People In The Etiquette World Think That Grape Scissors Are Uncommon, But If You Are Presented With Them It Is Good To Know How To Use Them

    Some People In The Etiquette World Think That Grape Scissors Are Uncommon, But If You Are Presented With Them It Is Good To Know How To Use Them

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    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, I thought we were supposed to be holding our backpacks in front of our grapes

    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My fingers are actually grape scissors, trained in separating small grape bunches from bigger grape bunches. :p

    JJ
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just laughed so hard about this that my dog brought me his favourite stuffed toy because he thought I was crying 😂

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    Confused Capybara
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, so THAT'S what all those grape scissors sitting around my house are for!

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, they're the coathangers of the vasectomy world!

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    Stephanie M Machado
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is a little bit silly in my opinion lol

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean you don't carry a pair of grape scissors with you? I expect there's a Swiss Army knife with a grape scissor included...

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...sniff'em for that corky goodness, though, right?

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly, I have no need of grape scissors, my grapes arrive in a glass

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    Irishwoman abroad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TIL that there is such a thing as grape scissors! My mum would have loved this!

    Hmmm hmmmm
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last time I used my grape scissors at McDonald's I got some strange looks ?

    Mrs. Dearly Regret
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, in fact I do this, but I use regular scissors, I just don't like the look when everyone picks single grapes. So I just cut the portion I want to eat, that's it, done this my entire life so far.

    Kissy Nuggett
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grape scissors?! But .. why? Wouldn't you still have to pluck the stem out of the grape???

    JL
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TIL grape scissors are a thing.

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    #12

    You Can Spear(S) Your Peas More Elegantly By Using Your Nearest Sticky Foodstuff As A Glue With Your Tines

    You Can Spear(S) Your Peas More Elegantly By Using Your Nearest Sticky Foodstuff As A Glue With Your Tines

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    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He still has his fork upside down. I bet you $5 one of the peas falls off before it gets to his mouth. What is the etiquette for getting peas out of your lap?

    Maggie Fulton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of an old rhyme my great-aunt would say: I eat my peas with honey , I’ve done so all my life. It makes them taste quite funny, but it keeps them on my knife.

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    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use a straw like a true master of etiquette.

    Kathy Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about use a spoon? Why do they want to make things so difficult and complicated?

    Vernice Aure
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Often, the more convoluted/complicated the rule, the more it has to do with separating the 'high class' from the 'lower' classes.

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    Brandon Parisien
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peas are eaten last...use the knife to push the food onto your fork and eat.

    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eat them first, before they get cold. Also, if the plate is full, the peas have less space to roll around.

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    Kissy Nuggett
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or you make a little pea volcano in your mashed potatoes and it's fun and delicious

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I passed a similar idea on to Terex and Caterpillar, to invert the bucket of their machines and stick the rocks to clay. Didn't bear fruit.

    Nickie LaRue
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I've been eating all hoity toity my whole life..

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    The biggest culprit of this is taking communication to the digital environment, where people in the anonymity of the internet can be rude and lack empathy. However, there’s still hope, as many people still value and practice good manners. 

    “As etiquette consultants, we are seeing growing movement/ traction towards people wanting to promote kindness, inclusivity, and mindfulness, which only suggests a growing awareness of the importance of respectful interactions and etiquette in general,” Akanji tells us.

    #13

    No One Likes A Heavy Squirter

    No One Likes A Heavy Squirter

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    Phobrek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No One Likes A Heavy Squirter THATSWHATSHESAID ok I'll stop

    A. HAM
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t stop! (Also what she said.)

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    Brenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I HATE when someone smells as though they took a bath in their perfume or cologne. (It wreaks havoc on my allergies.) And if I can smell it from more 20 feet away, its too d@mn much! It's supposed to be subtle.

    Renegade
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are usually trying to cover their permanent cigarette stink

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    John Mosley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only one that sprays in the air and moves through it?

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, if you're using five squirts of cologne, you're either that old guy or hipster bro that everyone avoids because you smell like a walking cologne factory.

    Alexandra
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother told me that you should never be able to smell a man before you actually see him (she was referring to scent, not sweat or any other bodily fluids).

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Speak for yourself, buddy. Squirting means you've done something awfully f*****g *right*...

    Glitcher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three squirts on your neck is two too many

    Sue Ellen Jensen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's three squirts total. One on your neck and one on each wrist.

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    JenC
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take it easy on the scents. Perfume is intended to be used so they someone can only smell it when they're in your personal space. Please be kind to people with allergies, sensory issues, and a strong sense of smell.

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a huge perfume fan, and I love a lot of very strong, impactful scents, and I still agree. people shouldn't smell you when you pass each other on the street. you should only NOTICE someones perfume if you're quite close. not across the room.

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    ThisIsTheRealBruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That woman in the black coat seems to think he used to much.

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    #14

    Definitely Don’t Fold It Into A Swan (Common!)

    Definitely Don’t Fold It Into A Swan (Common!)

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    Dan Flo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I guess putting it in your mouth to suck out the spilled flavours is a no no? Asking for a friend.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about a bishop's mitre, can I fold it into that pattern? I'm really quite proud of my skill

    chamomile tea
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does one craft a “neat heap”, might I ask?

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Years of practice presumably under his tutelage...

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...not in half full water glass?

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wrong again. You dip it into the water glass and play restaurant S&M with your partner.

    Anikulapo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you’re putting the napkin on the seat where people sit their arses down? How about no.

    Jp@nda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's your own seat, you're just putting it there while you are up from the table and removing it when you sit back down

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    Kissy Nuggett
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ALWAYS bus my table! Gather your glasses together, stack your plates together with trash swept onto them and if there is fabric napkins you gather them into a separate pile. Never make it harder on your server. Why go out if you are also going to throw your table manners out the window ?

