Travelling around the world allows you to learn a lot about certain countries, you can discover all about their culture but you can also learn a lot about their dining etiquette. What is considered rude in one country can be a compliment in another. Slurping, for example is generally thought to be rude but they actively encourage it in Japan as it shows appreciation for the food.
Below is an infographic by MyBreakTrip which looks at dining etiquette around the world. It will take you through 5 very different countries and their customs and traditions when it comes to eating.
Do you have any tips to add?
A New Life Wandering 
This is great! Love the bite sized tips – and its little things like this that I think really help get to know a country!
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Yeah, they are short and simple enough to remember most of these!
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Always great to have such information when traveling Mani. Helps to prevent one looking like an idiot in a foreign country. 🙂
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Yes. I think it helps to diminish looking like an idiot but probably we’ll still look like an idiot hehe.
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I seem to do my fair share of that while traveling to be sure. 🙂
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I’m tapping two fingers on my desk in appreciation!
In addition to keeping both hands on the table in France (unlike the US) one should always eat with elbows close to the body. My grandmother (British) was an expert. Training used to be done with a newspaper under each arm!
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I can’t picture how or where exactly the newspaper goes hehe. Grandmothers know best though 😉
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The elbows should pressed at all times against to the body. Both arms and forearms held parallel to the table. The fork always in the left hand. Never, never does the fork can change hands… 🙂
(Usos y costumbre!)
Bonita semana
Brian
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Interesting! Do you still keep up with those manners? Linda semana!
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More or less. I don’t change hands with my fork. Don’t rest my left arm on my knee. Pero sí como tacos al pastor como se debe! A mano! 🙂
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jaja! good! 🙂
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Timely post! I’ll be sure not to flip over my fish in China 😉
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Always interesting ordering food in a foreign country. Never know what you’re going to get or how to eat it:) I try copying the locals, but I do struggle with the chop sticks … Funny experience – the only place people have actually commented in my eating habits is in the US where they where shocked I ate pizza with fork and knife! Pizza should definitely be eaten with you hands in the States:)
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Great tips, Mani. I remember being really nervous before our visit to Japan. We struggled with chopsticks during the first part of our journey. But, I’ve also learned that sometimes its OK to make mistakes. Especially, if you’re a traveller, you’re forgiven. 🙂 Might not be the same if you decide to stick around longer!
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Great. I just leaned that I’ve been doing everything wrong 🙂
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Fun facts! Thanks Mani!
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This is great. Tipping customs abroad are especially hard to remember.
Dining customs in China are particularly interesting – there’s so much slurping and burping going on, and yet people get offended if the oldest people at the table don’t get the best seats. 🙂
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They are at the other end of the world after all, they ought to do things that confuse us hehe.
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your posts are so different. 🙂
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Thanks, I’ll take that as a good thing 🙂
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Of course I mean it in a good way. Haha
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You are unique! I envy you! I’m sharing this on my FB page..
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I appreciate the share!
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