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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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....
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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 ;).
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!
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.
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 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
@@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..
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
@@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.
Number 0: asking for extra sauce with you chicken nuggets at McDonald’s in the USA It is offensive to the chef because they think you think it is missing 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.
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).
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 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...
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
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.
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.
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
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....
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.
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.
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.
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.
We never washed our teapot in my family when I was a kid. I was shocked when I first saw a teapot being washed up with other pots. I’m in England so I drink lots of tea.
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.😊😊
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!
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..
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 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
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!
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
One more reason why Indians don't eat by left hand because, they eat by right hand without using spoons/ forks. They mix daal-rice-curry or dip chapaati in gravy by their right hand. Left hand is clean. So, If they want to serve themselves or others while having meals, they use clean left hand. One more thing, we Indians keep our glass of water to the left side only, for the same reason. We believe in finishing the whole meal served in our plate. Maharashtrinans will start their meals with dal-rice, then chapati-bhaaji ( vegetables gravy etc.) and again dal-rice is indication of end of the meals.
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 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 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.
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.
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
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.
Probably they meant that sipping your wine silently with disregard to toasting would be considered rude, as is not whipping up as elaborate a toast as you can when it is your time to do so. That, from those georgians I know, is usually true, and it was adapted (if with significantly simplified toasts) across most of the ex-USSR. However, if you drink all your glass of wine like it is a shot, you'll likely be considered an alcoholic, and also accused (not without foundation, mind you!) of total disregard to both wine and host (as it is usually his selection). At least those are my experience and my thoughts.
Sticking chopsticks into rice reminds of some funeral practices where incense sticks are put into the deceased ones ash....so it's basically imitating a funeral practise....You also can't pass food with chopsticks, because at some funerals bones will be passed around and it would remind people of it...
Hey guys! Are there any unusual food etiquette rules in your countries? Tell us about them! :)
India is not in the Middle East. It's in South Asia.
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.
In parts of West Africa you ARE supposed to eat with your left hand
In France it's an insult to use ketchup as a way to spice up a dish. They tolerate it for fries but mostly use mayo.
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!
Gracie!
I feel like this whole comment just...revived me...
Im Italian and I was thinking the same thing.
It depends on where you put the cheese.
If you put it on a fish dish you are indeed offending the whole country.
actually I've heard many stories of chefs getting offended for it xD
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.
Hahahaha indeed, never ever waste food anywhere!
that's true my parents FORCE me to eat everything so yeah
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.
Pkcgg TRUE
from living in China for 8 months never heard people burping except in the countryside but even then.
The food rules in all countries...
Dont break the plate
Dont break the spoon or fork
Dont drop the food
Enjoy your meal
Calvin Posumah Don’t drop your spoon/fork
I dropped my plate and it broke. In the USA It is ok to drop your plate..
*ONLY ON ACCIDENT*
And finish it
Except for Greece😂
My country! Im greek
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.
Thats mean if you just get scolded for not eating everything on your plate.
@@themagicsquad7101 I think so
@@themagicsquad7101 We were taught it's a waste of food. To say that you probably leave a lot of food in your bowl or plate.
@@themagicsquad7101 yeah I have to leave all the meat
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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.
We have the same saying in India too!
I'm Chinese
Yeah agree he says wrong infos. Specifically in chinese, never leave a single food on your plate except bones.
yomomma_likesme I’m Chinese too and btw my dad works at a Chinese restaurant
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.
I am Portuguese, and I've never heard that it's considered rude to ask for salt and pepper. Some restaurants already have that on the tables 😂
Alfa Romeo Same applies for asking cheese in Italy! It’s ridiculous! All Americans are rude when it comes to European style....
Alfa Romeo same
I bet Ronaldo asks for more salt and pepper 😂😂
@@Medo-ge3bb Ronaldo doesn't ask, people already know what he wants 🤣
Alfa Romeo 😂😂💀💀
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.
So true. Just be observant as to what they do and follow.
Civilized human being, well, that leaves out Biden and company.
Yeah, because you were a foreigner.
But they do expect local etiquette from their local guests.
@@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.
@@tovarishchfeixiao okay? I was replying to the comment, not to the video.
