1. Gracious dining is a big game of Simon Says. Unless your host or hostess does something, you are not allowed to do something.
2. AWhen you leave the table, placing your napkin on your chair says that you are coming back.
3. Placing your napkin on the table means that you are finished and you will not be returning.
4. Spitting a bone or gristle into your napkin is considered gauche. Don't do it.
5. Once a utensil has been used, it should never touch the tabletop.
6. Eyeglasses and cell phones should never be placed on the table.
7. Do not blow your nose at the table.
8. When the check arrives, it's only a once back and forth and then you let the person who has offered to pay take care of the bill. If you are the Simon, don't even let the check come to the table so there is no argument.

An expert shares with Sissy in A Bigger View, the proper table etiquette.

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