Of course, there are established rules of table manners, but restaurant etiquette around the world still varies from culture to culture. For example, in France bread belongs on the table and not on the plate, and in Italy it is a sin to ask for Parmesan cheese at dinner. Also check the other rules of table manners so that you know how to act when dining in a foreign restaurant so that you don't make fun of yourself or offend someone unnecessarily.
What seems normal in one place may be outrageous and distasteful in another country. So Japanese people drink soup and they don't spoon feed it like most of the rest of the world, breaking piles or burping in China is considered as olicano. Hooray!
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Check out some others rules of table etiquette are still valid around the world and how you should behave while eating in foreign restaurants so that you don't make fun of yourself or even offend someone.
