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DINING ETIQUETTE

TRAINING Personally, I preferred the European style of

eating, which was what we were going to be

using. After that, we were taught more about
4TH SEPTEMBER, 2024 nce I heard that there was such a thing as a the names of the materials and tools needed.

school dinner, I was ever since looking for-
Oward to it. The theme was “Arabian Night”.
We first had our etiquette training, which was spe-
cifically for new students, so that we could all get
to know how to dine properly.

In our training, we were first taught how to eat soup
from a bowl, using a spoon. One thing I certain-
ly picked up from that section of the training was
that, you take the soup at twelve o’clock, and then
smear it at the top of the plate, then sip the soup;
DO NOT blow on it!

Secondly, we were taught the two different ways
to use a fork and knife; the American style where

you first start off with the two cutlery, then you put
the knife down and then switch the fork to your
ELIORA ONWUBUZIE right hand and eat, and the european style, where
YEAR 7 SENEGAL you use both a fork and knife all the time without

switching hands or needing to put one down.

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