If at a party or a formal dinner you want to present yourself in a `good light`, you definitely need to know the table etiquette. Our editorial team has prepared 15 basic rules for you, following which you will always look appropriate.

TABLE ETIQUETTE

1. Always hold your bag in your left hand. Your right hand should be free to comfortably greet other guests.

2. Do not place your smartphone on the table, and do not sit on social networks during meals to avoid offending your neighbor. Moreover, it is much more interesting to talk to people in person than to write messages all evening.

3. In a restaurant, place your cutlery correctly. Waiters read your mood based on them. This is a very important moment that will help avoid misunderstandings with the staff.

4. Remember: clinking glasses is not accepted in polite society! Do not touch glasses for the usual sound. Simply raise the glasses to eye level and make eye contact with the person you would clink with.

5. If a napkin falls from the table, pick it up yourself. If cutlery falls, ask the waiter.

6. In a restaurant, it is not acceptable to help the waiter: do not hand him plates or help set the dishes. This will only confuse the employee and disturb other guests.

7. You also do not need to help the hostess clear the dishes from the table. Out of politeness, you can offer to help, but according to etiquette, the hostess should thank you and decline.

8. A teaspoon is needed to stir sugar in tea. Do not leave it in the cup.

9. Comb your hair, fix your makeup, and file a broken nail only in the ladies` room! Do not powder your nose at the table, even if it is expensive Chanel cosmetics.

10. According to etiquette rules, a woman should not ask a man to hold or hand her bag. But outerwear should be given to your cavalier.

11. If something awkward happens, apologize only once. There is no need to remember the incident all evening and apologize repeatedly.

12. In a restaurant, it is the woman who decides when the dinner is over.

13. No matter what establishment you enter, you must greet the administrator, waiter, or those present. Their status, gender, or nationality does not matter.

14. Pay special attention to your manicure if you are going to a formal event. Nail design should be in one tone, pastel or red shades without drawings or stones.

15. Always express gratitude to the hostess, waiter, or the celebrant.

Every day we violate etiquette rules. But how nice it would be if everyone followed politeness norms in society. The world would immediately become more polite and kinder.

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