An old custom in the Philippines, when you and family/friends are eating, and through the half-eaten dish that you need to go immediately because of important reasons... you need to rotate (clockwise or counterclockwise) your plate of half-eaten meal at least once so you will not meet an accident along your way.... Don't know if it still being done in provinces/rural areas.
BRIGHT SIDE, first of all India is in South Asia and it is not a rule to not to touch your Food with left hand, after the prayer of God in Temple or during festival, some traditional sweet is made for all and they give us the sweet, we should take it from our right hand, I don't why? But it is a tradition, even if a child takes it from left hand, no one give punishment to the child they just suggest to not use their left hand. ☺️. We can eat any other food with the hand we wish to eat.
As a Chinese I want to say pls don’t believe this video, if you don’t clean your plate, Asian parents will force you to eat up, specially from what we learned from school, never ever waste food.
Definitely not at home, but in restaurants my parents always leave a bit. It is kind of true, i think it just depends on what part of China you come from.
I'm Italian, there's no such thing as insulting a chef just because you're asking for extra cheese. In restaurants waiters often bring extra cheese at your table anyway! And yes, cappuccino mainly is a breakfast drink but it's nice to sip on it during cold afternoons. So tourists from all around the world, you can have as much cheese as you want and as many cappuccinos as your heart desires!
Thats weird, both my parents are chinese and they told me that is bad manner not to finish eating the food because there are many poor people who needs food in this world....
As a person that has Chinese roots, I can say there is no such thing as "if you want to compliment the chef, leave some". This is a complete misrepresentation of Chinese culture. Leaving food only applies to situations when we celebrate Chinese New Year. Its a tradition to not finish the food on the table to signify that the coming year has something to eat ("年年有余") during Chinese New Year. Other times of the year if you don't clear your plate parents would scold you for having leftovers.
In Chinese restaurants, if you leave a plate with some food on it, the chef's salary lowers. We also have a saying that basically means farmers work hard to grow the food we eat so we should never waste food...so idk where u got the leaving food=compliment from.
I’m Chinese, in my region there is indeed a saying that eating up all the food in your plate would make the host think the food is not enough for you, also making the host uneasy. So do not jump the conclude. Just because you are Chinese doesn’t mean you know all Chinese language.
im from China and its rude to leave food because food come from hard work every ancient powerful figure and a lot of poetry teach children not to waste food, every single piece of rice come from hard work and sweat! i really dont know where you got your Chinese etiquette from. belching is also rude in China, its what low class people do, not people with manners you dont belch, thats disgusting. check your facts please!
I guess the only way to learn etiquette for a country with certainty is to go there and learn how it's done and hope that does you are with will understand if you're not sure what to do or what not to do.
I'm the kind that doesn't like to waste food. If I can't finish it at the restaurant, I usually take it to go, and put it in my lunch for work for the next day. That way, food doesn't get wasted.
@@Ana-od5wm "Why?" It seems that there are a number of people who loudly complain that it is somehow "incorrect" to put pineapple on a pizza. I don't understand why they should think this.
Indians wash our hands before and after a meal. It's just the norm to eat with your right hand. It's true Indians do clean yourself with the left hand but that doesn't mean Indians don't wash their hands after they go to the loo. We're not barbarians. I live in south India and we don't find it disgusting to touch the plate with the left hand. You should really check your facts.
I was in India on a business trip, and was treated to dinner by a group of executives from work (me and 5 Indian execs). I ordered the food I wanted and was told I had to order something different. Turns out it was expected that we each order some unique and it's all placed in the center of the table and shared. That was probably the closest anyone got to being offended by etiquette despite what followed: I am left handed. I picked up each and every dish with my right hand and used a spoon in my left hand to scoop food onto my plate. I then proceeded to eat with the fork in my left hand and scooping with the naan bread in my right hand. Not once didn't anyone look uncomfortable or offended, and not once did anyone say anything to me or make me feel uncomfortable. Most cultures understand that tourists and visitors don't fully understand the local etiquette and don't expect them to.
