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So your passport and tick-ets are ready and you8217;re leaving on a jet plane. But, wait a minute. Without the requi-site table manners and dining etiquette, you may just mess up that business deal. Here8217;s a starter8217;s guide to international dining etiquette.
ITALY A peach must be eaten with a fork and knife. It8217;s an art form and does not come easy to most.
TURKEY Pay your chef the greatest compliment by burping loud and clear. The same goes for some parts of Germany and Southern United States, but in the rest of the world, burping is considered impolite.
AUSTRIA It is considered the height of rudeness not to look somebody in the eye when you clink glasses. SPAIN In a tapas bar, all the disposable stuff like bread crumbs, cigarette butts, and so on, are thrown on the floor and swept at the end of the evening.
CHINA Do not eat every-thing on your plate, for this indicates to the host that he hasn8217;t served enough food.
JAPAN To show your appre-ciation of the food, it is the normto eat your noodles as loudly as possible and make loud slurping noises.
THAILAND Food may be served on a low table, with diners sitting on the floor. Don8217;t ever point the soles of your feet at anyone and never touch anyone8217;s head. SCOTLAND Strictly no smoking until after dinner and that too after toasting the Queen.
FRANCE Nobody takes their dining etiquette as seri-ously as the French. Ensure that both your hands are visible on the table. If one of your hands is missing, the guests at the table will assume you8217;re upto no good. Also switch off your phone when eating at night, for work cannot be mixed with leisure.
POLAND When relishing a whole fish, you mustn8217;t turn it over, since according to belief, turning over the fish turns over the fisher-man8217;s boat.
