flip-flops(夹脚凉鞋).ppt

1、Indian Etiquette,Table Manners (1),Does Indians all eat with hands? Though Indian cooking uses an extensive array of specialized utensils for various purposes, Indians traditionally do not use cutlery for eating, as many foods - such as Indian breads and curry - are best enjoyed when eating with the

2、 hand. Eating with ones hands is a technique that can be quite clean when done correctly, but may require a degree of practice. First, the hands must be thoroughly washed, with particular attention paid to the fingernails. Having long fingernails in India is considered unhygienic.,2,Table Manners (2

3、),Right Hand The cardinal rule of dining is to always use the right hand when eating or receiving food and never the left. The left hand is considered unclean and to use the left hand when eating is considered uncouth. The reason for this is because the left hand is associated with wiping ones botto

4、m. However, since Indian tradition also dictates that food should not be jutha (contaminated with saliva), only the hand that is not contaminated with saliva (left hand) should be used to transfer food from the serving dish to your plate. Also, it is advisable to use the left hand if there are any c

5、utlery for taking food from the dish onto your plate.,3,Table Manners (3),Beef 粗野的 Muslims: 回教; 伊斯蘭 Priority: 優先權 Slide: 滑 Rural : 鄉村,Cardinal: 重要的; 基礎的 Wipe: 擦拭 Bottom: 臀部 Dictate: 指定; 支配 Contaminate: 污染 Serve dish: 上菜 Advisable: 適當的; 可取的 Hindus: 印度人 Cattle: 牛 Sacred: 神聖的 Worship: 祭拜 Monument: 歷史遺址; 紀念館 Shameless : 無恥; 傷風敗俗的,6,Reference,Vayame Etiq