A Conversation for International Dining Etiquette
Help yourself
Dinsdale Piranha Started conversation Jun 16, 2000
In the UK, the person who is carving the joint will carve off a good few slices of meat, then place couple of slices on each plate and hand these round so that those persons can help themselves to vegetables. In France, I am told that this is considered a subtle insult, implying that the recipient of the plate will take too much from the communal supply if left to their own devices.
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