Name: 手肘放桌上為什麼不禮貌？禮儀專家回答大家的各種禮儀問題！ (Etiquette Expert Answers Etiquette Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED)
Uploaded: 2024-08-15T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 11 min 31 s

I'm William Hanson, an etiquette coach, and I'm here to answer the internet's burning etiquette questions.

我是威廉-漢森，一名禮儀教練，我來回答網上炙手可熱的禮儀問題。

I always do my best to have good table etiquette, but I still genuinely do not understand the no elbows on the table rule.

我一直在盡力保持良好的餐桌禮儀，但我還是真的不理解 "禁止將手肘放在桌子上 "的規定。

Why is that important? Three exclamation marks.

這有什麼重要的？加上三個感嘆號。

The no elbows on the table rule goes back to the medieval times in Europe, where they were eating from trestle tables.

禁止將手肘放在桌子上的規定可以追溯到歐洲的中世紀，當時人們都是在木架桌上用餐。

They would put these benches out with sheets of wood on top.

他們會把這些長凳擺放出來，上面鋪上木板。

If you put your elbows on the table, the table would tip and the food would go everywhere.

如果你把胳膊肘放在桌子上，桌子就會傾斜，食物就會到處亂飛。

And obviously that's not very good etiquette.

And so it became the etiquette and not to put your elbows on the table.

於是，不把胳膊肘放在桌子上就成了一種禮儀。

We do really still abide by the no elbows on the table rule, because I think it looks really ugly.

我們確實還在遵守不準把胳膊肘放在桌子上的規定，因為我覺得這樣看起來很難看。

AtQwellings is saying, what's the proper way to stir the tea clockwise or anticlockwise?

AtQwellings 說：「順時針或逆時針攪拌茶葉的正確方法是什麼？」

Great question. And the answer is neither.

Instead, we stir in a back and forth 6-12, 6-12 motion, gently flicking the teaspoon at the top of the cup, not banging around like that.

相反，我們以 6-12, 6-12 的來回動作攪拌，輕輕地將茶匙撥到杯口，而不是像這樣敲來敲去。

Set it back in line with the handle and enjoy.

把它放回把手的位置，然後盡情享受。

R.G. Meister is asking, actually, f*** this site.

R.G. 梅斯特問：「其實，這個網站******。

I'm learning how to cut cheese for charcuterie.

我正在學習如何切熟食店的起司。

You don't want to take the best bit of the cheese for yourself.

你不會想把最好的奶酪據為己有的。

And the best bit of the cheese, cheeses that are made in the round, is the nose of the cheese.

而奶酪中最美味的部分，也就是圓形奶酪的鼻子。

And on this blue cheese here, that would be this bit.

在這塊藍奶酪上，就是這一點。

So we wouldn't cut like so, because you'd be taking the creamiest bit for yourself.

所以，我們不會這樣切，因為你會把最奶油的那一點據為己有。

Instead, we are going to cut down, keeping the original shape.

相反，我們要把它切下來，保持原來的形狀。

And then we would place that cheese on our individual plate.

然後，我們會把奶酪放在各自的盤子裡。

We have a question now from Joe P.E. Haley.

Just ordered this plate of peas from the nearest available tin.

剛從最近的罐子裡訂了這盤豌豆。

In really casual dining, that might be permissible, but in more formal dining, we're going to use both the fork and the knife.

在真正的休閒用餐中，這可能是允許的，但在更正式的用餐中，我們要同時使用叉和刀。

I think this is more difficult to keep those peas balanced.

我認為這更難保持這些豌豆的平衡。

It's much better to just spear them onto the tines of your fork and eat like so.

At The Etiquette Man is asking, is cheersing or clinking your glass on the table proper etiquette?

禮儀先生問：在餐桌上歡呼或碰杯是否符合禮儀？

So many people do it, but it's not actually correct.

很多人都這麼做，但實際上並不正確。

In formal dining, you're drinking from fine glassware that's expensively made.

在正式用餐時，您會用昂貴的玻璃器皿喝酒。

And if you do start smashing your glasses together, you're going to hear the clink of glass all over the floor and that'll somewhat ruin the meal.

如果你開始把杯子砸在一起，你會聽到滿地的玻璃杯碰撞聲，這多少會毀掉一餐。

我們收到了來自謝利-拉黑（Shelly Lahey）的一條推特。

No, but why should we care about etiquette?

沒有，但我們為什麼要在乎禮儀呢？

Like who the cares about which fork goes where?

就像誰會關心哪個叉子放在哪裡？

顯然，他們對此有強烈的意見。

If you are a user of earth, then you need etiquette and manners.

如果你是地球的使用者，那麼你就需要禮儀和禮貌。

Predominantly what I'm focusing on today is Western British American etiquette.