In italy we are very proud of our cheese, please always ask for more cheese, even though in most restaurants they already leave it on your table in a container. And like the cappuccino after noon, cutting your spaghetti is considered weird and a very easy way to recognise a tourist. What is actually considered rude is chewing with your mouth open, making weird noises or not talking at all when you're at the table. And of course, asking for a pineapple pizza.
I am an ethiopian and you'er right we always share a plate .And the plate will be served by different traditional foodes for example doro wet, injera, shiro and so on.And like you say"only grab from the part of serving dish closet to you; reaching across is considered rude" you are also right about it. how many peoples like ethiopia?
I don't know if this is a Chinese or a Taoist thing but a half-chinese friend of mine had chinese guests and she said they will eat everything in their plate, including the Ice on the soda cup because one shouldn't be leaving food.
@@charlieextra9406 I'm not Taoist so I'm in no place to say but chinese don't have to finish EVERYTHING like you can leave the ice and stuff,just eat as much as you can.
@@frizuo I forgot to say that the guests were kids, maybe that's how they were being brought up. But that did happened, their parents were Chinese Taoists who were guest speakers for a Taoist temple. or maybe they just wanted the ice lol.
While serving in the US Navy, one of the places i traveled to was china. I was exploring the area and decided to grab some food in a small local restaurant and ordered off a Chinese menu, I received some sort of a noodle dish with lots of vegetables and meat. I only had a pair of chop sticks with the meal and had to prior education in the use of them nor the cultural etiquette. Being very hungry I dove into the savory meal and quickly started to devour it. Shortly after I started, I heard a commotion coming from the cooking area. I looked over to see a waitress holding back an angry man waving a large cleaver around who was not only yelling in Chinese... he was glaring at me. The waitress calmed him down, he returned to the cooking area, and she immediately said in broken English that I cannot stab the meat with the chop sticks to pick up the meat. I apologized, she showed me how to use the chop sticks. After I had finished and paid for the meal, I advised her the meal was very good and asked why he was so mad. She said that stabbing the food means death to the cook. Lesson learned.
Oh Jesus. That is terrifying. Yes, that is true, you NEVER stab food with your chopsticks, always try to separate big chunks of food with your chopsticks as well. I'm glad the waitress difused the situation for you. I actually had chills reading your comment. I can't imagine how scary that must have been to just be eating and seeing a chef causing a commotion and waving his meat cleaver around in the air. 😣
Yup, most food is bite sized, but sometimes you have to tease a large piece apart. I'm only somewhat proficient with chopsticks so my friends know to keep an eye out for anything that might come flying from my direction. I'm getting better-- almost as good as most five year olds 🙃
I think rather than meaning death to the cook, it mean more of attracting the dead to eat your food since stabbing the food with chopsticks resembles inserting joss sticks into food.
As someone who's been to multiple countries, I can guarantee that no host expects any local etiquette from their guest. As long as you are polite, like a civilised human being, and show interest in local practices and manners, you'll be fine.
@@jorgepalacio6910 But this video is aimed for people who like to travel into different countries, not towards the locals of specific countries who should know these anyways.
My Great-Grand mother was from China and my Grandfather learned from her. My Grandparents raised me until I was 6 while my mother worked. You came to the table, and if you were a child, you kept your silence and listened to your elders. No belching, farting or acting up. You cleaned your plate and never complained if you did not like the taste of something because there were always children who were going hungry that would be grateful to have what you have.
In India we mostly have our food with right hand. So left hand is kept clean to have water, second helping and for passing the serving bowls! Looking at so many comments it seems you have half knowledge and did the video without going to depths. Sad!
