16 Ways to Mind Your Table Manners
* Sit up straight, remove your cap. Put your napkin in your lap.
* Mabel, Mabel, strong and able; keep your elbows off the table.
* If you can't reach the food you wish, ask someone to PASS the dish.
* Wait for your parent or your host, before you start to eat your toast.
* Fingers were made before forks, they say, but choose your fork - the manners way!
* Start at the outside - work your way to inner. Use the right utensil to eat your dinner.
* One piece at a time, cut up your meat. That's the mannerly way to eat.
* Don't stuff your mouth too full of food. Keep the good manners attitude!
* Boys and girls, do not be rude. Please don't talk when your mouth has food.
* Keep your mouth closed when you chew. That is easier for others to view.
* Just turkeys gobble! Slow down, please. Try to eat your meal with ease.
* No eating noises - smacking, slurping. Please no gulping - for sure no burping!
* Never, ever, fingers lick; wipe them on your napkin. That's the trick!
* Butter a bite-sized piece of roll. Never try to eat it whole.
* Place knife and fork in the center of your plate, to signal you're through. Then, sit and wait.
* At the end of the meal, stay seated - don't run. Thank the cook, and then you're done.
Happy table manners! |
