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He has missed on at least three manners that would help avoid

grossness and by doing so has left you gagging.

Manners help us know what is expected of us and what we

can expect from others. If we know that our bread-and-butter plate

is the one on the left of our table setting, we won’t eat our
neighbour’s roll by mistake. If we know to wait until everyone is

served or the hostess says to start eating, we are less likely to be the

only ones halfway through our dinner when everyone else says

grace. Table manners help us know how to eat tricky foods, what

to do when we need to sneeze, what direction to pass the food,
where to put our used napkins, and a zillion other thing.

The Benefits of Table Manner

There are so many benefits of table manners. Besides we get

an interesting experience, table manners can also help us when

sometimes we are in a formal banquet. Table manners make us

more confident and more flexible in a formal banquet. It is very
useful to show our good manners at the table in front of people.

Using table manners shows the people that you are eating with that

you are polite. It also demonstrates that you respect the people

who prepared the meal and will clean up afterward.

Table manners prevent you from making too much of a mess.

For example, using silverware keeps food off of your fingers.

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