SomecommonmannersintheWest5)UsingKnifeandForkIfyouhaveEnglishandAmericanfriendsyouwillnoticeafewdifferencesintheircustomsofeating.Forthemainormeatcurse,theEnglishkeeptheforkinthelefthand,pointcurveddownward,andbringthefoodtothemoutheitherbystickingthepointsontoitorinthecaseofsoftvegetables,byplacingitfirmlyontheforkinthispositionwiththeknife.Americanscarvethemeatinthesameposition,thenlaydowntheknifeandtakingtheforkintherighthandwiththepointturnedup,pushitunderasmallpieceoffoodwithoutthehelpoftheknifeandbringittothemothright-side-up.6)HelpingYourselfandRefusingIfaservantpassesfoodaround,hewillpassthedishinatyourlefthandsothatyoucanconvenientlyserveyourselfwithyourrighthand.Neverserveyourselfwhilethedishisonyourright;itisthentheturnofyourneighborontheright.Itispolitetotakesomeofeverythingthatispassedtoyou.Butifthereissomethingyoumaynotlike,youmayquietlysay:"Nothankyou."7)SecondHelpingsThehostessmayormaynotaskifyouwouldlikeasecondhelping,accordingtotheformalityofthemeal.Ifshedoesandyouacceptit,youshouldpassyourplatetoherortotheservantwiththeknifeandforkstilllyingonit.8)TheSaladCourseAsaladiseatenwithaforkonlyheldintherighthandwithpointsturnedup.Thereisusuallyaspecialoneforthesalad,alittlesmallerthanthemeatfork.9)BreadandButterBreadistakeninthefingersandlaidonthesideplateortheedgeofthelargeplate,itisnevertakewithafork.Butteristakenfromthebutterdishwiththebutterknifeandplacedonthesideplate,notonone'sbread.10)OtherThingsontheTableWhentherearethingsonthemiddleofthetable,suchasbread,butter,jelly,pickles,nits,candies,youshouldnottakeanyuntilthehostessahssuggestedthattheybepassed.11)LeavingtheTableItisimpoliteforaguesttoleavethetableduringameal,orbeforethehostessgivesthesignalattheend.Whenthehostessindicatesthatthedinnerisover,shewillstattorisefromherseatandalltheguestssherisefromtheirsatthesametime.12)VariousrulesandSuggestionsSitupstraightonyourchair;Donotputmuchfoodinyourmouthatatime;Drinkonlywhenthereisnofoodinyourmouth;Trynottogetintoyourmouthanythingthatwillhavetobetakenout;Donotmakeanynosewhenyoueat;Donotcleanyourteethatthetableoranywhereinpublic,eitherwithyourfingeroratoothpick(牙签）,notevenwithyoutongue.6.InSchool1)GreetingtheTeacherIfyouareinaverylargeclass,itmaynotbenecessarytogreettheteacheronarriving,butitisalwaysquiteproperifyouhappentocatchtheteacher'seyeasyouenter.2)ComingLateItisbadmannerstocomelatetoclass.Ifyouareunavoidablylateanapologyshouldbemadetotheteachereitheratthetimeorafterclass.3)TalkinginClassItifbadmannersintheschoolroom,aselsewhere,totalkwhileanyoneelseistaking.7.InPublicPlaces1)TrafficLawsThecomingofthemotorcarmadedefinitetrafficlawandregulationsapracticalnecessity.Toobeytheselawisnotsomuchamatterofcurtsey(礼貌）asamoralobligation（义务）.2)ForPeopleWalkingPeoplewalkingshouldkeeptothesidewalksandshouldkeeptotherightofthesidewalk.3)TheTheaterThetheaterproperismoreformalthanthemovies.Atthetheaterbestclothesareinorder;eveningclothesareoftenworn.4)TheMoviesThemoviesaremoreinformal.Anykindofrespectableclothesmaybeworn,andsmallconfection(糖果）maybeeatenquietlyaslongastherearenoobjectionablenosestoannoyone'sneighbors.5)InChurchItisusualforanyoneattendingchurchtotakesomemoneyalongfortheoffering,asitisaregularpartofeverychurchserviceandisusedfortheworkofthechurch.Goodclothes,butnevereveningclothes,areworntoachurchservice.8.SpecialOccasions1)BirthdayBirthd...