I went to Portugal for vacation last year. I don't know about salt and pepper but I do know to turn away the bread, ham and cheese they bring to your table. If you don't send it away it'll cost 25€
@@davemack1946 you went to the wrong places then! if you go to some fancy place they'll charge you more, but on most restaurants they have menus with bread, olives, main course, drink, dessert and coffee, all that for just 7-10€
Não acho que seja assim tão literal... Quando comecei a ver este filme pensei nisto mesmo, e surpreendentemente surgiu no filme... é como levar amigos a jantar a casa da mãe, dizendo que é a melhor cozinheira do mundo, e um dos amigos pede temperos e despeja-os no prato... não se sentiria insultado - a minha mãe é a melhor cozinheira do mundo, para que é que precisas de maionese e sal?! É como os cozinheiros se sentem. Ninguem vai ser insultado por pedir sal e pimenta em Portugal, mas claro que quem cozinha fica chateado - porque não correspondeu ao que pretendia ;).
Hi, thank you for talking good about my country, Portugal. But as I'm Portuguese I know the truth is that what you said about salt and pepper is completly fake. Portuguese servers that judge you by that are just rude and bad workers and in Portugal, we are so hospitable that we love for everyone to get the food exactly to their taste, going to the extend of adding, taking or changing ingridients on the dishes, and being completely friendly if you dont like the food, and, in case you don't eat it because it's not to your taste, a refund will be done and you can chose something else, most of the cases at least, and on good restaurants, not on the fast food chains, although there this might happen too. The salt and pepper thing you talked about is just a rumor, and it's mostly because we use a lot of salt in everything, and a lot of pepper in traditional cuisine, and for foreign people, as we do not know their habbits and tastes, we prefer to put less and let them put as much as the love to so they eat well, also, salt and pepper is always in the table, allways. For those who took the time to read this, thank you for your attention! :)
True!! Portuguese people are often described as very welcoming and accepting! It's completely okay to ask for salt and pepper!! I'm from portugal and I used to do that all the time when I lived there, I like things saltier than most people!
One, leaving food is considered wasteful in China. Two, chopsticks on rice bowl is also a Chinese thing. It symbolizes burning incense during offering to the dead, which is Taoist. Also, who told you we burp at the table? You are not to make sounds at the table other than talking. Do your research before posting.
Ruoying Feng when I was in China two months ago, I was appalled by the amount of food people left on the table and on their plates at restaurants- especially young people!
Sue DeSimone What they do does not mean that was how they should have been taught. What’s respected culturally sadly does not get transmitted by the current generation.
The "no chopsticks in rice" also goes for Japan. Same applies for passing food with chopsticks - congratulations, you basically turned dinner into a funeral...
I believe that any "People in China" video can only be seen as "people in china exist that". China is far too diverse to make any general statement about chinese people other than them being citizens of china. When people say, chinese eat cats and dogs, you can't understand it as "everyone does it" just like you can't say that no one in the history of china ever did. Just like when you talk about Texans and roadkill...
Depends where you go. Young people in the major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, are largely very wasteful in my experience, as they're the first generation to really be raised without hardship or poverty. Going to smaller cities, towns, or villages, food waste is a much bigger deal. From my personal experience living in China the past year and a half, it's a bit of a balance. You'll want to leave just a tiny little bit of rice (just rice, not meat/veggies) at the bottom of your bowl to show "yes, I'm really actually full, there is enough, I don't want more" but not enough that it's wasteful. Maybe as a local it's more expected to clean your plate, but I'm a foreigner so I kind of get treated as a VIP guest wherever I go with Chinese people. The burping thing confuses me a bit, though. From what I know, that's much more a Korean mannerism, so maybe it's more popular in the area near that border. I've had a handful of people express disgust at the idea of that. As said above, the only noise you're supposed to make is talking. My girlfriend often gets upset at me for humming at the table when we go out for dinner and the restaurant is playing music.
i live in china for long time. one important rule when eating "eat everything whats on the table and make sure not a single rice left on your bowl" 😂😂😂
Maybe my situation is a bit awkward, because my parents come from Hong Kong, but we always try to clean our plates. If we can’t, that’s fine, but if we can and leave rice on it, then we’re going to grow pimples or something...