    Jp@nda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You actually don't know how each restaurant or server likes to bus their own tables. I've read many times that they prefer people to just leave their tables as is instead of trying to help because it can actually make it harder for them in the end. I had my own quick way of clearing a table and when people piled plates up with trash and unknown c**p in between it took much longer for me to do then if they had just left it

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    Slap Shot
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whose butt was on that chair?

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    #15

    Egg And Soldiers Etiquette

    Egg And Soldiers Etiquette

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, but what the hell is a soldier and is he going to mind if I dunk him?

    Amy T
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's small strips of toast dunked into the egg. How you accomplish this without getting eggshell all over it, I'll never know.

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I should think it's very rude to eat a soldier at the table.

    Pandarosa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially with grape scissors, you'll be there for hours

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    Barbara Wilcock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is how I have always eaten boiled eggs. The white should be just set and yolk runny for your well butterd soldiers

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you find yourself consuming an egg in this manner, take a moment to reflect upon the potential reasons why your empire may have fallen.

    Ace
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personal preference. I always use the teaspoon to decapitate the egg without breaking the shell - makes it easier to scoop it out - and have just never 'got' soldiers. Oh, and the white must be fully set, the yolk must be fully runny.

    Vinnie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just smash the egg against my forehead and then dig in. However, I do prefer that my breakfast companion warn me before licking egg innards off my face.

    Janissary35680
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a little gadget like a pair of shears that neatly snips off the top of the egg.

    Blue Mar
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg, it's hilarious! So pretentious and posh and using knife and spoon? My noble old aunt had egg scissors. Yeah,really, you just used to cut off the tip of soft boiled egg, something like those grape scissors listed on this post. Really dislike people who thinks they are better because they are using grape scissors or spoon and knife for boiling eggs or egg scissors...

    Wondering Alice
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have been assuming he is public school boy unable to comprehend why the rest of us aren't following nanny's rules. Bless the poor chap.

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    The experts from the School of Etiquette generally remain hopeful. “Overall, while there is much room for improvement, there remains a strong foundation of good manners in pockets of society. It’s our hope that this foundation will only encourage more people to get together and build on that foundation so that we see positive changes and long-lasting growth in society.”

    #16

    Best Not To Drop The Soap!

    Best Not To Drop The Soap!

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    Maggie Fulton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not with my knees you’re not.

    Polite Interceptor
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The upper classes don't have actual knees. Their legs are permanently folded in case they need to curtsey at short notice. They can't bend over using their backs because they don't have spines.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, I am sorry but it is 4 in the morning where I live and I am trying really hard not to bust a gut laughing and waking my husband up as I read these.

    Anikulapo
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, no. I do believe the proper way is to put one hand in the small of your back, bend over, then grunt and say “aaah Jaysus me back!”

    Jessica Urquhart
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just ask the yogi to pick it up for you. I could come up with a variety of ways to pick it up.

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    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man... This is my last comment. This whole thing turns out to be one big gay joke... 🥱😮‍💨😒

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you might be right, if so it's whooshed right over my head

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    WishIWasAFlapperGirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a "lady" maybe, but for a "gentleman" you just look weird!!!!

    ThisIsTheRealBruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And no wonder! He's doing a squat designed not to show off your panties or strain your back! Now, I don't mean to be the enforcer of manliness around here, only to diagnose why he looks wierd, but the manly way of bending over without sticking your butt out would be to kneel down towards ONE knee, as if you were crossing a church or proposing. (Keep your knees clean, though, and only kneel TOWARDS a knee.)

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    Patrick Linnen
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what is recommended in physical therapy to avoid throwing out your back when lifting objects. Even ultra-light tablets that are under a pound from the way people complain about the weight.

    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oops, I dropped my bag of soap!" That's it, you're not going to convince me otherwise, this is just a gay dude teaching us etiquette under the guise of being a snobby Brit. William, yeah, right. Bet his name's Lance or Chad. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just sayin'.

    Jp@nda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole comment is wrong. You might be making a joke here but it's not funny, and the whole "not that there's anything wrong with that" is just like saying " I'm not racist but..." Even if this guy is acting like a total snob and even if he is gay, who cares? Comments like yours are problematic and homophobic

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    leendadll
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dinah Shore taught that you also turn a bit to the side as a straight squat is inelegant, esp if wearing a a dress or skirt.

    Anna Ekberg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do not squat and then turn to your side if you are gonna pick up or drag something heavy, this is how alot of people hurt their backs.

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    Jeevesssssss
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I'm in heels and a short skirt, yes. If I'm not going to show my dinner to the world then fûck off, pal

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    #17

    It’s A Sign Of The Tines!

    It’s A Sign Of The Tines!

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    badmotorfinger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What type of triangle? Acute, obtuse, right, isosceles, equilateral...

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything about this man screams "obtuse", so that's what I'm going with

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    Dan Holden
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The more of these I read, the more I want to dine with this dude so I can break all these supposed rules just to see the look on his face.

    Robin Esak
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how he thinks I stop eating long enough to actually put down my silverware.... Doesn't he recognize that I only put it down when I need to pick up the plate so I can lick it clean (I know better than to bend over my plate - I'm not a scrub).

    Fred L.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This ads the risk of them sliding, falling or getting knocked away from the table, resulting in noise and stains.

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The proper etiquette is to stab the food straight down, leaving the fork sticking up. Then, take the knife and use it to become the king of Britain's.

    Papa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If your cutlery needs to rest you might be eating too fast.

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here in Thailand if you cross you cutlery upside down on your plate, it means you are finished eating and your server can take away your dish.

    deejak
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In between mouthfuls, my cutlery is busy prepping the next mouthful.

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, I absolutely refuse to listen to someone who makes the specific face he makes in the first panel. I feel I am being publicly tutted with those disdainful flared nostrils!

    Mike Loux
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, y'all put your utensils down? That just makes the food take longer to get into my belly.

