Il Galateo nel mondo dopo Expo | eatparade
The rules of conduct of the board are different depending on the country and Expo Milano 2015 has shown fully. Every place has its own habits and the table can be a great field of inquiry.
• France. Here it is good to rest both hands on the table and not below, otherwise you would think that something is hidden.
• Germany. It is customary not to cut the potatoes, but mash them with a fork, or risk wasting the sauce. With this method it is in fact absorbed.
• Spain. Here exists the habit of “Sobremesa” (digestion time), that is, to stay at the table for a while ‘to chat after dinner.
• Hungary. Do not we toast with beer ever, this is because in 1848 when the Hungarian Revolution was defeated by Austria, the Austrians drank just with the mugs of beer.
• Mexico. The tacos are strictly eaten with your hands. But first they dunk them in sauce.
• Japan. It is considered impolite to leave the chopsticks in the rice because it is a custom for the dead, while okay let horizontal on the bowl or on the table.
• Korea. Here exists a great respect for the elderly, then you begin to eat only after they started them.
• Thailand. The fork is a utensil adapted to help, but not to eat. It serves as a side dish of food in the spoon. The introduction took place with King Chulalongkorn, because before the land was eaten with the hands.