Him: you dont wanna embarrass yourself
also him: wearing a hot dog costume
🤣🤣🤣
Nice one😂
Oof that guy is saddd
I beg to differ he looks great
True!
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 thought that bathroom was dunny. Im in forth grade so, my teacer lied.
Devika Raju ikr these facts are all wrong
Anthony Thomas Yeah. Some of it is actually offensive.
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.
Colin Greig Exactly. Thank you for sharing your experience!
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....
Listen to your parents.Not this trash channel.Have a great day!
Exactly
If I've paid for a meal and I want to finish it. I'm going to finish it
thats what my mum says to me all the time, they have all wrong facts
是的，在家里要全都吃完。但是在饭店你留一点是更好。。。
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 Canadian.
We made pineapple pizza (Hawaiian)
I take offended
(Jk, it's a joke)
Fra Don't mess with beans all of these facts are wrong so yeah
WOW
i know its... Sad? Wird?
Fra Don't mess with beans
I love cheese
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 do. I am Ethiopian as well.
Is it considered rude to ask for something that’s far from you?
I'm Chinese and the stereotype is wrong,belching is still impolite and leaving food is impolite as well.
yes
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.
@@frizuo And of course I don't want to generalize anything, I just want to mention that that was what my friend told me.
Man, seems like most of these are wrong
Bobby Duke Arts omg I didn't know you watched these guys too! Hi Bobby! I love your beautiful artwork 😆 and your awesome humor!
yes I'm with that 1
Bobby Duke Arts الطبخةسورىة
Wonder how that could be
Bobby Duke Arts i love your videos ❤️
I'm asian...I love rice! I always eat rice with a spoon.
Same
I only use spoons when eating
Same. But most of the time we use our hands to eat.
@@noirbelle5201 Are you Indian?
I am a Indian and even I like to eat rice with my rice
@@shivaniverma8446 Yes
I'm Italian. I never, ever heard about asking for extra cheese being rude to the chef. And if there's ONE statement that doesn't ring true...
You do not need to leave food on your plate in China to be polite, that is just nonsense.
can confirm
Exactly. I have been to China before.
Thanks for the information.
Yup. My mother would just say to me "don't leave food on your bowl otherwise you will grow some spots on your face". And yes, I am Chinese xD
mtlicq I agree, all these facts are wrong and this video is clickbait and for them to make money
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 🙃
Im chinese and umm thats not a problem i stab my food ALOT the guy is just mad you got a better meal XD
oof
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.
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! :)
verdade
I took my time to read the whole thing
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!
@@k-popfan7758 congrats and thanks! :)
I wanted to say the same thing
I'm Chinese and I've never heard that belching is polite?!
My aunt is chinese and she said belching is as bad as farting :3 sorry I can't stop laughing when I mention it =DD
@@just_a_cup_of_milk8027 my mom sometimes forces me to eat everything on my plate lol (I’m Chinese)
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.
People stare when you burb and some shrug it off.
@@rebbetzenheinisch7291 what is your point???
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.
Same goes on in India.
粒粒皆辛苦
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.
Thanks! Im visitng china soon and i was practising my long burps :P
It's illegal in Canada for food to come in a form other than poutine. Also, we don't have salt & pepper, but 2 containers each containing maple syrup.
Love canada
Richybear they come in two flavours
Left maple syrup, and right maple syrup
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
😂😂😂
I live in Maine and I went to Qubec and this wasn't true
We Indians love the food to eat with hand
No CHOPSTICKS, No SPOONS
True bhai
Yes but only with your RIGHT hand!
I am an Indian & I don't like messy greesy hands
@@asmitas3691 tbh yea me too
@@asmitas3691 there's a way to eat with your hand too like I prefer to eat with my hands after cleaning it properly.
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.
I live in Northern Ireland and most people don’t do that maybe that might be because I’m in Northern Ireland 😅
But in the US a work setting you don't have to be bought into buying anything for anyone... it's coaxing and gibberish
Im portuguese and i know u can ask salt or pepper! No one gets angry, that guy just lied!!!
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€
Bread with butter in a portuguese restaurant is like 1€
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 ;).