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    #18

    De-Gloving Is Great Etiquette

    De-Gloving Is Great Etiquette

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    ⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ew. No. I'd much rather keep my gloves on, not get germy, and definitely NOT freeze my hands!

    ThisIsTheRealBruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You put an anvil inside the glove, and smack him. (What, Bugs Bunny was classy.)

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    Lyoness
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. And as soon as those gloves come off it's all about the hand sanitiser.

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    Brandon Parisien
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try this in Canada's -30 degree weather; I dare you.

    Shadow
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excatly! I just looked it up...the UK winter temps average 2-7°C with the odd dip below 0°C. Their coldest temp ever was -22°C and while it's not listed when that temp happened my guess would be the winter of 1962-63.

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    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ladies are not required to offer an ungloved hand, just in case you want to follow this ridiculous practice

    Nickie LaRue
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I'm not taking off my gloves in the cold..

    Ola Polowczyk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This tradition came from the middle ages, when poisoning was a commonly used method of killing people. By removing your glove before shaking hands, you showed you had good intentions

    Ephemera Image
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, kind of redundant since Covid. And, quite frankly, knowing how many people don't wash after the potty, I'm quite happy about that.

    tee-lena
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom just flat out says no handshakes. Ever. She loves not touching folks

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    Dan Flo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, Im sure they want to grab my moist sweaty hand right out of the glove...

    Kaedyn Walsh
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yay for shaking hands in winter after pulling off the sweaty glove. Mmmm sweaty hand shakes make great first impressions!

    Janet Floyd
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, pretty sure no one told QEII this. Multiple pictures of her keeping on her gloves.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh she knew, it just didn't apply to her - it was about keeping distance

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    Akanji kindly shared some additional key etiquette guidelines that everyone should know and practice, starting with basic politeness. “Simple words like "please," "thank you," and "excuse me" go a long way in everyday interactions,” she notes.

    #19

    Don’t Make This Mistake While Having Your Christmas Lunch!

    Don’t Make This Mistake While Having Your Christmas Lunch!

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    badmotorfinger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is there a pour spout then?

    Janissary35680
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you can slurp the contents down all in one go. Then politely set the vessel down and discreetly inform the hostess that you believe we're out of gravy.

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no! I apparently totally ruined last Christmas with my churlish and uncultured behaviour!

    StPaul9
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    F off, etiquette man. Not you, Foffy Skrimshaw.

    Amy T
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This will get you excommunicated from the south.

    Parriah
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if the ladle is absent? Is it rude to enquire about it’s existence?

    Dan Holden
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some etiquette rules make sense (for example not chewing with your mouth open, not talking with food in your mouth). Some are just snobby BS.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes there's a historic reason that makes sense. But many rules have been maintained long after they stopped being useful

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    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then use the goblet to scoop up your food and pour it down your pie whole.

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry, nobody wants their lovely turkey dinner to go cold while their waiting for the 20min it takes for me to LADLE sufficient gravy (I realise that's an etiquette faux pas in itself). I'll carry on pouring, ta.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If your turkey requires that many liters of gravy to be palatable, then it's not so lovely after all. Overcooked, dried-out and fibrous is not my preference.

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    Chilli
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there's a f*****g spout.

    Hmmm hmmmm
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just poured it straight down my throat, is this acceptable

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not if you're dining with me, unless there's a second gravy boat so I can do the same - in which case you're golden.

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    #20

    You May Think That It Is Good Etiquette To Always Use Cutlery, But Did You Know That Correct Etiquette Often Entails Using Your Hands To Eat Food?

    You May Think That It Is Good Etiquette To Always Use Cutlery, But Did You Know That Correct Etiquette Often Entails Using Your Hands To Eat Food?

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    R Dennis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We season our asparagus with butter and spices... I will use a fork thank you. I hate oily fingers. (We have a farm ½ a mile away and it's currently asparagus season, so we get it picked the same day. Delicious!)

    Zedrapazia
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody except for the British will eat it with their hands either. There's even some weird asparagus fork, that I doubt anyone actually uses, but it exists

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    Nevid
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Dip it in the hollandaise". As a French speaker, I hope you don't do this when you're eating with a Dutch woman.

    Ola Polowczyk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, there are special grape scissors, but you eat asparagus using hands?

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “If I were to search for logic, I would not look for it among the English upper class.” - the Dowager Countess of Grantham

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    badmotorfinger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does British asparagus come with an accent?

    Jp@nda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but it will judge you for everything from the way you cook it, to the way you eat it

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...in Britain, it's also considered pretty ponce to use the stalk to dig up into your nose to get those dry crusty snots. Of course, during that procedure, you really ought to utilize a fork rather than your hands..

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heinous crime! There's a special fork for that!

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    David Wallin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I will laugh at you if you eat asparagus with your hands.

    Noodlepillow07
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pears with cutlery. Asparagus without. 🤦‍♀️

    Hans Georg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds very uncivilised to me.

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This dude would eat his burrito from the side.

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    #21

    While Others Should Never Pressurise You To Drink, And You Should Call It Out When It Happens

    While Others Should Never Pressurise You To Drink, And You Should Call It Out When It Happens

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    A. HAM
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just stupid. If you don’t drink alcohol, who cares? It’s not anybody’s business but your own.

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. If someone is pressuring you to drink they are just an a*****e and have already violated all codes of etiquette.

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    Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Etiquette tip: dont pressure people to drink

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, you could do the adult thing of clearly communicating to them that while they are free to drink, pressuring someone else to drink makes them an AH and they need to STFU.

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, as someone with a drink problem I've done my share of passing doctored drinks off as plain soda, when I've been aware I've had too much... But people having to do it in reverse to fit in is just wrong.

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    Anonymous
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't pressurize your friends, that ends in a bloody mess.

