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EDITOR’S NOTES BASIC TABLE MANNERS and closer to the plate. When selecting your silverware, move from the outside in. The salad fork should be the furthest to the left, and the soup spoon the furthest to the right. If there is a fork and/or spoon above the plate, this is for dessert.

Of course, common courtesy traditions should be observed whether the dinner is a formal or an informal one. Men shouldn’t wear hats at the table and they should remain standing until the women are seated. Do not start eating until everyone has been served their food and the host or hostess begins eating. Always keep your napkin in your lap unless you are using it.

While eating, spoon your soup away from you and be careful not to slurp. Never use your fingers to push food onto a fork. If you need help, use your knife or a piece of bread. If you can help it, don’t blow your nose, cough, burp, sneeze, or make any other unnecessary noises at the table. Leave the table if you must do one of these. While on that subject, always say “Excuse Me” when leaving the table. And one modern piece of etiquette which must be added to any list of don’ts is don’t use your cell phone or text device while seated at the Most people know a few basic rules of standard table. Excuse yourself and do so in another room. table etiquette. But when they are faced with a proper place setting at a formal dinner, banquet, When you finish eating, place your used utensils or holiday, even the most mannered can get con- on the plate, not on the table or on the tablecloth. fused. This article will attempt to uncover some Place your napkin on the table to the left of the of the confusion on what to do, and most im- plate – not the plate itself, and never put it on the portantly, what not to do, when faced with that chair. Wait for the host or hostess to rise before situation. First, there is the dizzying array of sil- you do, and always thank the hostess when leavverware, plates, and glasses that can be found on ing. a formal dining table. So let’s cover some of that.

The bread plate is to the left of the dinner plate, Just a few simple tips and things to remember with the bread knife laid on top of it. All beverage will help you get through your next formal dinglasses are to the right of the plate. If there is a ner gathering without looking as uncomfortable wine and a water glass, the water glass is to the left as you probably feel.

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HOW TO CONVEY YOUR OPINIONS POLITELY Even if you do your best to surround yourself with like-minded people, you will not be able to agree with their views all of the time. When you discover that your opinion differs from theirs, you may want to find a way of voicing your belief without creating conflict. Being able to speak your mind, but not cause offense or create an argument, can be highly useful.

The sentences outlined show that you recognize jazz can involve skill, and many people admire it, at the same time as you express your preference for rock music. Telling your friend you like rock in such a way is unlikely to make him or her mad at you, or feel as though you are making a judgment concerning taste and superiority.

How to respect someone else’s viewpoint Sometimes it is not your opinion that makes a difference as to whether people take offense about what you say; it is the way you voice your beliefs. Getting your point across without disrespecting other people is paramount.

Telling a friend that your taste in music is different than his or hers is not as difficult as having a clashing opinion with someone regarding morality. If you are against fox hunting for example, and a keen hunter remonstrates that they love the thrill of pursuing foxes, you are unlikely to find anything positive about their opinion. However, you can still maintain polite etiquette You do not have to agree with people to be able to re- when voicing your differing view. For example: spect that they have a right to their opinion. Letting them know that you recognize their entitlement to have “I understand that hunting is a tradition. However, I a dissimilar belief to your own is paramount when it find it disagreeable and hope that a more humane way comes to whether you fall out over clashing opinions. of fox population control can be established.”

Sandwich your opinion You can show your respect via the way you word your viewpoint. It can be useful to sandwich your opinion in between sentences that convey your acknowledgement that another person’s view is just as important as your own.

Although the individual you are talking to may feel agitated by your remark, as it clearly shows that you have a different moral opinion to them, you will have maintained a polite manner of conversing.

Being able to convey your thoughts and opinions politely is necessary if you want to be a skilled commuFor example, if your friend finds jazz beautiful, but you nicator. The sandwich technique can help you deliver hate it, you could voice your opinion in the following your opinion without causing offense, and maintaining manner. correct etiquette can aid you in speaking your mind when an emotive subject is being discussed.

“There are many skilled jazz musicians, but I prefer rock music. However, I know that jazz is really popular.”

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A History Of Thanks Sitting back in your recliner, watching a football game while you digest an amazing meal of turkey, veggies, bread and pie you realize Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays in the world. You think to yourself as you settle into a nap, “Whoever thought of this must have been a genius.” But who did think of it? While we consider Thanksgiving to be a uniquely American holiday, the truth is harvest festivals similar to this phenomenon happened all over the ancient world.

ert to the Promised Land. Each harvest these booths are rebuilt as temporary shelters and filled with fruits, vegetables and pomegranates (which are considered a holy fruit by the people of Israel). Families eat under the stars at the booths to honor the journey their ancestors took and bring hope and memory to the journey their lives are taking today.

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Ancient Rome was a cacophony of festivals, rites and rituals stemming from the many gods worshipped in pagan Roman culture. Every October Rome would have the festival of Cerelia. This holiday honored the goddess Ceres, the goddess of corn. Interestingly the name for this goddess is where we get the English word, cereal. The festival was made of parades and lively music where people would bring offerings of grain and fruit to the temple of Ceres and leave them there as a sign of their thankfulness for the good harvest that had been and for the planting season to come. The idea was the more joyously you gave your offering to the temple, the more happy you were with the blessings you had received. In return, the expectation was that Ceres would be so grateful for the good things you had offered she would bless you with an even better harvest the next year.

Ancient Greeks believed everything to do with the land came from the blessings of the gods and goddesses they worshipped. Demeter, a fertility goddess was honored every year at harvest time with a festival called Thesmophoria. This three day thanksgiving festival encourages married women to build huts on the first day and fill them full of grain and fruit to show their thankfulness for the abundance they have been given. The second day is set aside for fasting and remembering what life would be like without the gifts of food, and the final day is a village wide feast asking Demeter to bless them more with harvest and fertility.

Hebrew Booths A practice in ancient Hebrew culture still celebrated today, Sukkot - known as the Festival of Tabernacles or Festival of Booths - is an eight day fall festival for giving thanks and tithes of the harvest. The Sukkot is a booth or hut similar to the huts Moses and the children of Israel used when traveling across the des-

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While “turkey day” may always be an American way of life, the idea of sharing food and giving thanks is something the inhabitants of our world have been doing for a long, long time.

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