i don't know about you but i've never been able to figure which goes with what most of us have been
scolded for poor table manners at least once we have also all acquired habits that we might not
even realize could be considered rude in other parts of the world here are the 15 weirdest food
etiquette rules from around the world cleaning your plate china and when i say clean plate club
this time i mean that quite literally how many times as a kid did you have to stay at the dinner
table until you finished everything on your plate and while here it's customary to clean your plate
in china it's considered a major faux pas eating everything on your plate suggests
that your host didn't serve you enough food and that you were still hungry which is a
big insult instead leaving just a little bit of food left over shows that you were fed perfectly
no if you go to india or japan however leaving food implies a great disrespect towards the host
and to the food as it is seen as wasteful the best way to let people know your food was amazing in
china make a mess food around the dinner table and the plate is a way of complimenting the chef
on a job well done no extra cheese please italy that's amazing my god cheese is arguably one of
the best things about pizza pasta and basically any meal with a hearty sauce in america we're used
to cheesing things up to the fullest and simply adding it to as many things as we possibly can
but if you're ever traveling in italy and you're suddenly tempted to do the same
it might be best to refrain from doing so no no if the cheese is not explicitly offered to you
don't ask for it and under no circumstances should you ask for parmesan on your pizza
it's considered almost a sin to put extra cheese on a pie especially if that cheese is parmesan
word of advice if you don't want the waiters to look at you with disdain stick to the amount of
cheese you're given and besides they probably know better anyway when it comes to great pizza
sane thank you india i never said thank you and you'll never have to while in most countries
thank you is considered good manners the magic words aren't always welcome in india in formal
situations saying thank you is perfectly fine but if you're at a dinner table with your friends and
family it can be downright insulting by thanking them it's like you're implying that they went
out of their way to do something special for you when from a cultural point of view passing dishes
around or offering to help are things that should be done naturally and often comes off as sarcastic
inadequate take this seriously or as a favor that will need to be returned one day in other words
to avoid insulting your close entourage don't thank them around the table otherwise they'll
think you viewed the relationship as more formal than friendly slurping your food japan
we all know at least one loud eater you know the person no one wants to sit next to when you're
having spaghetti because you just know that you're in for well as it turns out in japan these kinds
of manners at the dinner table aren't annoying at all they're encouraged slurping when eating
noodles and soups is a sign that you're enjoying your meal and shows your appreciation heaven
that's 10. not only is it a sign of respect but it's also believed to improve the flavor of your
noodles while allowing you to enjoy it hot more quickly basically the louder you slurp the better
another very unusual thing in japan is to drink directly from the soup bowl since spoons aren't as
common so if you're ever in japan don't hold back your slurps and make sure to enjoy your noodles
as loud as you can don't salt your food egypt and portugal you see what's wrong with us in america
keeping a salt and pepper shaker on the table is customary you never know when you'll need to
add a little s p so it's always good to know you have the option to season your food a tad bit more
if you go to egypt or portugal on the other hand if salt and pepper aren't already on your table
asking for some is considered to be extremely rude especially if you haven't even tried the
dish yet what it implies that you're questioning the chef's cooking and skills which in a way
makes perfect sense by adding your own seasoning you're effectively changing the taste meaning what
the cook prepared wasn't to your liking just trust the chefs if they haven't put out any extra spices
they know what they're doing don't clink your glass hungry cheers bro when you're toasting
happily and loudly saying cheers chances are you will clink your glasses together before taking a
sip but in hungary you might want to avoid doing this at all costs unless you want to be yelled
at by older patrons the clinking of glasses is supposedly a politically charged action from back
when austrian leaders used to publicly celebrate the execution of hungarian rebels by toasting
therefore it is a reminder of those particularly dark times in hungarian history don't do it most
of the younger generations however seem to be slowly letting go of that tradition and
do clink their glasses but just to make sure you don't offend anyone it might be a good idea
not to do it at all you never know turning a fish over chyna come on man this etiquette rule might
seem a little specific and weird at first but it also has a very significant meaning behind it
if you ever find yourself eating a whole fish while in china flipping the fish over to get to
the meat on the other side is not an option yes it may sound like the most logical way to eat
it but turning the bones over is associated with turning your back on someone you're supposed to be
loyal to essentially becoming a traitor i was said that you would destroy this and not join them but
beyond the betrayal it's also considered to invite bad juju according to an old fishing superstition
flipping a fish over is said to invite disaster down onto the fishing boats as it could cause
them to capsize if you want to avoid all of the bad luck just don't flip your fish and you should
be good to go fork versus hands mexico and chile gracias senor depending on where you are in the
world the rules for utensils can differ here for example we use forks for most of our meals but
the occasional pizza burgers and fries requires us to resort to our hands to get the job done
in mexico no matter what you eat using a fork and knife is considered an almost snobby practice and
