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Good Table Manners

"I want the last bun" "No I want it"

Question 1:

Chuck is a pig at the dining table. He's always late to dinner, he talks with his mouth full, he grabs other's food and is disrespectful too. Who on earth can straighten this boy out, before he descends in the underworld of bad eaters?

	Chuck will help himself, in a manner of speaking			There's no one on this planet who can help this incorrigible masticator, A green blob of jelly is his guide to good manners

	Chuck's long-lost aunt, who taught the cannibals to say please and thank you in the Pacific after the war

Question 2:

Chuck's new eating mentor walks him through some important situations where eating correctly could make or break the event like dating, eating with the boss. Chuck agrees that eating correctly is a good idea, but what is holding him back?

	"The wolves that raised me didn't even have hands, and hardly ever went to dinner parties"			"Most people like me because of the way I dress, not the way I eat"

	"It's all so complicated"

Question 3:

Chuck learns about cutlery first. He's presented with three forks, and asked, what is the simple trick in knowing how to use them?

	Any that are left unused you can take home			Use them in order, from the outside in

	Use them all, and ask for more forks if you need them

Question 4:

Chuck wasn't holding his utensils the right way, but he learned that, and how to put his fork and knife onto his plate to show that he was done. What's the best way to eat soup again?

	Bring your man-servant to serve it to you			"Never tip the bowl, and dip the soup, and spoon away from you"

	Pick up the bowl and drink away!

Question 5:

"Courtesy, consideration for others and common sense-that's what table manners are." What's the best way to reinforce and continue to pick up on good table manners?

	Read books about table manners and then practice by having tea with dolls and stuffed animals			Eat in public and change your behavior when people notice what you are doing

	Practice good manners when eating at home