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Good Table Manners Make You Perfect
Are you table manners much better when you are eating at a friend’s home or in a restaurant than they are at your own home? Probably so, because you are aware that people judge you by your table manners. You make special pains when you are eating in public. Have you ever stopped to realize how much less self-conscious you would be on such occasions if good table manners had become a habit for you? You can make them a habit by practicing good table manners at home.
Good manners at mealtimes help you and those around you to feel comfortable. This is true at home as much as it is true in someone else’s home or in a restaurant. Good manners make
meals more enjoyable for everyone at the table.By this time you probably know quite well what good table manners are. You realize that keeping your arms on the table; talking with your mouth full, and wolfing down your food are not considered good manners. You know also that if you are mannerly, you say “Please” and “Thank you” and ask for things to be passed to you. You know, if you do like this, both you and others will be in good mood. Other person around you will find that you are a good guy and will praise you in their hearts. Also, you will be happy, too.
Have you ever thought of a pleasant attitude as being essential to good table manners? Not only are pleasant mealtimes enjoyable, but they aid digestion. The dinner table is a place for enjoyable conversation. It should never become a battleground. You are definitely growing in social maturity when you try to be an agreeable table companion.
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