place the napkin in your lap… when leaving the table, place your napkin to the left of your place setting-never on the chair… be a good conversationalist…. when you want something, ask for it to be passed, “Will you please
Some hosts place the fork on top of the napkin to save room in the setting or to keep things slightly more casual. Other hosts feel this is not in keeping with the idea that each item should be touched only when it is to be used and that disturbing the fork to get to the napkin ...
HOOK VIDEO CLIP Common Rules of Etiquette NAPKIN Place on lap before starting to eat; cover your mouth and nose if you must cough or sneeze Leave on your chair if leaving the table and returning during a meal Leave to the left of the plate when finished with the meal Common Rules of Et...