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6) Every land has its own dining custom, and the United
States is no exception. Americans feel that the first rule of
being a polite guest is to be on time. If a person is invited
to dinner at 6;30,the hostess expects him to be there at 6
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30 or not more than a few minutes after. Because she usually
does her own cooking , she times the meal so that the coffee
and meat will be at their best at the time she asks the guest
to come.
7) If he is late, the food will not be so good, and the
hostess will be disappointed. When the guest cannot come on
time, he calls his host or hostess on the telephone, gives
the reason, and tells at what time he thinks he can come.
As guests continue to arrive, the men in the group stand
when a woman enters and remain standing until she has found a
chair. A man always rises when he is being introduced to a
woman.
8) A woman does not rise when she is being introduced either
to a man or a woman unless the woman is much older.
9) When the guests sit down at a dinner table, it is
customary for the men to help the ladies by pushing their
chairs under them. Even an American may be confused by the
number of knives, forks, and spoons beside his plate when he
sits down to a formal dinner. The rule is simple, however
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use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from the
outside. Or watch the hostess and do what she does.