Table Manners

If you're asked to dinner, be on time. You are allowed to show up to a party up to 15 minutes late. Dress in something you would normally wear to work. Check the front door to check if there are any shoes there. If so, get rid of yours. Be prepared to receive excellent honor and respect.

The rules of proper behavior are followed when it comes to table manners. Await instructions on where to sit. There might be a seating arrangement. Continental table manners dictate that the fork should be held in the left hand when eating and the knife in the right. Lay your napkin down on the desk. Never place it on your lap. Before you start eating, wait for the host or hostess to say "pofta buna" (excellent appetite).

When eating, keep your hands out in plain sight. Keep your wrists perched on the table's edge. Expect to receive more servings, possibly even a third. Refusals are viewed as excellent manners and are not taken seriously, therefore you will need to be adamant that you can't eat any more. It is fine to use your bread to sop up any surplus sauce or gravy on your plate. Cross your knife and fork on your plate to say you're still eating. When you're done eating, lay your knife and fork across your plate with their handles pointing to the right and their prongs downward.