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    Elbows on the table, talking with food in your mouth....

    Do you have any behaviors at meal time that makes people want to sit somewhere else?

    +9  Views: 1900 Answers: 13 Posted: 8 years ago
    Tags: culture
    Bob/PKB

    You might want to abandon civilized life there, SallyAnn1, if you have no care or thought to making others gag at the table because you have no couth.
    Ducky

    Moderator
    SallyAnn1....advertising escort service....gone! :)
    JDB

    AAwww come on duck I was gonna have a little fun with her,, or it!
    Ducky

    Moderator
    Yeah, I have 'fun' with these people at least once a day, sometimes six or eight responses each. Glad I have nothing else to do. lol

    13 Answers

    Gee, I think I have been taught good  table manners. I don't place my elbows on the table, eat with my mouth open nor do I smack, slurp, burp or fart while eating.


     One thing I'm very(humbly) proud of  is that I taught my son  when we have guests in our home or when we are eating at a restaurant is he should not sit down but  stand behind his chair and wait until every female has set down at the table. He also knows that if during a meal a female stands up to go to the bathroom he must immediately stand up while she is walking away from the table and stand up and acknowledge her  again as she approaches the table and if he is sitting next to her then he must pull her chair out for her.

    Bob/PKB

    Ah, the lost art of chivalry
    digger

    Nowww, wait a cotton-pickin' minute. Unless your son is expected to dine with the Queen of Scotland, I think you've gone waaay too far THIS time ! Opening the occasional door...maybe...but this servitude is out of order, IMHBAO.
    country bumpkin

    Moderator
    It is a Texas thing, we are very well mannered.
    ROMOS

    Nuthin wrong with a wee bit of chivalry, WATP!!!
    sunnyB

    Nice to hear someone still has good standards. Around hear if you stood up in a restaurant, someone (probably a child) would take your seat.
    sunnyB

    Although, I have two great nephews and two great nieces that are all under 7 years old, and they all have impeccable table manners. It's a pleasure to sit at the table with them.
    terryfossil 1

    WOW CB...:):):):):):):).>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

    Jeez! I thought you were talking about my son in law. He comes from a very nice family but his table manners are appalling.

    Bob/PKB

    I was going to put him at the kid table, but he doesn't sound like a good example!

    I hate bad manners anywhere, but especially at the table. And if I see it I always make a comment, my wife says I'll get myself in trouble one day for speaking my mind, but I don't care.  

    Hope not, even in our simple council home I like to think my manners are quite good, sometimes there is bad language but certainly not with a mouthful of food, and elbows on the table are definitely a no no, don't smoke any more either, I also consider myself quite cultured compared to the bum neighbours that used to live around me, of course that's just me, I don't give a s**t about anything or anyONE else.


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    No offence intended to anybody!!!!!!

    Bob/PKB

    Really glad to hear you quit smoking!
    ROMOS

    Vaping, it's healthier.
    Bob/PKB

    You mean less UNhealthy!!
    ROMOS

    S'pose, I feel better though.
    Bob/PKB

    Excellent!

    ....no.

    ROMOS

    Does Mrs There agree?
    Benthere

    ....yes
    ROMOS

    Any proof???
    Ducky

    Moderator
    He's not able to show you a receipt ROMOS. lol

    My Dad taught us impeccable table manners so no. I do however prefer to eat alone... always have.

    Bob/PKB

    I'm used to it, and am OK in public as well as home.
    lindilou

    It's funny in a weird sort of way. I don't know why but even as a child I would ask permission to eat alone in my room. I attribute it to a possible past-life experience.... LOL
    Ducky

    Moderator
    @lindi...you don't attribute it to you just being a weird little kid? lol
    terryfossil 1

    I might be a bit like you Lindi,17 years i worked for a large company,,i ate my lunch in the car every day,,>>>>>>>><<<<<<<..
    Ducky

    Moderator
    I've always enjoyed eating with people at work, restaurants etc. However, I do need my 'alone' time. I get very tired if I'm with people for long stretches of time, without my 'down' time. Odd. ('They' say that is typical of an ambivert.)
    lindilou

    My band used to leave me in the restaraunt while they went and smoked in the parking lot waiting for me to finish. As a result of a busted up jaw I have eaten rather slower than others and it's neat 'cause my Gedo [grampa] used to say 'eat long, live long'.... lol .... yep Ducky I am from a long line of weirdos! LOL 8D
    Ducky

    Moderator
    But you are a very funny weirdo. lol

    I think I'm ok at the table! However I am narrow minded(I've been told )  Chow down!


     

    ROMOS

    I get better insults than you.....;)
    clu

    Maybe! I got stomped on for being a USA born person! REALLY made me mad!

    Wats wong with tat,,?????????

    ROMOS

    Spelling Dougal, spelling.
    You know it makes sense!
    Don't you?
    lindilou

    Swallow your food first ... then talk Den! .. LoL
    Bob/PKB

    There's one in every crowd. :-)

    My table manners went up after i married my wife..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

    Yes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLdO2V1CTF0

    Bob/PKB

    Good times

    At one time when I was in the service we were actually trained on etiquette.. Years ago I could sit down and eat with the Queen of England.. And know what and how to use everything. At the same time they also trained us to sit down with homeless/ bums,junk,trash, and also fit in. I'm just an old country boy, but you do need to fit In to their Society so your not singled out.

    lindilou

    That's right cowboy now pass them beans !! LoL

    Elbows on the table: Mabel Mabel strong and able, keep your elbows off the table. I’ve gotten real bad about where I put my elbows, so much that I have to consciously think about them when I eat……..


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    Bob/PKB

    Me, too

    My mother and my aunt drilled it into me - -  table manners, so naturally, I find  appalling the lack of table manners of people in a restaurant and even among my friends. I guess teaching your kids table manners is a lost art. My dad even taught  me a few things about what not to do at the table and what I should do .

    Bob/PKB

    I was at a friend's recently for dinner. Corn on the cob from Fresno State....OMG, so good! It was an effort to keep my elbows off the table as I gnawed my way through it!
    country bumpkin

    Moderator
    We gnawed our way through corn on the cob cooked out on the grill tonight and it was lip smacking good. :)


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