Some Advice on Good Table Manners

1. Sit down properly with napkin placed on the lap.
   
2. Wait to begin eating until everyone is seated and has been served.
3. Stay seated in seats without jiggling in chairs, going under the table, or getting up and down.
4. Say, “Excuse Me,” and ask permission to leave the table.
5. Elbows do not go on the table.
6. Mouths should stay closed while chewing.
7. “May I please” and “Thank you” should be used when we would like some food and never reach across the table.
8. Participate in the conversation during dinner and no interruptions when other people are talking.
9. Slurping, burping, squealing, singing, humming are all sounds that are not to be made at the table.
10. It is never kind or polite to make negative comments about what is being served for dinner.
11. Before getting up at the end of the meal say, “May I please be excused?”
12. Thank the cook.