Cross cultural understanding: a handbook to understand others’ cultures

party in someone‘s home, pick it up and blot the spill. 
Offer to have it professionally cleaned if necessary. 
When you finish eating, leave your utensils on your plate 
or in your bowl. 
Never use a toothpick or dental floss at the table. 
You may reapply your lipstick, but don‘t freshen the rest 
of your makeup at the table. 

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128 | Cross Cultural Understanding 
A.
 
Etiquettes 
Modern etiquette provides the smallest numbers and 
types of utensils necessary for dining. Only utensils which 
are to be used for the planned meal should be set. Even if 
needed, hosts should not have more than three utensils on 
either side of the plate before a meal. If extra utensils are 
needed, they may be brought to the table along with later 
courses. 
 
Figure 10.1 : dining setting