    Amberlie Mikelsen
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Former bartender here. I have several names for non-alcoholic beverages (known as mocktails in the USofA) that sound like they have alcohol in them when they actually don't. It's another way of getting your pressuring friends off your case. My two favorites are Sonic Screwdriver (orange juice and Fresca) and Virgin Mary Undone (Bloody Mary but substitute the vodka for Fresca).

    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Top tip just order whatever you want and discreetly slip ‘that one friend’ the address of the nearest AA meet-up. I’m glad to say I actually don’t have a single friend that’s ever pressured me to drink, or been ashamed to get juice/soda/water/tea if they didn’t feel like drinking, not even during my wild college years.

    Kissy Nuggett
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why give your friend a cult card? And why do you have cult cards on hand? ! 😭

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    Mike Loux
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, etiquette be damned. "Why aren't you drinking?" "Come closer, let me whisper it in your ear, because I'm sensitive." *shouts at the top of my lungs* "NONE OF YOUR F*****G BUSINESS THAT'S WHY"

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The answer can just be: No (to alcohol). Same as, I don't eat snails. Same "no". Just louder.

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, of course he is spineless, even to friends. So what's the etiquette on coke?

    Ephemera Image
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah. If they can't stand me not drinking, they get tossed as friends. No means no. I'm not 'pretending' anything.

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    #22

    Muscles > Mussels

    Muscles > Mussels

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    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or I can just put the empty shell off to the side and continue to use the fork. Seriously, who makes this garbage up?

    Andy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Regardless of if it is considered good etiquette or not, this is how I was taught to eat mussels, and it makes sense. You use the first empty shell as pincers to eat the rest. It makes it very easy to get into the shells and detach the meat, works better than trying to scrape them loose with a fork

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    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So holding one in each hand to make castanet sounds is wrong?

    Barbara Wilcock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its not garbage. This is how most of Europe do it

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But, I'm ambidextrous. What now?!?

    Tom Brincefield
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Means you don't have to swith the empty to your other hand. Should really improve your intake rate.

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    Melissa Harris
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your meal comes with its own toolkit

    Rebecca A. Corvello
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually this one makes some logical sense (compared to all the rest I've read so far.)

    Mr Tim
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If some one used my bones as a tool to eat my companions I would have serious issues with it

    FluffyDreg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont want oil and seasoning on my hands, what now

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    #23

    Althought No One Wants Sticky Fingers

    Althought No One Wants Sticky Fingers

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    Phobrek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sir are living your life with mad abandon

    ispeak catanese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dining formally and fries don't go together!

    ThisIsTheRealBruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait... Asparagus yes, fries no? You BEAST!!! (Seriously, dude... what are you supposed to do with them? Stick your face in that metal cup?

    Foffy Skrimshaw
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet this guy is real fun on a dinner date.

    ThisIsTheRealBruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WAIT A SECOND!!!! This man is a fraud! Brits don't serve fries with KETCHUP! He's a YANKEE trying to make Brits look stupid!

    Mad witch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brits don't eat fries. We eat chips! Soaked in vinegar, sprinkled with salt and wrapped in paper. Preferably sat on a bench looking at the sea.

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    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But can you eat the fish with your hands? This is important.

    Lee
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No- you're gonna be using that to help eat your peas remember?!

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    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like posted above: There are dishes you avoid or skip on a date or formal setting.

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who can stand this guy eating? 🤣

    Morngaur of Gorgoroth
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I say, why wouldst I dine upon pommes frites in a formal setting? I am aghast, sirrah, aghast!

    Elivictus
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who eats French fries formally?

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    #24

    Where Can You Put Your Bag When Sitting At A Table

    Where Can You Put Your Bag When Sitting At A Table

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    badmotorfinger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this guy might just be a serial killer.

    Robin Esak
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, honestly, until I got my hook, I was always struggling with what to do with my purse. I hate putting it on the floor in many places - it's just... Ew! And there's usually not enough seating for a bag of any size so it ends up on my lap which is uncomfortable. I keep my bag hook in my purse so I have a place to put my purse.

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    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you put your bag on the floor, the money will run away. Old Spanish superstition .It'll also make the bottom your bag gross

    Anna Ekberg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this might be a superstition wide spread in South America also when you put your bag on the floor does it not become easier to steal it?

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    Irishwoman abroad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I repeat, NEVER put you bag on the floor - people walk there, with their dirty shoes!

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not where I live. You tie it around the armrest and pace it in your lap

    dollh h
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Handbag? That's practically a suitcase.

    Sarah K
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He uses it to carry his good manners around in.

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    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, my purse is a big black fluffy chicken with dangling legs (not a joke!). If there's room, I perch her on the edge of the table with her legs dangling ever so coquettishly. Otherwise, she gets her own seat or hangs on the chair (if her feet aren't dragging), but never on the floor, yikes! I have employed a similar bag hook as the one in the last pic. They come in all kinds of colours and designs.

    Ephemera Image
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hang from the chair if there's room, or my lap if no. Definitely not on the floor, ew!

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never seen British men carrying such large bags, but you do you.

    Brenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't hang a HEAVY purse.

    Ange Marsden
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love my bag hook, especially when you think how dirty all the floors are everywhere you go and then you go home and put your bag on the kitchen bench...

    Charity Angel
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have been given a few over the years, but only used them for going-out bags. Nowadays, they've been made redundant by my wheelchair, which carries my bag for me.

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    #25

    My Mid-Morning Snack Routine

    My Mid-Morning Snack Routine

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone. Anyone. If a person from this site EVER sees me eating a pear like this in public I hereby give you permission to shoot me.

    RabidChild
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't we just smack the back of your head instead? Shooting may upset your host and cause a big mess

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... I'll surely do....the next time I find occasion to eat a pear formally. Which, coincidentally, will be the first time I ever eat a pear formally.