Good point. But in Brazil, burgers come in a paper sleeve and you eat the burger holding the sleeve. You never touch the burger with your hands. Also in Brazil, in high-class restaurants, leave a quarter to a third of the meal on the plate. This proves you are dining for the taste and the experience, not because you are hungry. You satisfy your hunger at home.
@@rachelleanngalorio7698 If your going to give info about other countries, at least get it right..the best way to know and present the correct info. is to speak to individuals from the countries your researching..Also, know your geography, India is not in the middle east..
Tip: if ever in UK or Ireland. If someone buys you a drink, they 'usually' expect you to buy the next drink, or return the compliment the next time you meet. Never let your guest sit with an empty glass. It's a small thing, but it can mean the difference between someone welcoming you or avoiding you in the future.
Neither did I. I live here since 1974. All my Thai relatives and colleagues are using forks etc. as long as I remember. There was never a discussion or mentioning about. Maybe this is the etiquette from another country, but definitely not from here (Thailand).
Umm well of course they will , if u are a indain they of course will think that why so much attitude just eat the food . But if you're applying it for a foreigner u are probably wrong if u are foreigner they themselves will give u spoon
In the Netherlands we have ‘oprotkoffie’ (=“get lost-coffee”) That’s basically the last cup of coffee (or tea) served after a birthday/party/event which indicates the time that the guests have to leave after finishing it ;) If they don’t get the hint, the host starts vacuum cleaning the house
Vacuum cleaning the house?!! that's something we do in new zealand :) edit; after luxing a room for no necesssary reason, it is with a small blush I admit we sometimes will handwash the dishes as ...bombasticly as possible. Or wash the windows if things get really desperate (seen this happen, other neighbours will 'pop by' to see if everything's "allright with the fireplace" ..and i've seen the police rung a few times when a particularly obnoxious gang family simply refused to get the hint because our blatant discomfort were more entertaining than the mid-day soap opera's.
You are exaggerating too much about Indians not using their left hand. Not touching the plate in South India with our left hand. Don't spread misinformation, we Indians thoroughly enjoy our food with whatever hands as long as they are clean
The only tourists that Speak english in italy are from Uk or US because they never learned other Languages in their whole life. Its just rude to enter a country without learning basic sentences like ordering food, asking for directions etc. Lazy....
i am from india and i am left - handed . in past my family members try to make me right - handed but i am still left-handed and eat with my left hand . and get quite a weird looks from strangers
Here in Portugal we don't care if you want peper or Salt, If you want salt or peper, have It! You aren't gonna insult us, except if the person who cooked is very easly offended, like, you have to understand that we are people, not a bunch of weirdos that get easly offended because of some condiments :v
True. Also, if someone gets offended, who cares. It their own problem not mine they got offended. It's not that I wanted to insult them, I just wanted to eat how I like to eat. Simple as that.
Probably the waiter didnt wanted bother or had salt/pepper to give away. Its not rude, its annoying. Basically same with parmesan, lol that cost money. Ignorant and clickbaity video. But yeah no waiter likes that , super annoying. 95% cases its gonna drag dish down
Thank you! I was wondering about this one as I recently moved from Canada to Portugal... This is completely bogus. I've never seen anybody complain about my asking for salt and pepper.
I'm not Thai, but in Sweden we all love to holiday in Thailand. I could eat Khao Kah Moo everyday forever and be very happy. In all the holidays I've spent over years everyone seems to eat with fork or spoon - whichever makes easy to eat. Good cooks always have respect for their work and making people delicious food -- in restaurant or street cart -- you will get well prepared meats never leathery or rubbery so easy to pull nice bites with fork...spoon for the rice is easier. Simple. And lovely to talk with locals at stalls or around outdoor tables. Some of best of life is sharing culture over some delicious food!
