When guests come for dinner, should you stick your hand in the serving bowl, or use a knife and fork at your own plate? At mealtimes, should you sit on the floor, or sit on your chair at the table?
Well, your table manners will depend on where you are. People in different cultures have different eating customs.
If you are from a Western country, you probably eat from your own plate and use a knife, fork, and spoon. But you probably eat some foods, such as sandwiches, with your fingers.
Many Arab families eat from one serving bowl. They eat with only the right hand, whether they use fingers or spoons. In Ethiopia, people use pieces of bread to scoop up food from a common bowl.
In Japan and China, most people pick up their food with chopsticks. The food is served in small pieces, so knives aren’t needed.
People in Western countries sit on chairs at a table when they eat. In the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, people often sit on the floor or outside, on the ground.
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