    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should I also use a knife and fork to eat my Snickers bar? Or use my hands like the Aussie barbarian that I am?

    Dogs on a train
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No no no. like this person says, "CHOP IT INTO 9 BITesuze PEICEZ AND EAT IN WITH 3 TEETH AND PUT YOUR FORK AND KNIFE AT A 173 DEGREE ANGLE, THEN JUMP ON 1 FOOT AND RUB YOUR TUMMY AND PAT YOUR HEAD, WHILE SINGING "OLD MCDONALD" BACKWARDS.

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    Kathy Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, nope! I’ll just keep on picking it up and eating it like an apple.

    Nannychachi
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr. Fancy Pants is going to be so disappointed in you.

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    Margaret Shannon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What formal occasions involve eating fresh, uncut fruit? That said, when I eat a banana in front of men, I always use a knife and fork. It's hilarious to watch their body language!

    Hmmm hmmmm
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So stuffing 12 into my mouth at once , whole , is wrong ?

    Melissa Harris
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've eaten poached pears with cutlery but never fresh.

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. If a pear is to be eaten formally, then it should be presented formally. This one is not

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    ⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes, we are grown adults who still don't know how to swallow! We MUST be one-year-olds, where everything must be cut up all fancy so we can eat it!

    Chilli
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IT'S A F*****G PEAR B***H

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As previously mentioned this is how he eats candy bars.

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    #26

    Don’t Make This 'Common' Mistake!

    Don’t Make This 'Common' Mistake!

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    Nannychachi
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you said that a knife isn't supposed to touch the bread! Make up your mind, man!

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jeezus! What kind of Neanderthal are you? You use the knife to put the butter on the bread but you do it carefully, so as to avoid letting the knife actually touch the bread. The butter is a buffer between the knife and the bread.

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    Alexandra
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ideally, you are served with a small plate with a butter knife. You will be served bread from a basket and there will be a butter dish. You take your butter knife, cut off a bit of butter, place the butter on your plate, break the bread and butter it with the butter knife.

    Rebecca A. Corvello
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are we buttering every single tiny piece of hand-pulled bread? That's going to take forever!

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But he's an aristo so he doesn't have to rush back to an office!

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    Kat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm NOT eating that bread if everyone else at the table has touched it. Maybe, MAYBE, if we were all presented with warm towels to clean our hands before. But that's not a British custom, so I don't see that happening

    FluffyDreg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where im from we cut the bread wuth a BREAD KNIFE thats dedicated to slicing bread.

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you find yourself eating with this guy, take a bite of a chunk of bread, spit it onto his plate, and politely say, "Butter this."

    Brenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why can't you butter the entire slice/piece and THEN break off pieces?

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one goes back to the medieval hall, where the bread that you left would go to the people further down the pecking order. So instead leaving buttered bitten pieces, you left broken pieces that was not so nasty for the servants etc

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    #27

    Got A Sweet Tooth? Follow This Tip To Avoid Any Nasty *detritus* In An Otherwise Elegant Restaurant

    Got A Sweet Tooth? Follow This Tip To Avoid Any Nasty *detritus* In An Otherwise Elegant Restaurant

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Place the packet inside the packet?

    OneHappyPuppy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess he means the ripped corner? Idk, I'm going down this list and going wtf the further I'm down...

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    Papa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't think an "elegant" restaurant would have the little packets.

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK they actually prefer you crumple it into a tight ball and wing it at the wait staff. They never stop laughing at this delightfully bit of kerfuffle.

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I usually put them beside my cup on the saucer.

    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even remember the last time I was served a cup of coffee or tea with a saucer. Maybe it's an American thing, but most restaurants just bring you a cup or mug.

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends on the type of restaurant/café you are visiting. At least in Europe.

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    UnicornSnotRules
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instead of the A**l Retentive Chef (RIP Phil Hartman) this guy is the A**l Retentive Diner!

    Keith Handly (Ike)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No sorry no elegant restaurant would serve you a packet of anything.

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never leave it all over the table awful. I try to leave it all over the table sweetly..

    Pat Curran
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Roll it into a little ball, then flick it at your favorite tablemate. Or your least favorite -- your call.

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    “In addition to traditional etiquette, it’s important to recognize the evolving nature of social norms and practices,” says Akanji. “Cultural sensitivity and inclusivity are paramount in today’s globalized society, and that’s why we at The School of Etiquette feel that understanding and respecting cultural differences can enhance our interactions and build stronger, more harmonious communities. 

    By combining timeless principles of etiquette with an awareness of contemporary issues, we can navigate our social and professional lives with greater ease and empathy.”

    #28

    Lots Of People Have Been Asking Me Where To Put The Sauce When Enjoying A Nice Bit Of Rump!

    Lots Of People Have Been Asking Me Where To Put The Sauce When Enjoying A Nice Bit Of Rump!

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    SBocker78
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't believe this guy has ever gotten a nice bit of rump.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't even think about it until getting to this one (currently #16), but now that it's been mentioned I'm suspecting that his preference is for rump. I try to avoid stereotypes, and especially absolutes, but I'm pretty sure that no straight guy is this fussy and fastidious about their eating habits.

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    Robert Beveridge
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They HAD to know when writing that caption

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "While enjoying a nice bit of rump"? I am DYING here!!!!!!!! It will be months before I can order a steak without laughing.

    Ola Polowczyk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not using laddle anymore for the sauce?

    John Mosley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How dare he tell me where to put the sauce on a nice bit of rump!

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone knows you have to ask for consent before saucing the rump.

    Rob D
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool. So I'm not the only one that's starting to think this guys just a manners-karen. Lol. First few, huh, interesting. Pear cutting, huh, GTFO.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is "correct", but I am not dining with the queen. And I even dare to place sauce over my mashed potatoe!

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    #29

    Always Push Your Bottom Back As Much As You Can Bear!

