Mind Your Manners

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Mind Your Manners: A Global Dining Etiquette Quiz

Are you a world traveler or just someone curious about dining customs around the globe? Test your knowledge with our engaging quiz that explores unique dining etiquette from various cultures!

10 questions on international dining manners
Learn surprising facts about food culture
Perfect for travelers and food enthusiasts alike!

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by EatingExplorer42

Xyngular / Gify

In order to show they don't have any weapons, diners in Europe will:

Bow before they sit at the table

Never wear a jacket to the table

Never put their hands in their lap or below the table

Roll up their sleeves

Gify

In Mexico, the restaurant bill is paid for by:

Whomever invited the other party to the meal

Whomever is younger

Whomever traveled further to get there

Whomever wins a coin flip

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia / Gify

TRUE OR FALSE: In Turkey, burping after a meal will lead you to be dismissed and never invited back.

TRUE

FALSE

Gify

If you drop bread on the floor while in Afghanistan, you:

Pick it up, kiss it and put it back on your plate

Say a prayer and leave it there

Have to pay for dinner

Throw out your whole plate and get a new serving of food

Mayfly / Gify

Putting salt on your food is an insult in what country?

Greece

Egypt

Portugal

Italy

Farmers Insurance ® / Gify

In Italy, you don't have to wait for the other diners to receive theirs as long as you:

Are eating pasta

Are eating dessert

Are the host

Are the oldest

You're The Worst / Gify

In China, hosts will keep filling your plate until you are full. How do you signal you do not want any more food?

Cross your fork and knife on the plate

Burp

Leave some food on your plate

Leave the table

Brimstone (The Grindhouse Radio, Hound Comics) / Gify

Doing this at a restaurant in Japan is an insult:

Not finishing your drink (alcohol)

Piling the dishes on top of each other

Paying with cash

Tipping

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