我今天主要講的是西方英美禮儀。

At Droovy Modi 10 is saying, who even decides table etiquette?

Droovy Modi 10 說："誰能決定餐桌禮儀？

Like I'll keep the fork however I want without giving some secret message on whether I like the food or not.

就像我想怎麼拿叉子就怎麼拿叉子，而不會暗中告訴別人我是否喜歡這道菜。

Okay, so there is some etiquette fake news that does the rounds on social media.

好吧，社交媒體上流傳著一些禮儀假新聞。

There is a graphic showing the different positions to put your cutlery in based on whether you liked the food or not, whether you're ready for a second plate.

有一個圖形顯示了根據你是否喜歡食物、是否準備好了第二盤菜，你應該把餐具放在不同的位置。

The only positions you put your cutlery in when they're not being held in your hand is to indicate that you are resting or if you are finished.

餐具不拿在手上時，唯一的擺放姿勢是表示您在休息或您用完了。

When we're resting, the cutlery goes like so.

我們休息時，餐具是這樣擺放的。

When we're finished, in Britain, we would put the cutlery together, but in other parts of the world, that might be at a slight angle.

吃完後，在英國，我們會把餐具放在一起，但在世界其他地方，可能會稍微傾斜一點。

And in France, the fork might be turned over.

而在法國，叉子可能會被翻過來。

That is what the waiting staff are looking for.

Atwaseem NYC is asking, is it ever okay to interrupt someone in a conversation?

Atwaseem NYC 在問：打斷別人的談話可以嗎？

And if it is okay, which it isn't, when is it an appropriate time?

如果可以，什麼時候才是合適的時機？

I mean, look, if they're on fire, then you might perhaps need to say, can I just stop you there?

我的意思是，聽著，如果他們著火了，那麼你也許需要說，我能不能讓你停下來？

But note to everyone else, a conversation is meant to be like a game of tennis.

但請大家注意，談話就像一場網球比賽。

You're not meant to hold the ball and not let it go.

At Virgin Radio Toronto are asking, is it wrong to taste a bottle of wine at a restaurant and then send it back because you don't like it?

多倫多維珍電臺問：在餐廳品嚐一瓶葡萄酒後，因為不喜歡而將其退回，這樣做有錯嗎？

Well, the restaurant are going to love you because you're going to be paying for the first bottle and the second bottle.

餐廳會喜歡你的，因為你要為第一瓶和第二瓶買單。

The only reason, thank you, that you can send something back is because there is a problem with the wine because it is caught.

謝謝你，你可以把東西寄回去的唯一原因是酒有問題，因為它被夾住了。

And that's where there's been a problem in the storage process.

這就是存儲過程中的問題所在。

By the time you get the wine to about here, you will know that it is caught.

當你把酒送到這裡的時候，你就會知道它被釣上來了。

How TF do you eat a big ass burger in a non grotesque way?

TF 如何以不怪誕的方式吃一個大屁股漢堡？

So instead you're going to deconstruct it first with your knife and fork.

所以，你要先用刀叉來解構它。

Take the top of the bun off and then cut a little bit and then eat like so.

把饅頭的頂部拿掉，然後切一點點，再像這樣吃。

At Richard Bicknays is asking, what fork etiquette do you use?

理查德-比克奈斯（Richard Bicknays）問，你們使用的叉子禮儀是什麼？

I'm sure I'd get roasted in Europe for my very American knife and fork etiquette.

在歐洲，我的刀叉禮儀很美國化，肯定會被烤焦。

In Britain, when we're using a knife and fork together, they are both held at the same time.

在英國，當我們一起使用刀叉時，刀叉是同時握住的。

We obviously don't put the knife anywhere near our mouth and the food is conveyed via the fork.

顯然，我們不會把刀子放在嘴邊，食物是通過叉子傳送的。

And in Britain, the tines of the fork, the prongs, always face downwards.

而在英國，叉子的尖，也就是叉刺，總是朝下的。

Now in America, they will start like this, cut a little bit of food, place the knife down on the edge of the plate, turn the fork over, stab and eat, pick up the knife, cut another little bit of food.

現在在美國，他們會這樣開始：切一點食物，把刀放在盤子邊緣，把叉子翻過來，刺一下，然後吃，拿起刀，再切一點食物。

So we don't suggest eating like that in Britain, but of course in America, it's perfectly correct if that's how they wish to eat.

是以，我們不建議英國人這樣吃，當然，在美國，如果他們想這樣吃，也是完全正確的。

Mr. Rickson is saying that according to etiquette expert Emily Post, there are three proper ways to eat spaghetti.

裡克森先生說，根據禮儀專家艾米莉-波斯特的說法，有三種正確的吃意大利麵條的方法。

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