@@davidp1311 ahahah the restaurant Dave wenr might not be even Portuguese... Anyway there are portuguese smart guys...
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!
yes alright they have wrong stuff ..I am right anjali
Lol I'm not Indian
@713cooldude I'm also indian and we eat burgers like everyone else does sorry if that sounded a little harsh
@713cooldude thank you for that you deserve dis -> (>°^°>) it is chubby boi
anjali shejwalkar no left hand is considered bad becuz people usally clean ..
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
the Netherlands is my host country and I don't know much about it all I know is that it's an amazing country,
thanks for the new info. : )
Hahah, that is so true! My parents always expect me to leave after the coffee when I don’t stay overnight. 😂
'Get lost coffee'? Idk why but I find it fun and funny. I would like to go to Netherlands and host a party please!
I have heard that sticky bottoms tradition
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.
"Be patient and respectful!"
*blast loud music in our ears*
I'm Italian and I've never heard something about drinking capucino in the afternoon. If you want to drink one, just do it, nobody cares what you do.
A am Italian two and never heard of any of the two rules
Idem
Never Heard this stuff
Same!!!
Ah don't care about it bright side makes everything they say up
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 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.
i agree
I'm Portuguese, and I never even heared about that, And always that I go to a Restaraunt there is always salt and pepper on the tables.
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
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
I belong to the middle East and I have never heard that, not touching your food with left hand but still your left hand is just a helping hand
Other countries : *keeps on disagreeing*
Philippines: *keeps on scrolling and reading if the whole video was correct*
Yeo min I am a Filipino
Even me but I'm Indian 😅
Yeah ur right ako din
Hahaha
@@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..
I'm Italian and it's not rude to ask for extra cheese. 🇮🇹🤔
Cheese is good food but I don't like the smell of some sorts of cheese
Good to know coz im going to italy soon and i really would like to ask for extra cheese 😂
Yeah
@@banml5919 lol
@@banml5919 usually parmesan is on the table, you choose how much to add but not on pizza please
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
Really we wash our hands after coming from the washroom
@@bishwajitmazumdar382 ???
i really think this bright side guy should check twice before saying things that are false
i'm indian and its not true.
AMITABH MUKHERJEE agree with you. Often mis information can be very damaging...
*"Also, never ask for pineapple pizza in Italy."*
Before you comment, this is a joke.
Really, there's absolutely nothing wrong with a ham and pineapple pizza. Delicious!
Why?
@@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.
Best pizza ever with pineapple
i did ask for pineapple pizza in Italy and i was scold pretty weird
I live in georgia bro. Nobody has ANY issue with sipping wine
witch Georgia the Georiga near Russia or the state Georiga in America
din t you realize? he is lying don t trust him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im from georgia too and there is no problem with it trust me.
troll face
Georgia the country not the U.S. State.
axla ar aqvt, magram ar gagigonia mamashenisgan rom unda bolomde dalio?
Number 0: asking for extra sauce with you chicken nuggets at McDonald’s in the USA
It is offensive to the chef because they think you think it is missing something
Lol. "Chef"
Yeah, more like "fry bucket holding crew" than chef... Chefs are properly trained professionals or at least well experienced cooks. LOL.
I did not know that and I love usa mcdonalds
Ronald mcdonald had a farm. It was called mcdonalds
@@cactcoal6178 it's a joke
I'm from middle East. And I think that no 6 is wrong.
Try eating a burger with one hand🍔🍔
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.
I'm sure for sunnah rasul you supposed to eat with the right hand. Burger is just improvisation of food. Not a healthy n recommended food in islam
I'm sure for sunnah rasul you supposed to eat with the right hand. Burger is just improvisation of food. Not a healthy n recommended food in islam
I'm Egyptian
i'm come south asian, i'm always eat with right hand, and left hand for cover up droping food. No probs with burger, naccos, and large size food
"Don't sip on your wine in Georgia"
Me: which one?
@Fish 😂
The country.
Or state?
I live in Thailand for 11 years now and I never heard about the forks thing.... Even my mom doesn’t agree with you..
-_____-
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).
