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DEC. 29@tips To Set A Table

The document provides traditional etiquette tips for setting a table in the U.S., including the proper placement of utensils and dishes. It emphasizes using a placemat or tablecloth, arranging utensils from outside to inside based on the courses, and ensuring the knife blades point toward the plate. Additional tips include only setting items needed for the meal and using the acronym B-M-W to remember the placement of the bread and drinks.

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DEC. 29@tips To Set A Table

The document provides traditional etiquette tips for setting a table in the U.S., including the proper placement of utensils and dishes. It emphasizes using a placemat or tablecloth, arranging utensils from outside to inside based on the courses, and ensuring the knife blades point toward the plate. Additional tips include only setting items needed for the meal and using the acronym B-M-W to remember the placement of the bread and drinks.

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Tips to set a table

Have you ever helped set a table and found yourself wondering where to place the forks?
I did. So, I searched about it and found this video. In this video, there’s some simple,
traditional etiquette tips on how to set a table in U.S.A, so this may be different in Korea.
What would happen if you set a table like this? It doesn't look good, and you have to
clean up the mess before you can even start eating. Let's try another way. To start, use a
placemat or tablecloth, so the dishes aren't directly on the table. This is more about looks
than etiquette, but it's rare to see nothing under a plate. Set out any flowers,
candlesticks, or other decorations you like. Start with utensils for the main course,
putting your dinner fork on the left and your dinner knife on the right-hand side since
these are the hands we use them with. Here's a helpful tip: You always eat outside to
inside, so to set for salad, we'll put the salad fork to the outside of the dinner fork and the
salad knife to the outside of the dinner knife. See that the knife blades are both pointed
toward the plate. This is an old tradition from a time when dinner knives were quite
sharp, and it was a sign of politeness to keep them pointed away from other diners.
Here's another tip: Only set the table with what you'll need. If you're not eating soup,
don't set a soup spoon. Now, for dessert, imagine we'll have ice cream so we'll place the
dessert spoon up top since we don't need it for a little while. Notice that the bowl of the
spool is pointing to the left. This way, when it's time to eat, you just slide it down and it's
in the right spot. Next, we'll mainstay our setting with the plate. You can also serve from
the kitchen then bring them to the table. The bread plate goes up and to the left of the
setting, and the butter knife goes on the plate at an angle, again, with the blade pointing
in. There's only one spot left, and that's for the drinks. Set the wine glass to the upper
right, and then place the water glass to the left of it at an angle. Tip: To remember left
and right with the bread and the drinks, think B-M-W like the car. B, your bread plate, is
on the left; M, your meal, is in the middle, and W, your water, is on the right. Lastly, the
napkin traditionally goes to the left of the forks, though it's okay to put it underneath
them, too. For a fancier meal like this one that takes up a lot of space, we'll put it in the
middle. Now we're ready to eat. Enjoy!

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