What is the most important feature of western etiquette?

1. Knife and fork: Don't hold a fork like a cello, and don't hold a fork like a dagger of Lady Macbeth. In addition, don't fly around with a knife and fork in your hand to emphasize a certain point of your speech, and don't put one end of the knife and fork on the plate and the other end on the dining table. Once the knife and fork are picked up and used, they can't be put back. When the knife is placed on the plate, the blade is inward, the head is in the plate, and the handle is placed on the edge of the plate.

2. napkin: don't wipe the lower part of your face with a napkin, but gently wipe it. Don't shake off your napkin and fold it. Don't wave in the air like a flag. The napkin should be on your knee. If you leave the table, put the napkin on the chair and push the chair closer to the table. Move carefully and gently. Don't fold napkins at the end of the meal; Otherwise, the waiter who doesn't know the situation may give it to other guests. At the end of the meal, pick up the napkin from the middle and gently put it on the left side of the plate on the dining table.

3. Chew: Keep your mouth shut when chewing. No matter how amazing your witticism and timing are, you should never talk with food in your mouth. You can't swallow food right away for a quick conversation. You should keep a posture of chewing slowly and smile knowingly after swallowing food to convey your inner activities: there was a punch line just now, but there was food in your mouth.

4. Sitting posture: Remember what mom said, sit up straight and don't put your elbows on the dining table. If your hand is uncomfortable in any position, put it on your thigh.

5. Bread: It is especially important to spread butter on bread. Break the bread into small pieces that can be eaten in one bite, and butter the small pieces before eating. Don't butter the whole bread conveniently.

6. Speed: Not too fast. Whether eating in RitzCarton or GreasePit Hotel in Gerty, it is not only harmful to your health, but also unsightly, especially when dining with others. * * * Everyone should eat the same amount at the same time, and at the same time keep the start and end speed. When you are still drinking soup, it is not advisable for others to taste sweets.

7. Pick your teeth: If your teeth are blocked, don't pick your teeth at the dinner table. If you really can't stand it, find an excuse to go to the bathroom, where you can pick up enough.

8. Lipstick: It is not advisable to leave lipstick on the tableware, especially when working and eating. If you don't bring paper towels, you can go to the bathroom when you enter the hotel, or get paper towels from the bar.

9. Smoking: Even if you eat in the smoking area, you should not smoke while eating. Smoking will affect other people's appetite, which is not in harmony with the whole atmosphere. You should wait until after dinner, and remember: don't use the plate as an ashtray.

10. Items: Do not put ladies' handbags and men's suitcases on the dining table, and do not put keys, hats, gloves, glasses, glasses cases, cigarettes and other items on the dining table. In short, nothing that has nothing to do with eating can be served.

I learned these manners when I was studying in Sichuan before.