    Always Push Your Bottom Back As Much As You Can Bear!

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    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not getting this one. Why does he have dinosaur arms?

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think t-rex/chicken wings. He's clearly so inbred he can't work out how to rotate his shoulders on a restricted plane and thus thinks his elbows are pinned to his sides. Oh no, "elbows out" is another no-no etiquette-wise...

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    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he is just F-ing with us now.

    Emmy S.
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who is this guy?! ‘Cause the vibe I’m getting is that prince from the live action Aladdin, like- look at the man!

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "WE don't sit with OUR back touching the back of the chair when WE eat." What a wanker.

    Teresa Yeates
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you reading this article if you are going to behave like a twat?! This is for those interested in etiquette, not boorish lumps.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, revolutionary idea, get the chair closer to the table after sitting down

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not very elegant? You should watch when some people in my country hold their (not there!) knife like a pencil

    Barbara Wilcock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you mean you hunch over your food with bad posture

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ever seen Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives? It's all about The Hunch! (As he hunkers in over a glorious US monstrosity of a burger)

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    Rienk Kroese
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll use my dinosaur hands to cut wrists. Family tradition.

    FluffyDreg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dont sit with your back touching the back of the chair... but press back into the seat as far as you can?

    Amanda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But what if I want to eat with dino arms?🤔

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    #30

    69: Common 6-12: Luxury

    69: Common 6-12: Luxury

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    Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If youre stirring sugar, the back and forth motion helps it to dissolve faster

    John Mosley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Working in a lab you are taught stir in a circle. I think that indicates it's the best and fastest way to dissolve something evenly.

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    Zedrapazia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's an actual science experiment conducted on what movement cools the tea faster. It turned out that it really doesn't matter

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who take note of how I stir my coffee/tea is not welcome in my life.

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...I object to that word 'delicate'...

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    George Orwell: They are watching...

    FluffyDreg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like things sweet. Fun fact, when sugar was a luxury and not household, it was more refined to use more of it.

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    #31

    And Don’t Dare Turn The Fork Over In Your Non-Dominant!

    And Don’t Dare Turn The Fork Over In Your Non-Dominant!

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    jade s
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Getting very confused by this dominant/non dominant thing. My fork is only ever in my Rt Hand and my knife is only ever in my left.

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine using a fork in the most inefficient way possible.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well, I won't tell you which my dominant hand is!

    Teresa Yeates
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting, wonder why one uses the non dominant hand to eat.

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which one do you use to write or throw a ball?

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...if your fork is that flimsy, it needs support? acquire sturdier flatware..

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    #32

    Remember To Unwrap The Tip Before Devouring

    Remember To Unwrap The Tip Before Devouring

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    Phobrek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember To Unwrap The Tip Before Devouring THATSWHATHESAID

    Schmebulock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stand by my earlier comment. If they served it whole he would bite it from the side.

    Matt Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First, what the funk is he even eating here? Second, if all this is what it takes to be cultured, I'd much rather remain uncultured swine...

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...um. so many of these other things, pick up with your hands and eat ...seems like it would be the go-to for efficiency. Which is .. elegant. No?

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is how this guy prefers to eat his d***s. But this time he uses, not a knife and fork, but his dominant hand to cup the balls.

    pemdas927
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to see him eat a Chicago deep dish.

    Spittnimage
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No cheese, sour cream, salsa, or or sauce?

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    #33

    How To Eat An Unpitted Oliver. Spear It In, Finger It Out

    How To Eat An Unpitted Oliver. Spear It In, Finger It Out

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    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's rude to serve or eat unpitted olives in public. Full stop.

    Pittsburgh rare
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lift your chin until your neck starts to stiff. Inspire. Spit launch the pit in an upward parabola calculating height and speed so it lands on the side of your plate. Push your seat back gently to receive the standing ovation of your fellow diners.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    un-pitted olives shouldn't be served. Already the attempt to spear it typically sends it flying into the enticing cleavage of my date. Best case, if I attempt to "scoop" it up with a fork, it drops on the floor causing the waiter from Bologna to trip.

    Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. You use your tongue and lips to place the pit onto your fork and then onto the plate

    UnpopularPanda
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or you shoot it upwards in the air rolling your lips, as long as you shield it with your non dominant hand, all's well lol

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    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then make it magically appear from behind your neighbor’s ear for their amusement.

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...the pimento? spit the *pimento* out? You crazy fearless bastard, you..

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But do you tie the cherry stem around it before or after you spit it out?

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    #34

    Do Remember To Go In With Your Dominant

    How to east it more lady than the tramp

    Don't use the spoon. Do remember to go in with your dominant.

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    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the fork against a spoon to twirl and I regret nothing!

    Brandon Parisien
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm here to p**s off two countries: cut it with a knife and fork.

    ThisIsTheRealBruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just for that, you diabolical Parisien you, I'm putting American cheese on my baguette!

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    Brenda
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is correct. Italians (Real Italians from Italy) DO NOT use a spoon to twirl spaghetti. Technically, twirling with a spoon gathers too much spaghetti and then you look like a squirrel with its cheeks full of nuts (no comments. I said what I said.) However, he is giving us "British Etiquette", not American. But you SHOULD keep your twirls much smaller in a restaurant.

    Nannychachi
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What IS the correct way to eat spaghetti? I always twirl a little onto my fork with the tines against the plate.

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This exactly what he does and how Italians do it.

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    Barbara Wilcock
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disagree with this. My uncle is Italian and uses a spoon.But yes move the pasta to the side

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is he italian Italian or "100 years ago my family immigrated from Italy to [the country he lives in now]"

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    OneHappyPuppy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait a f*****g minute, did he not say a couple of posts above to never point the tines of a fork upward?