I just finished eating my PatThai with folk
Nan Houm Sian 😅😅😀
Mee too i have lived in thailand for 11 years and yet have I ever heard of that fork thingmajig nobody in my family agrees with this rule!
I live in thailand because im thai but i dont use fork the whole time
I'm just not ready, to believe anything that a talking hotdog, has to say.
That sad looking, wobbly man-dog is creepy af. I couldn't watch with it lurching drunkenly around the screen, blech!
ProNoober8 don’t many of these are fake (ex. Italy and cheese/cupachino, South India and left hands, along with giving yourself a refill in Japan)
Achol Aroman all of my examples are tings I saw people say in the comments except for chopsticks in Japan. I’ve been there.
Funey
@@justa_snowmothblm7656 Its true about india lol
I'm Ethiopian and you don't have to wait till the end to eat the meat portion That doesn't even make sense
Yeah that really confused me
+smile it's just a game me too
And I don’t wait for everyone to come I sit I eat
Nardos Tadesse you must be Americanized cause this sounds familiar
You're Ethiopian? That's so cool! My brother is adopted from there, so I know the place a little. Do you still live there?
This is my favorite channel on youtube.
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 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" 😂😂😂
or you will have pimples
Same too in India.
Same
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...
@@ayonroymahapatra3884 yes 😂😂😂
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
Omg thanks for the tip!
Ana Ramos yea expose him!
I red this 3seconds later comes number8
Ana Ramos I agree with your comment I got suspicious because asking is nice, not rude.
Maybe old tradition
As an Asian I can verify that many of the things mentioned here are misleading and incorrect
No, they are true- 🤨
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
Even if we finish the bottle of salt and pepper?
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 Portuguese and this salt and pepper thing is simply not true.
It’s ok to finish all the food in China nowadays
I am Chinese, also we wash tea pots! Dish washing detergent is not required because there is no oily dirt. Please do your reserch properly.
Thanks for the information
Good Cus if I'm hungry and it's awesome im eating all of it
I'd rather get weird looks from chef than not enjoying the meal I paid for. I'll definitely ask for more cheese.
@@iHeartFeministss you feel the same?
Ty! Chef better get over himself, give the ppl what they want.
true foodlover
20cm pizza with 4kg cheese. More cheese....Really? (Im sorry. I would blame Socrates!)
Don't belive in this video, Asian parents force their kids to finisnh everything (From VN)
I love listening to your vids while I’m doing school work
As a Italiano it's not rude asking extra cheese
We can drink cappuccino when we want, no one care about that..
I have lived in Italy for many year and I have heard these things for the first time in this video lol
Finally someone agrees with me
Yeah bright side just made that up
If you drink a cappuccino after a meal,it is strange.No-one is going to say anything about it but it looks very strange anyway
ESATTO HAHAH
It ok
In Thailand you all can use fork to eat food
In this video is old fact
I've also been to Thailand and I used a fork.
Yup im thai too i could use forks
Panupong Real i was thinking the same because Pai Chongchitnant (Hot Thai Kitchen) uses a fork and spoon.
Yeah
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.
I was raised the same except my parents said there were starving children in Ethiopia..otherwise exactly the same and I'm from Canada
'Leave a snack for daddy'? Lol I find that rule funny
You missed 1, in india if you eat rice with spoon in a village people will say ज़्यादा अंग्रेज़ बन रहा है
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
Can someone translate
Translation please
@@shahmir14 can you guys can translate from feature but still there you go it says:you are acting like an english person
Well... if you're a tourist in Italy and you order cappuccino they'll know you're a tourist because you'll speak English... just saying...
And big smoke can't compile his order
not all tourists speak english, so you can say majority of the tourists will speak in a different language... just saying...
If I'm in Italy I eat all the food. Best food in the world.
When I order a cappuccino after noon, the bartender knows I passed all night in parties and afterparties.
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....
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.
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.
im vietnamese and the 1st one doesn't really happen
@@forbiddenphish I agree with you. We need to clean up teapot after using.
So finishing food is both a compliment and rude in Vietnam? I don't get it
Very good to know!
I'm Vietnamese!
:D
But I barely know the language...
I only know common nouns
:P
Interesting topic and very informative! Loved the comments the most!
Dear Japanese
You guys have such an AMAZING culture and a beautiful country with cities full of color
Weeb
心小然嘣?
Oun don shingu tonin
@@ちゃんりゅこ you said that but you got anime on your profile pic
Myles_Away thank you! I will tell my mom you said that because she’s full japanese
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.
Thanks
A lot of people don't do this and by a lot I mean like every one
It is also ok to ask for takeouts, and it is ok to leave tips
We don't wait for everyone to be seated. We just eat
wth is ur problem middle eastern people do wash their hands. dont call us nasty alright? gosh why are u being rude
In the Philippines, We always leave one piece of any dish on the plate.
We call that the 'Filipino Leftovers'
And still someone is gonna take it home
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.
We never washed our teapot in my family when I was a kid. I was shocked when I first saw a teapot being washed up with other pots. I’m in England so I drink lots of tea.
I’m thai, but we can still pick up food with our forks
Seriously, everyone in Thailand does that!
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.
I am from a Muslim country named Sudan and in my country leaving food is just considered unthoughtful for the people who don't have food.
Same in India. Children are taught that food is a deity and we must respect it.
or you know your just full and dont want to make yourself sick just to clean the plate lol
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.😊😊
I agree with you I m also from middle East
I’m Thai and I never heard anything about the fork rule thing. I don’t think its true
Yeah, totally agree
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!
Me either ! haven't heard that before. Btw. I'm Thai people 🙏🏼
Im not Thai. Ive used a fork in thailand
True
Gets a drop of tea
Me "you like me, you really like me"
Hehehe.....
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..
Ok I am Italian and these facts about Italy ain’t True at all
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
This is accurate in tam bram families
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?
Yes I too am indian
3:56 The infuriatingly fake bite that the woman on the right took
XD
😂😂
Lol
😂😂
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
That is completely true i also had that happen to me
Seeing the talking cartoon hot dog dude in this was completely unexpected.😳
LOL YEAH IT CREEPED ME OUT ^^
He's just doing some free-lance gigs until the next season of BuzzFeed Unsolved and the Hotdaga start up again. 😉😂
Ahh!! true that.
Very distracting from the video
IKR
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!
im portuguese american and when my grandparents from Lisbon come to visit they go through huge containers of salt.
I'm Portuguese and we can ask fos salt whenever we want and usually, there is already salt and pepper on the table
Becouse our salt is the best in europe becouse is made buy sea people fake salt we dont
Diana 2004 verdade
I think he hinted at that when he asked the same thing on the video.
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
Zineb Zedd that’s true as I’m Algerian (it’s a country next to Morocco and it’s to do with Islam )🇩🇿🇲🇦
True (I am moroccan but I live in belgium ;)
true .. beside that we dont mind if a foreign ate using his left hand .. its okay we know that u have a different customs ..
that's true
i'm Palestinian
Same I'm from India it's not true
I love you’re videos 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
One more reason why Indians don't eat by left hand because, they eat by right hand without using spoons/ forks. They mix daal-rice-curry or dip chapaati in gravy by their right hand. Left hand is clean. So, If they want to serve themselves or others while having meals, they use clean left hand. One more thing, we Indians keep our glass of water to the left side only, for the same reason. We believe in finishing the whole meal served in our plate. Maharashtrinans will start their meals with dal-rice, then chapati-bhaaji ( vegetables gravy etc.) and again dal-rice is indication of end of the meals.
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So gross. Use a utensil.
That makes so much more sense. Keeping a hand clean so you can serve food, eat (using cutlery) and drink water without getting things dirty.
That makes sense..
"When we hear tea ceremony we think of the UK." Wait, what??
Maybe in the US I think you're also from India
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 always read "tea ceremony" as an Asian cultural practice.
@@WaIIyMaven What about the infamous Klingon tea ceremony, where the tea is actually poisonous to humans?
I'm an Indian and "south Indian" to be precise
And I touch that plate with left hand
I am an Indian too
But I eat with a right hand
Hey which part of south are u from just wanna know
Can touch plate with the left
@chocolet kookies army ver. ayeinchoicho
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.
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@@jamesmcinnis208???
@@anyascelticcreations &^%$#@#%^
Ethiopian people we like to share anything we have and we can!!!Love Ethiopia ❤
I've always wanted to visit there!
Ethiopian food is delicious!!!
yea i need my own plate cuz i don't like sharing
I know. We are living in Eritrea. Same tradition.🇪🇷🇪🇹
I've been living in Thailand for 5 years, have many Thai family friends, using a fork is not rude! these bright side people are just making it up!
Totally agreed! I use fork all the time..never heard that it’s rude & im born and raised up in Thailand.
Seriously - where do you get your information for these? An antiquated stereotype manual?
Hahaha! Good one
True
Haha true
So TRUE 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for the video :)
I'm just not ready, to believe anything that a talking hotdog has to say.
😂 Comments like these usually have 1000s of likes. Remember me when you get there! 😉
@@insanelyawesam1420 I'm number 100 lol
Did you copy? You could credit them you know. Or at least correct the grammar mistake? 😉
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You do know you copied the exact same comment a few comments below you? You didn’t even bother changing sentences or the grammar. Wow. Just wow.
I'm Thai and I eat from the fork when I'm eating steak everytime
Lol
Lol
I ' ve never been to Thailand, but I thought in contrary to the video that chop sticks are not used at all there?!
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I never had thought this was around the world table manners
I could do without the talking hot dog, rocking in eerily creepy slow motion, taking up 1/4 of the picture.
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.
Yeah, I live in Japan, they're strict on the chopstick rules. Of course, I STILL haven't properly learned how to use them yet anyway.
Get the baby one like Korean to try ;)
Oof
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.
I learned to use chopsticks in a single meal that too the proper way
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
I'd like to know, when eating soup from China is it good to slurp your soup? I was told it's a great compliment to the chef, I love soup as well.
@@myworld654 Er not really, it's considered pretty rude. (People around the person won't like it!)
@@angelayan9357 thanks just wanted to know
I'm not Chinese, and i've never been there but your statement sounds more right then what the guy in the video said.
@Claire Rong Yes!! 中国同胞你好 握手握手
I'm glad they mentioned the Ethiopia part, because that scene in the Simpsons looked so mouth-watering.
What scene,?
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.
Oh! This is an amazing rule! I love it 😃 What about young guests?
That’s actually a really good idea
Rather sensible rule
Would an older person not have black tea by themselves either? What an interesting lesson.
doesnt matter how good a chef is, salt and pepper is personal taste..
Chinese table rule. You have to be fast or you don't eat😂😂😂
The family eating table's a battlefield :D absolute chaos :D
It’s because all the food is like everyone shares you just grab it and if you’re slow then....
TOO BAD
Yep
The fact that we aren't supposed to finish the plate amazed me>>>
I don't realy think that's true please edit or delete this comment hope you read this and have a amazing day
Yeah.. most of these are wrong..
HinaDaDragon XP they’ve messed up on their video and they are not very “smart” they should get the facts right before they post the video...
@@Minecraft_Player-cp4de exactly
@@Minecraft_Player-cp4de they probably just got it from the internet
The whole thing about “Don’t Just Sip on Your Wine In Georgia” is not true.
this is so true. I mean sometimes children or people who don't quite enjoy wine can take sips until they finish it. This video is really inaccurate .
Probably they meant that sipping your wine silently with disregard to toasting would be considered rude, as is not whipping up as elaborate a toast as you can when it is your time to do so. That, from those georgians I know, is usually true, and it was adapted (if with significantly simplified toasts) across most of the ex-USSR. However, if you drink all your glass of wine like it is a shot, you'll likely be considered an alcoholic, and also accused (not without foundation, mind you!) of total disregard to both wine and host (as it is usually his selection).
At least those are my experience and my thoughts.
It is true im from georgia
actually sticking chopstick in top of rice is consider rude too in china.
why? isn't it cleaner that way?
and asking for soy for the rice !
Sticking chopsticks into rice reminds of some funeral practices where incense sticks are put into the deceased ones ash....so it's basically imitating a funeral practise....You also can't pass food with chopsticks, because at some funerals bones will be passed around and it would remind people of it...