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Originally posted by Taualumna
I think proper table manners of various cultures should be taught. You never know when you're going to be doing international business and invited to dinner somewhere. You don't want to be known as the ignorant foreigner. What's worse is you don't want to be the ignorant foreigner who is supposed to be from that culture (it's possible to be, say Chinese America or Chinese Canadian and not know all the proper rules)!
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I think that this is only relevent if you're aware you're going to be dealing with those cultures. More often than not, you will be made aware of who you're going to be dealing with if you're going on a business dinner so there will be preperation for that.
On the general note of table manners, civility is key. Know how to act in the proper environment. You can't expect someone to act the same way at a nice sit-down dinner as one would at a casual picnic lunch. Actions should be appropriate to the environment and situation.