Dining Etiquette

[Michael Parnham]

Wow Peter, that brings back memories, I was made never to leave the table until I had cleared my plate, also never allowed to speak at the table, very bad manners indeed!

[imagine]

Wow Peter, that brings back memories, I was made never to leave the table until I had cleared my plate, also never allowed to speak at the table, very bad manners indeed!

I too remember table rules, no elbows on the table, no talking at the table, do not leave the table when you have finished eating until everybody else has finished, then had to say, thank you and please may I leave the table.

The no talking while eating has kind of stuck with me, I'm quiet when i eat, and too much chatting by others eating with me, disturbs me.