Basic etiquettes of dining at someone's place

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erm…don’t wipe nose with napkin…and then put nosey walki napkin in the plate :smack:

If you don’t have something nice to say to the host about the cooking or otherwise…keep your mouth shut. Save your comments for gossip later, if you must.

Backhanded compliments…annoying.

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I wouldnt take it…except if it looked really good and I really wanted it, then I would take half

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Don't dislodge food particles from your mouth with your tongue or fingers.

Please don't 'clink' your teeth against the glass

No burping!

If you eat with your hand, drink from the other and don't smear the glass with oil.

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and please dont pour gravy/salan over the rice:smack:

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^ why not? i like putting the salan over the rice :( especially if it's the shorba kind. if it's a dry salan like channa or palak, then i'll put in on the side.

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Good luck trying to stop that one. Many people do that.

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After taking salaan/rice/salad etc. place it back where you got it from on the table and do not pile all of it infront of you so others can also put some in their plates .

Do not put mountains of food in your plate, first try it out and see if you like it if you do then go for seconds. That being said, please try to eat all the food in your plate since you put it in there. If its children, it is understandable (but they should be encouraged to finish their food in their plates), but you are mature and grown individuals-physically. If you really can't finish the food, then I suggest kindly asking the guest to pack your food so it doesn't go to waste.

And what's wrong with salan being put on rice, espeically shorba? It tastes good that way when you mix it in with the rice. I do not care what the person does with the food in their plate before eating it. They can add yogurt and salad in their salaan and eat it with their rice if that is how they like their food. It's not like they are preparing that plate for you to eat.

I remember this one elderly lady would prepare plates for her guests whenever we would go over. I guess she used to do this in Pak. Her son and daugther in law would tell her not to do that. She has stopped doing that now. =)

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tobah tobah, we should eat with our right hands and drink water with the right hand too
shame on you :snooty:

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you’re not suppose to put curry over rice? :konfused:

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Kindly mind the children that you brought with you, they are yours to begin with. I just absolutely hate it when mothers fill their plates and leave their kids unattended near the dining table... you don't do that home why would you do that at someone's place.

Kindly do not stand infront of the dining table and start eating there itself...... it just shows really bad manners and more so if you are a woman...

If your children can not finish the food ... pls ask the host to pack it .... or you should take less and finish your child's plate....

And I don't care if it happens to be a close friends or relative's place ... and I really don't care how old you are ... Stop opening your mouth and Burping....

If you or your child has dropped a drink somewhere or some food somewhere pls inform the hosts so that they may solve the stain prob instantly ...do not leave without telling them it leaves a bad impression...

Do not leave your or your children's drinks lying around, pls pick them up and put them away or hand them to the host...

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Eeeyuck! Then you should wash the glasses before leaving the house too!

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Very well said!!

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agree with all of the above

i had an experience......... v just shifted in a new house n my huby's friend came to congratulate us.......... the lady after the dinner didnt washed her kids hand n her kids just ruined my new cushions................n she was not bothered

so plz wash ur kids hands as well..............ahhhhhhhhhhh

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It is not at all possible if there are 10 dishes on the table. :silly: If you want people to touch and finish the thing you made , the avoid bringing in salad or cheese and crackers , bring in something exotic like siekh kabab, chicken tikka , chicken 65 and make sure whatever you make, it looks appetizing and not look like vomit. :stuck_out_tongue:

If the serving spoon is leaking or has holes in it then nobody can help that trail.
Burp are call of nature , no body has control over them , they can happen without any warning. :silly:

You forgot your own world famous lota gost and toilet restaurant in thiland ?

:eek: That is why I told you to hang around some civilized folks not with the cavemen. :stuck_out_tongue:

If I do not like the food I will not say anything . I even avoid going to parties of those folks who do not know how to cook and insist on throwing parties frequently.

Yep use that bamboo standing in the corner for that purpose. :smack: If you do not put the tooth pick in a convenient place for the guests to use what are they supposed to do. :wohoo:

Say what , I cannot eat rice any kind of rice without salan , I pour qorma on biryani if you have problem with that then do not invite me. :mad:

My idea of a party is something special has to be made even if it is just one dish , my idea of a party does not involve serving , daal chawal , palak paneer , mutter qeema etc. So if you want to host a party make sure , you serve , koftay , nihari , paya , biryani , qorma , haleem , kichra , chicken tikka , poola-o .
And doodh chawal is not a sweet dish for party , at a party serve firni , kheer , gajar ka halwa , etc.

Hey if you can afford to have internet connection and a computer you can afford to throw a lavish party.
If I am invited by someone who cannot afford exotic dishes , I will eat anything they serve, even piaz and roti, gladly and will be appreciative of their invitation. So do no throw stones at me. :asa:

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^ kitna bolte hain aap :smack:

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Hey I have typed only 100 words , all others are quotation from other bohat bolnay walay of this forum. :silly:

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:cheer: some very usefull things theref folks thanks i’ll keep them in mind. :k:

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no problem.zara apni plate ko dongay(hoping you know what donga is) kay bikul qareeb kar k salan daalnay ki koshish kia karain.:chai:

i meant you should put salan on the side of your plate.:mad3:

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What’s chicken 65?

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So true! :stuck_out_tongue: