2014BritishEtiquette.pptx

BritishEtiquette WhatareBritain sSocialCustoms JaneCoates2014 Beingontime Britishpeopleplaceconsiderablevalueonpunctuality InBritain peoplemakegreatefforttoarriveontime Itisoftenconsideredimpolitetoarriveevenafewminuteslate Ifyouareunabletokeepanappointment itisexpectedthatyoucallthepersonyouaremeeting Beingontime Youshouldarrive Attheexacttimespecified fordinner lunch orappointmentswithprofessors doctors andotherprofessionals Anytimeduringthehourspecifiedforreceptionsandcocktailparties Afewminutesearly forpublicmeetings plays concerts movies sportingevents classes churchservices andweddings Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone shousefordinnerathalfpastseven theywillexpectyoutobethereatthattime Aninvitationmightstate 7 30for8 inwhichcaseyoushouldarrivenolaterthan7 50 Invitations Dropinanytime and comeseemesoon areidiomsoftenusedinsocialsettingsbutseldommeanttobetakenliterally Itiswisetotelephonebeforevisitingsomeoneathome Wetendnottocallonpeoplewithoutmakinganagreedtimeanddate Ifyoureceiveawritteninvitationtoaneventthatsays RSVP youshouldrespondtoletthepersonwhosenttheinvitationandletthemknowwhetherornotyouplantoattend Neveracceptaninvitationunlessyoureallyplantogo Youmayrefusebysaying Thankyouforinvitingme butIwillnotbeabletocome If afteraccepting youareunabletoattend besuretotellthoseexpectingyouasfarinadvanceaspossiblethatyouwillnotbethere Givingagift Althoughitisnotnecessarilyexpectedthatyougiveagifttoyourhost itisconsideredpolitetodoso especiallyifyouhavebeeninvitedforaspecialmealorevent Flowers chocolate orasmallgiftareallappropriate Athank younoteortelephonecallafterthevisitisalsoconsideredpoliteandisanappropriatemeanstoexpressyourappreciationfortheinvitation IntroductionandGreeting Itispropertoshakehandswitheveryonetowhomyouareintroduced bothmenandwomen Anappropriateresponsetoanintroductionis Pleasedtomeetyou Ifyouwanttointroduceyourselftosomeone extendyouhandforahandshakeandsay Hello Iam Huggingisonlyforfriends ThatstrangeBritishcustom DoShakeHands Whenyouarefirstintroducedtosomeone shaketheirrighthandwithyourownrighthand Dosaysorry Ifyouaccidentallybumpintosomeone say sorry Theyprobablywilltoo evenifitwasyourfault Thisisahabitandcanbeseenasveryamusingbyan outsider DoSmile Asmilingfaceisawelcomingface DocoveryourMouth Whenyawningorcoughingalwayscoveryourmouthwithyourhand ThatstrangeBritishcustom Donotgreetpeoplewithakiss Weonlykisspeoplewhoareclosefriendsandrelatives AvoidtalkingloudlyinpublicItisimpolitetostareatanyoneinpublic Privacyishighlyregarded EatingaMeal Whenyouacceptadinnerinvitation tellyourhostifyouhaveanydietaryrestrictions Heorshewillwanttoplanamealthatyoucanenjoy TheeveningmealisthemainmealofthedayinmostpartsofBritain Foodmaybeservedinoneofseveralways familystyle bypassingtheservingplatesfromonetoanotheraroundthediningtable buffetstyle withguestsservingthemselvesatthebuffet and servingstyle withthehostfillingeachplateandpassingittoeachperson Guestsusuallywaituntileveryoneattheirtablehasbeenservedbeforetheybegintoeat Foodiseatenwithaknifeandforkanddessertwithaspoonandfork WhatshouldIdoornotdowhenIameatinginBritain TheBritishgenerallypayalotofattentiontogoodtablemanners Evenyoungchildrenareexpectedtoeatproperlywithknifeandfork Weeatmostofourfoodwithcutlery knives forksandspoons Thefoodswedon teatwithaknife forkorspoonincludesandwiches crisps cornonthecob andfruit Thingsyoushoulddo Ifyoucannoteatacertaintypeoffoodorhavesomespecialneeds tellyourhostseveraldaysbeforethedinnerparty Ifyouareaguest itispolitetowaituntilyourhoststartseatingorindicatesyoushoulddoso Itshowsconsideration Alwayschewandswallowallthefoodinyourmouthbeforetakingmoreortakingadrink Alwayssaythankyouwhenservedsomething Itshowsappreciation Youmayeatchickenandpizzawithyourfingersifyouareatabarbecue fingerbuffetorveryinformalsetting Otherwisealwaysuseaknifeandfork Thingsyoushouldnotdo Neverlickorputyourknifeinyourmouth Itisimpolitetostarteatingbeforeeveryonehasbeenservedunlessyourhostsaysthatyoudon tneedtowait Neverchewwithyourmouthopen Noonewantstoseefoodbeingchewedorhearingitbeingchompedon Itisimpolitetohaveyourelbowsonthetablewhileyouareeating Don treachoversomeone splateforsomething askfortheitemtobepassed Thingsyoushouldnotdo Nevertalkwithfoodinyourmouth Itisimpolitetoputtoomuchfoodinyourmouth Neveruseyourfingerstopushfoodontoyourspoonorfork Itisimpolitetoslurpyourfoodoreatnoisily Neverblowyournoseonanapkin serviette Napkinsarefordabbingyourlipsandfingersandonlyforthat Nevertakefoodfromyourneighboursplate Neverpickfoodoutofyourteethwithyourfingernails Iamnotusedtoeatingwithaknifeandfork WhatdoIneedtoknow Weeatwithforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintheright ortheotherwayroundifyouarelefthanded Atthetopofyourplatewillbeadessertspoonanddessertfork Iamnotusedtoeatingwithaknifeandfork WhatdoIneedtoknow Whenyouhavefinishedeating andtoletothersknowthatyouhave placeyourknifeandfolktogether withtheprongsontheforkfacingupwards onyourplate Ifitisyoursoleeatinginstrument theforkshouldbeheldwiththehandlebetweentheindexfingerandthethumbandrestingonthesideofyourmiddlefinger Ifyouareeatingataformaldinnerparty youwillcomeacrossmanyknivesandforks Startwiththeutensilsontheoutsideandworkyourwayinwardwitheachsubsequentcourse Howtoeatpudding desserts Toeatdessert breakthedessertwiththespoon onebiteatatime Pushthefoodwiththefork optional intothespoon Eatfromthespoon Forkinlefthand spooninright Whatdoyousayordoifyou veaccidentallytakentoomuchfoodandyoucannotpossiblyeatitall I msorry butitseemsthat myeyesarebiggerthanmystomach or I msorry ItwassodeliciousbutIamfull Themainthingisnottooffendyourhost ThatstrangeBritishcustom DostandinlineInEnglandweliketoformorderlyqueues standinginline andwaitpatientlyforourturne g boardingabus Itisusualtoqueuewhenrequired andexpectedthatyouwilltakeyourcorrectturnandnotpushinfront Queuejumping isfrownedupon Dosay ExcuseMe Ifsomeoneisblockingyourwayandyouwouldlikethemtomove sayexcusemeandtheywillmoveoutofyourway Dosay Please and Thankyou Itisverygoodmannerstosay please and thankyou Itisconsideredrudeifyoudo