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I scored 8 out of 11 so hopefully my table manners abroad wouldn't cause WWIII although possibly a miffed waiter or two!

I got them all.

The ones that are probably really important are the China one and the Iran one.

In China, they will work very hard to feed you until you cannot eat anymore. Every time you empty your plate they will bring more food, so don't ever TRY to clean you plate.

In much of the Middle East, eating with your left hand is horrifying. So if your a southpaw, practice eating with you right hand before you go.

The left hand is used for the other end.

Four. I'm bewildered.

Eating fried chicken with fingers, cutting potatoes with fork?

Who found these "Facts" ?

spot;1384568 wrote: Four. I'm bewildered.


The right handed fork one gotcha eh?

YZGI;1384576 wrote: The right handed fork one gotcha eh?


And the very notion of eating without cutlery. I'm staggered.

spot;1384585 wrote: And the very notion of eating without cutlery. I'm staggered.


It's fried chicken for crying out loud..

spot;1384585 wrote: And the very notion of eating without cutlery. I'm staggered.


Here in The States, we make fun of folks trying to eat Fried Chicken with a knife and fork.

Same with Barbecue Ribs.

But now I know how to solve that problem when hosting Brits. Just leave the utensils in the drawer.

Never thought of that before, actually.

I think you will find Spot is teasing you a bit.

Four is that the Spanish throw all debris on the floor in their snack bars.......I wouldn't know.

Bruv;1384604 wrote: I think you will find Spot is teasing you a bit.

Four is that the Spanish throw all debris on the floor in their snack bars.......I wouldn't know.


That's just like at my house when we were kids.

LarsMac;1384600 wrote: Here in The States, we make fun of folks trying to eat Fried Chicken with a knife and fork.

Same with Barbecue Ribs.


If I'm in a restaurant, I use a fork to eat fried chicken but I don't do that at home. I'm not as prissy at home!

tabby;1384609 wrote: If I'm in a restaurant, I use a fork to eat fried chicken but I don't do that at home. I'm not as prissy at home!


I can't even imagine eating Fried Chicken with a knife and fork.

Same with Corn on the Cob. or Baby Back Ribs.

LarsMac;1384610 wrote: I can't even imagine eating Fried Chicken with a knife and fork.

Same with Corn on the Cob. or Baby Back Ribs.


I don't even allow the cob to reach the table. In the kitchen I take the freshly cooked cob and, with sharp knife and a meat fork, trim all the corn before lightly buttering it. The cob goes into the bin, the corn to the dining hall.

Humph!

Might as well just buy the stuff in a can.

spot;1384585 wrote: And the very notion of eating without cutlery. I'm staggered. I regually eat with Bangladeshi friends.... they do not use cutlery... only their hands and the right hand typically.... you need to get out more.

oscar;1384629 wrote: you need to get out more.To what end? In what way would my getting out more be a benefit to anyone?

I often eat with my hands.

My wife's staple is sadza, a maizemeal porridge that is always eaten by rolling into a bitesize ball and taken with the meat.

If there are visitors it is traditional to pour water over their hands from a jug into a collecting bowl, rather than all dipping into the same bowl to clean their hands.

Bruv;1384640 wrote: I often eat with my hands.

My wife's staple is sadza, a maizemeal porridge that is always eaten by rolling into a bitesize ball and taken with the meat.

If there are visitors it is traditional to pour water over their hands from a jug into a collecting bowl, rather than all dipping into the same bowl to clean their hands.


The Bangladeshi's use the Naan bread to scoop the food up with their hands or role the meat Into the rice to make a bite size ball. Similar to the sadza, they also eat with a Tarka Dal dish of lentils. At the table they have a can of warm water that they dribble over the hands for the cleaning of the hands.

spot;1384630 wrote: To what end? In what way would my getting out more be a benefit to anyone?


Somebody would figure out you're not such a bad guy, after all, and invite you over for tea.

LarsMac;1384646 wrote: Somebody would figure out you're not such a bad guy, after all, and invite you over for tea.


You wouldn't want to imagine the consequence of such incautious behavior.