Use a knife and fork
If you want to put down your knife and fork when eating, you should put them on both sides of the plate with their heads inward.
If you run out of food (even if there is food on the plate), you should put the knife and fork on the plate parallel and obliquely, with the fork teeth facing down. The fork is close to you, and the knife is far away.
When pushing food with a fork, you should use bread instead of a knife.
Don't hold the knife all the time, and don't lift it. After cutting the food, put down the knife and put it on the parallel right side of the plate, then eat it with a fork.
Note that if you don't know how to use a knife and fork correctly, just watch what others do and follow suit.
When there are many knives and forks on the table, the rule of use is to use the outermost knife and fork every time.
When using a knife, the blade should be facing down and the index finger should be pressed on the ridge to cut.
Choose a wine glass
If you have four cups in front of you, don't just pick up one and use it. Know the difference.
The mug is used to hold water, so people don't need it to drink water. Therefore, you can't raise this big glass when drinking.
The medium cup is used to hold red wine. Small glasses are used to hold white wine. The slender cup is used to hold champagne.
Edible bread
Put the bread on the small plate on your left. When eating bread, instead of cutting bread with a knife, you tear off a piece of bread with your hand and put it in your mouth. Therefore, people don't have to bite bread directly with their mouths, unless it is a sandwich.
If you want to butter the bread, you should tear it off piece by piece by hand, and then spread it on piece by piece. Don't fill the whole bread at once. Of course, when you have breakfast, you can spread butter and jam on a half-length baguette. But not at dinner.
Drinking, drinking, drinking precautions.
When drinking from a cup, you should first swallow the chew in your mouth, then put the knife and fork in a figure of eight or cross into the plate, and then wipe your lips with a napkin. Then drink, water, etc.
When drinking, drink water and so on. China people are used to drinking glasses. In the west, this is exactly what should be avoided. The most civilized way in the west is to keep your head straight and take a sip. At the end of the drink, there will always be a little wine left in the cup.
When drinking drinks, soup, wine, water, etc. Don't suck out the sound with your lips, but drink it gently bit by bit.
When toasting, it is always initiated by the host or the person with the highest status and status.
Hold the cup with one hand, and don't tilt your little finger or other fingers when holding the cup.
Other preventive measures
Except for tearing bread by hand, all other foods are eaten with knives, forks and spoons.
Lettuce is not cut with a knife, but only with the edge of a fork.
It's best not to leave leftover food on the plate. Of course, it doesn't have to be rinsed clean.
When using a napkin, you should lay it flat on your knees. Just leave a pile on the table after dinner. You can't fold it completely, or knead it into a ball and throw it on the table.
If you want to spit out the hard core, fishbone, etc. In your mouth, don't spit directly on your hands, but put a fork on the edge of the plate.
When eating, pick up the food with a fork and put it in your mouth instead of lowering your head and approaching the food with your mouth.
Toothpicks are rarely used on western food tables, so it's best not to use them.
In case you knock over the glass, don't make a fuss, just say sorry. You'd better apologize after dinner.