most meals are eaten with your hands this is great in india the middle east and some parts of africa
eating with your hands is also encouraged only not with your left hand since it's considered unclean
sorry lefties but in chile touching any part of your meal with your hands is seen as ill-mannered
yes that includes burgers it might be hard to remember all these cutlery rules but once you have
them down you'll be able to switch from hands to fork faster than the speed of light split the bill
france hey so are we thinking separate checks when you go out to eat with a group of people splitting
the bill is pretty much the norm well unless you're in france in that case there should be
no splitting nonsense either you offer to pay for the whole thing or let someone else do it
there should be no in between that's because in france talking about money isn't the most classy
thing so splitting the bill is seen as the height of unsophistication he's happily paid the check
it's also standard there to fight over the bill french people tend to keep track of who paid last
and whose turn it is to pick up the tab of course no rule is set in stone so if you're with larger
tables younger crowds or meeting with the same people often occasional splitting may happen
you also need to be precise in your invitation as it will most likely let the other party know
if you intend to pay or not no hands on your lap russia welcome to arjuna if you're ever dining
somewhere in russia and you don't know what to do with your hands while you wait for your food
and no matter what you do don't ever put them on your lap resting your wrists on the table
is much more polite and respectful than keeping them on your lap also at a dinner party the host
must fill your plate with a generous amount of food more than once as a way to emphasize that
there's plenty to go around you can always decline a second serving but never a shot of vodka vodka
is a symbol of trust and friendship and refusing a shot is seen as disrespectful and so is mixing it
with anything else yes even ice another thing always keep your fork in your left hand and
knife in your right as russians follow standard european table manners tricky coffee business
italy where i go drinking the coffee that's lifestyle for me when you want coffee you
get coffee no matter how you like it but in italy it's a little more complicated than that
it's not exactly a secret that coffee is extremely serious business in italy it comes with a set of
rules that need to be followed for starters never order milk in your coffee after 11am
ordering a cappuccino in the afternoon or evening would earn you a couple of dirty looks or even
straight up refusal as it is a long-standing belief that milk interferes with digestion
also once you've ordered your coffee don't sit around to sip it just down it and be on your way
done and do not order any complicated drinks just stick to plain authentic coffee remember
when in rome garbage on the floor spain ever since we were kids we've been explicitly taught
not to litter however if you head over to spain litter can be a very good indicator
whether or not a restaurant is good well at least in bars indeed it is a widespread
practice to throw your napkins olive pits and even cheese rinds on the floor
and the dirtier the floor the better the place is a little unusual surely but the reasoning behind
it actually makes a lot of sense the better the food a place has the busier it gets and the busier
it is the more trash will be on the floor so next time you're in spain and you're looking for the
best tapas place just look at the amount of trash on the floor who would have thought that garbage
would ever be seen as inviting wine rules georgia yes boss in italy coffee is the drink of choice
and in georgia it's wine wine lives in the heart of georgian culture and it obviously comes with a
lot of precise etiquette rules that are crucial to know before traveling there for instance refusing
a glass of wine without a plausible excuse is considered rude unless you have stomach liver
or heart problems it is accustomed that you have a glass in hand women aren't expected to
drink anything but for men it is seen as a test of strengths and manliness if you see i have plenty
of wine about 1500 balls of wine as for toasts you should only toast with wine or vodka never soft
drinks or beer toasting with beer is only from when you want to wish bad luck on someone oh and
never sip your wine the entire glass is meant to be drunk at once after each toast and then
filled and ready for the next one forks don't go in mouths thailand humans use these little babies
to straighten their hair out here's another etiquette rule involving
forks that can be tricky to remember well it definitely was for the little mermaid
most of us have had thai food at least once in our lives and everybody can attest to just
how delicious it is so delicious in fact that you might be tempted to just shove the entire
meal in your mouth without a second thought then i love thai food but there are some things you
need to know before doing so for noodle dishes you'll be given chopsticks and everything else
will come with a fork and spoon in your right hand you'll have your spoon and in the left your fork
but that fork won't be for eating it is simply there to get food from the plate to the spoon
or to cut smaller pieces the fork never goes in your mouth also you were meant to eat
sticky rice with your fingers instead of your spoon just something to think about next time
you're chowing down your pad thai pass the port to the left britain come on order port
i did port is a sweet strong wine originating in portugal british tradition dictates that decanters
of port should be passed around the table in a clockwise direction never the opposite the
reason for this particular rule is a bit unclear one siri from back in the day says you need to
keep your right hand free in case you had to grab a sword on guard skills i've acquired over a very
long career another could simply be that port also means the left side of a ship and this has been
the drink of choice for royal navy toasts for the longest time and what if someone gets distracted
and doesn't pass you the port you simply need to ask do you know the bishop of norwich and most
people will immediately know it's a reference to past the port we've got more just tap or click
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