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, but spaghetti has different rules, on account of being, and I quote his grandpapa here, "foreign muck"

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    Hmmm hmmmm
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BUT THE TINES ARE FACING THE WRONG WAY !!!!!!!!!!

    Stephanie L Thesing
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally I hold my plate up to my chin and just start shoveling….

    ThisIsTheRealBruno
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Go in with your dominant" and yet I still don't believe he's ever had any saucy rumps.

    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So using a straw is in no way acceptable then?

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    #35

    In The Etiquette World This Tip Really Does Take The Biscuit

    In The Etiquette World This Tip Really Does Take The Biscuit

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    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just freaking eat the cookie, man!!!

    Dan Flo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most cookies are already bite sized in my opinion. *chomp*

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    Sonia J-Coffee
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you finish the first one , I am already enjoying the third one

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry but cookies don't qualify as 'fine dining'. Does he do this with potato chips and other snacks?

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He lost me when he tried to illustrate elegant with table mats instead of cloths. He doesn't even know his own rules.

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    dollh h
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try that with polvorones. There will be powdered sugar everywhere.

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your are telling me how to eat cookies now? You must be tired of living.

    Pollywog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's the milk to dip it in???

    Chilli
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    JUST EAT THE F*****G COOKIE

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    same with cake, or is that already taken?

    FluffyDreg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do this when dipping in milk so thry fitt better

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    #36

    These Puns Are Getting Out Of Control

    These Puns Are Getting Out Of Control

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    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn’t this declared a mortal sin a minute ago?

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As somebody who *loves* risotto, the only way to eat it is with a spoon. Using a fork risks leaving some of it behind.

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I spelling the words "total wanker" correctly in my replies?

    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you lifting your pinky while typing it with the third finger of each hand? Then yes. :p

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    Foffy Skrimshaw
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who would think to eat risotto with a knife? It's freaking rice.

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only reason he is conceding this is because it will 100% fall off his fork before getting to his mouth if he does it the 'British' way.

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....don't forget to gather some mashed potatoes on the tines to capture the risotto in the very most elegant way...

    ispeak catanese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What in the hell is he wearing? Is that a n ascot?

    Maim
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But isn't this just.... eating? Like, with a fork? Normally?

    Robin C
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this guy is hysterical.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, check this: (to the very attentive waiter) Do you serve risotto? - Erm, no. (Pause) Perhaps if you visit Milan (with disdain in his voice and hand movement). We serve food from Bologna.

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    #37

    In Those Seminal Words Of ‘Fatboy Slim’

    In Those Seminal Words Of ‘Fatboy Slim’

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    3 Otters 🦦
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, sometimes I just can’t remember what I wanted. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😆🤣

    Papa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes I can't pronounce what I want.

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    Nickie LaRue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always reopen the menu, I need to remind myself what I wanted.. lol

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do I get points if I throw a soiled napkin at him while he is making the unctuous face that he is making in the last panel above?

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Extra if you blew your nose in it, sounding like Nelly the Elephant!

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...I wanted the lasagna, though. will they bring me lasagna if I say Please may I have the salmon that's all? Sounds sketchy ..

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And close your eyes while you say it, it saves time.

    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get his point, and you could also remember what your date wants to order and tell the waiter. With eyes closed ;-) After you gave her a chance to place her order herself. Which works like this: Waiter arrives (you discussed the menu with her). He looks at her. She looks at you, closes eyes. You order, both meals. (this is a test guys!) Then she unrolls the printout of your narrative and your CV to initiate a loose chat for the night.

    Ola Polowczyk
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does it work for other food orders? Or salmon only?

    wowbagger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But what if I'm ordering the Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity at IHOP, and I simply can't say that out loud?

    Barbara Wilcock
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen this a lot when people get nervous, they open up the menu again so they have something to focus on

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    #38

    Don’t (Or Do) Fork It Up!

    Don’t (Or Do) Fork It Up!

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    Kirsten Holmes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If your omelette looks like that you need to go to a better restaurant.

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a findus crispy pancake!!! (For non-brits - a very highly processed, quite disgusting and very fondly remembered 90s frozen food item I think still on sale? Like a sort of crepe, folded and filled with various stuff - I remember minced beef and onion in a brown gravy, I think they did chicken and ham in a white sauce too? - covered in breadcrumbs)

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    Papa
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I fork up a lot of stuff, but I don't fork up my omelettes.

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He forked up man. He forked up bad. At this rate, we're all gonna be forked up. FORK!

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...by waving it around eight inches above the nasty looking omelette? How it go in mouth??

    Brenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, THIS one is just stupid! Why the he!! would you hold your fork like that!?!

    Tropical Tarot
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just a flipped omelet it's not a rolled omelette. Sometimes I rolled omelette is referred to as a French omelette

    #39

    I Hate It When I Get Glaze On My Fingers!

    I Hate It When I Get Glaze On My Fingers!

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    Bored something
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you spread butter or cut your soldiers etc if you don't use a knife on bread?

    Amy T
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drag the bread across the butter while gracefully smooshing down.

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    dollh h
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Nope. Nope. Not getting sticky stuff on my hands. It is considered rude in places. Also, how does he think bread is sliced for sandwiches and the like? By telepathy?

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sandwich bread is discreetly sliced in the kitchen, out of the sight of real people, by servants, who don't matter

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    Rali Meyer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get all his tips. Thank you. But some dishes you should just not order on a date, or business lunch

    Barry Fruitman
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just rip off chunks like a f***ing caveman

    Petra Schaap
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    stick a fork in the middle and eat it like a lollipop

    Hmmm hmmmm
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed , a knife should never touch bread or a byproduct of bread. The whole loaf should always be consumed in one big gulp

    Dan Flo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If your friend get annoyed with you for eating a sticky bun by holding it in your now sticky hand - the correct way to act is to get new friends that arent pretentious snobs

    René Sauer
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like, what´s the deal with never using a knife on bread? from what deranged world did this guy come? Is he just eating loaves of bread whole?