it's true. one time my friend from the usa came to visit me and she had the audacity to ask if i had anything other than poutine... let's just say the local prison is pretty packed right now
In my area of Saudi Arabia beside using your right hand , to be more polite and show off that you enjoyed the meal eat slowly , take your time and eat as much as you can because it is tradition the guest will stop eating when the visitor feels full or stop then we will remove the dishes and bring dessert and tea - that's why you may see some Arabias ask you to eat more when you finish they think you are shy or want to leave some food for the guest but the will tell you to eat let you know that the meal is made only for you and to honor you and express that they are happy you visited them - one more thing you may find that the meal is way more than enough and so many kinds of food that a sign they love you , respect you and show you that it is great honor for them to have you 😊
I am living in Portugal and worked in the restaurant. asking salt and pepper isn't considered rude in fact our manager used to say us to provide salt, pepper, and vinegar to the customer with the food
Yes! I always get offer those 3 with every meal there...no matter vendor or restaurant. I was afraid for a moment I should not see them or ask. Thank you.
Yea I am portuguese and live in Portugal and what they say in the video is just wrong its ridiculous in every portuguese restaurant you go olive oil vinegar salt and pepper is on the table for the customer
i don't know where you've heard that in Portugal is rude to ask for salt and pepper but that is SO WRONG. we even put salt and pepper on table so people can add more if they want to You need to do better research. Do not believe in the number 8
I am an Indian and it does not matter which hand you use. But after you come out of the bathroom 🚽,you must wash your hands. And there is no rule that we should never touch the plate with left hand 🖐 as we always wash our hands before eating. Right???
Yup I'm from South India and it's the same here you can eat with both your hands and there's no problem. It's not exactly common but it's not a big deal either
Ravikanth Krishnan ..When you are serving a meal at your home or at a restaurant...who is going to know you are a Tamil Brahmin...or not..not certainly by your looks nor name or the way you speak.Reading about cultures and foods across the globe....eating with both hands is permissible with tact and etiquette....if in doubt ask the hosts or elders what is the norm for the meal...and use your common sense and enjoy the meal.
Jyothi McMinn My reply was to Geetha Vani's statement that it does not matter which hand one uses in India. That may be the practice at large, but in pockets of Indian culture, using left hand to touch food or even utensils is frowned upon, such as in Tam Bram houses. Certainly, these practices have no relevance outside one’s home. Even at home, the cultural transgressions of guests often get overlooked by the hosts, so there’s no need to be paranoid about them. Of course, one can always ask the hosts, but that takes the fun out of reading or watching videos like these that show peculiar habbits from acroos the globe, no?
I had a boyfriend that would ALWAYS salt and pepper everything I cooked without tasting it , no matter what. I did mention a couple times that he at least try what I cooked first, , esp if I made a meal from scratch. It irritated me, I guess I found it rude. I was raised by my Italian grandmother, so maybe that's why, lol.
We don't do tea ceremonies in the UK, we do have tea parties and afternoon tea (both of which many people drink coffee at) it depends on personal preference x
The average tea "ceremony" in the UK consists of putting a tea bag in each cup, pouring in boiling water, waiting a few minutes optionally adding milk and sugar.
I've had Phillipino friends and I also have some relatives. This custom of continually offering to be rejected until they finally say yes when they wanted to say yes the first time is super annoying! Just accept the first time so ppl can move on with their lives.
No problem if you drink Cappuccino any time of the day in Italy and no problem if you ask for more or extra cheese. We also put parnesan chesse on other foods not only pasta.
I am from a middle-eastern country, and in our country if you leave food on your plate after you have had your meal it is considered to be a bad etiquette. In our country we believe that if food is left on the plate after you have had a meal it means you are disrespecting the food and the cooks as well.
Drop Bear Interactive, then you have no option left than to leave without emptying your plate but before you do so make sure to deliver your thanks and pure feelings of having your dish to your host or the cooks. This would easily help you in leaving the place without emptying your plate as well as without upsetting anyone.😊😊
In Italy, cutting up spaghetti is considered rude. I did and the chef got very upset, took my plate away and gave me another plate, then showed me how to roll it up on a fork.
leaving food in your plate after finishing is considered rude in china. these are all really bad stereotypes. we are brought up to not waste even a single grain of rice. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦
The comments for this video were brilliant. Fascinating stuff, far more entertaining and informative than the video! I live in the Southern USA and can't speak for any but my own family, but growing up the rules were: No talking with food in your mouth, chew with your mouth closed, no elbows on the table, clean your plate 'cause there are little children starving in China (I once made the mistake of suggesting we send what I didn't want to eat to one of those children ... never did that again), take seconds if you're still hungry but you better finish them, and never, ever finish off the last of anything because Daddy might want a snack later. I really enjoyed reading everyone's comments.
In USA first thing first, wash your nasty hands with soap and water! Don't talk with food in your mouth. Don't chew with your mouth open. Don't reach across table, ask for someone to pass. Salt pepper butter condiments all on table to "adjust" for personal palettes. Host sets procedure for guests so wait until you are told its ok to help yourself or start eating. Be respectful and polite to others at table.
In china left over some food to show you are satisfied is nounsance and incorrect.Its not for the cheft is the host for that dinner that invite u might feel that way so they will order more food.If you are full please tell them.Pls don't waste food.
I guess it’s a trend? There are things called vtubers where ppl voice a virtual character. I personally don’t get it, but apparently they are quite popular.
I actually had someone get mad at me once for waiting patiently for other people to fill their plates first. I was taught never to dig in first. But they were used to everyone just diving in and thought I was waiting for them to serve me. We were both in the US. We just had different manners.
I'm from morocco and this stereotype about left hand is wrong cus we don't consider it as dirty hand but jute impolite thing to eat with it according to our religion
Why on earth would anyone ask for extra salt in Portugal? 🇵🇹 The Portuguese drown everything in SALT. There’s more salt in a typical Portuguese dish than in the Dead Sea. Same thing goes for some of the Greek islands, BTW. I love Portuguese cuisine-and the Portuguese themselves-but please go easy with the salt guys!
James Hoffmann, the coffee guy, explained that, a long time ago, many Italians, especially in the South, were lactose intolerant. Drinking fresh milk usually gives a lactose intolerant person "the runs". If drinking it in the morning, that's not much of a problem, since you're likely still at home, but during the day it might cause difficulties.
@@soddinnutter5633 I don't know about that, I've never heard of such research about Italians. Traditionally it's ture that cappuccino is a breakfast drink but it's not so uncommon to see an Italian drinking it later during the day, nowadays at least
I am also from Italy and I drink cappuccino at any time of day and also about the cheese is wrong I worked in a restaurant and we put extra bowls of cheese on the table, parmesan cheese that is.
I was once in Rome with my mom and she ordered pasta, she asked for a little more cheese and the waiter had no problem with that and just smiled to us..
In Turkmenistan, you cannot serve black tea to your olderly guest, it should only be green tea only. Black tea for an older person means, you don't respect that person. This rule originates from the fact that, black tea has more amount of caffeine which may rise blod pressure of older generation.
I don’t know how this is relevant but I'm gonna say it anyway Me: (Eats the worst food on a plate to save best for last) My Asian Parents: Oh you must really like the food! Here's some more
My mum always get offended when u ask her if u can get sause for your food, like one time her new boyfriend went to grab sause I told him that's he's not allowed to do that cuz my mum (his gf) takes it that u don't appreciate her food enough and u didn't like it and she makes the best food
although we're americans, my granddaughter and her family lived in hong kong for four years. they all use chopsticks when we eat in chinese, japanese and viet namese restaurants. i try and try, but just can't learn how to use them. i've even been gifted with a pair, but i always end up using a fork.
In Vietnamese culture you can't have the last bite if you're sharing dishes with everyone, especially if you're younger - you're supposed to save that for the elders. If you finish your food, they'll ask if you want more - it's a compliment because it just means the food is really good. Also, in most Asian cultures (not just Japan), you can't stick your chopsticks up in your rice/food because people only do that when they pray to either Buddha or to their ancestors who've past away.