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He used a knife already to break off a piece of bread that he had already broken by hand in an earlier panel.

    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HOW DO YOU PORTION OUT THE BREAD THEN

    Foffy Skrimshaw
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rip it apart with your hands. You don't cut it with a knife because usually it gets smoked while cutting and it's harder to spread the butter.

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    #40

    Do You Know The Difference Between A Hole And A Grinder?

    Do You Know The Difference Between A Hole And A Grinder?

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Do You Know The Difference Between A Hole And A Grinder?" Yes, the A Hole is pictured above.

    WishIWasAFlapperGirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure Grinder knows all about holes!!! ; )

    Verena
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germany the one with the less holes is pepper.

    Theora Fifty-five Johnson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people put the salt in the shaker with several holes, the pepper in the shaker with fewer holes, or 1 hole. Put the salt in a little pile? That's goofy.

    Damned_Cat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh come on! He's just being silly now.

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The title is a gay joke, COME ON!

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ....again, pro tip: apply some mashed potatoes to the *knife* first....

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh now this IS ridiculous. you scatter the salt on the things you want salt on. simple.

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    #41

    Squirters, Look Out For This Sign From Fellow Diners

    Squirters, Look Out For This Sign From Fellow Diners

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    Robert Beveridge
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally, I would take a VERY different interpretation here.

    Anikulapo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She misinterpreted his gesture as it does not mean what he thinks it means.

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    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...no no no! lean in close and lick that s**t off for them!

    badmotorfinger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or they might think you're getting fresh with them.

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, no. Never would I get that message.

    UnpopularPanda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me Rachel's interview with Mr. Zelner

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And does one also make that naughty little boy look while making said "tut-tut" face?

    David Wallin
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do not want to ever be near this man.

    dejadru
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone is really having fun with all the captions

    FluffyDreg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No I wpuld just think you are weird. Aren't you suppose to msintain eye contact anyways? How are they supposed to know that THIS TIME its part of a secret message. Just point to it on your own cheek. Then they won't think you are wiping your own mouth.

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    #42

    It Is In Fact Improper To Use Sweetcorn Skewers To Hold The Vegetable In Front Of You And Knaw!

    It Is In Fact Improper To Use Sweetcorn Skewers To Hold The Vegetable In Front Of You And Knaw!

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    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about don't serve corn-on-the-cob at a fancy dinner function? Maybe already cut that s**t off the cob BEFORE you serve it to me. Become if you serve it on the cob, I'm going to slather it in butter and salt and gnaw like a beaver.

    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only clicked this article to say that I will always go full beaver on a corn cob.

    John Dilligaf
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, just NO. You serve me corn on the cob, it's gonna be eaten like God intended corn on the cob to be eaten.

    Mrx Mrx
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to spot a psychopath.

    badmotorfinger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shut the front door! I'm grabbing that corn with both paws and gnawing on that shlt like a crazy eyed half starved beaver complete with Cookie Monster sound effects.

    Maggie Fulton
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He must be really fun at a BBQ.u

    Weaponized Beef
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And what the hell is "knaw?" Do you mean "gnaw?"

    Robin Roper
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US south, you pick that puppy up and eat it from right to left. It's called corn on the cob for a reason.

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First of all, you leave the best, most nutritious part on the cob. Second, corn should never be served 'on the cob' at any fine dining venue. Don't order it!

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    #43

    One Of The Most Difficult Dining Situations There Is, You Definitely Shouldn’t Swallow So This Is The Most Discrete Way To Dispose Of Any Gristle

    One Of The Most Difficult Dining Situations There Is, You Definitely Shouldn’t Swallow So This Is The Most Discrete Way To Dispose Of Any Gristle

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    tjh1855
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ick. Chewed food into a bare hand!? Into the napkin and then on the plate.

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That *is* discrete. In fact, using your hands like that is so discrete that you can also pick your nose that way, and I guarantee that nobody will know what you're doing.

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who tf is gonna know if you discreetly swallow??

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It actually looks like you are trying to pick your nose when you do this, so I am thinking you might forebear eating an olive in public if you do it this way..

    Raymond Core
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Putting both hands up to your mouth surely won't draw attention, right? How about using a napkin and leaving the detritus folded in the napkin? Who is serving you gristle?

    Panda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't it disgusting for others to see the chewed food on the side of the plate?

    axle f
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...not spit on floor? I... well....I can give it a try, your way, I guess .

    Robert Davis
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " HOW CAN YOU HAVE ANY PUDDING IF YOU DONT EAT YOUR MEAT "

    Fellfromthemoon
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to Miss Manners, the inedible piece comes out the same way it went in: usually on the fork or spoon. Exception: fishbones.

    FluffyDreg
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't like her. Read a few of her things and she just seems mean to me.

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    #44

    If Only I Could

    If Only I Could

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    3 Otters 🦦
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or preferably go somewhere that makes real burgers instead of whatever that is.

    Teresa Yeates
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a gorgeous burger. Sorry your MacDonalds was not displayed.

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    Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No . Just no. The point of etiquette is for everyone to know what to do in a social situation so that everyone is comfortable. Hamburgers are eaten with your hands

    Nannychachi
    Community Member
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just squeeze down on the top while you're taking a bite. Problem solved.

    Phobrek
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Open your mouth little man

    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think he can - his lips are always pursed in sneering disdain.

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    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOOoo, you’re ruining the carefully selected combination of flavours!

    Jeevesssssss
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hi there. Like to introduce myself. *wears sunglasses, shakes with gloved hand*. Think you should know the correct way to eat a bad boy like this. *smooshes top, cuts in half, unhinges jaw, and bites* You're welcome.

    Rienk Kroese
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He wish he could fit something this big in his mouth. HIS forking words, not mine

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