Do you know the eating habits of Americans? Do you like to visit their homes?

American etiquette for treating people to dinner:American human nature is particularly open, warm, straight, informal, their customs and etiquette there are many different. The United States is a country with a strong sense of time. All kinds of activities start at the scheduled time. It is impolite to be late. Dating an American is as simple as making a phone call and the person will happily agree to meet at short notice. Americans also have the habit of reciprocating gifts, but they taboo to accept too heavy gifts, one is that Americans do not value the value of the gift itself, and the law prohibits the gift of too much, from home to bring arts and crafts, art, wine and so on Americans like gifts, in addition to holidays, invited to the American family even dinner generally do not have to give gifts.

American society has the habit of tipping, all service items are required to tip, hotel doorman, room service should pay no less than l dollars tip, restaurant meals at the checkout charge 15% tip. American food varies by region and nationality, and tastes different. Hamburgers, “hot dogs”, pies, doughnuts and Kentucky fried chicken are all popular around the world, but American family dinners are economical, not ostentous, and not formal. A typical family dinner is a long table with a large salad, a large plate of roast chicken or meat, a variety of cold dishes, a plate of fried rice, a plate of bread slices and sweets, fruits, cold drinks, wine, etc. The host and the guest sit around the table, the host says “please”, everyone takes a plate, eat their favorite rice, after eating free to add, eat while talking, free.

Americans treat people to dinner, a glass of wine or a weekend at a country house as a way of making friends. They don’t necessarily expect something in return. They just invite them to dinner at home when they have the opportunity. After the meal, the guest should express special thanks to the host, especially the hostess.

The eating habits of Americans.

Americans usually have cocktails before lunch and dinner, but in California, most people drink wine.

Also, a salad is usually eaten before the main course. Fried mushrooms and fried onion rings can be used as appetizers, steak, pork chops and chicken (legs) as staples, lobster, shellfish and a variety of fish, even freshwater fish are collectively called seafood. Chips, on the other hand, are beloved and almost essential.

In addition, should pay special attention to one point, if there is leftover food, must be packed home, so as to avoid waste.

Americans eat with a knife and fork, and their way of eating is also very dainty. Therefore, when invited to dine with American friends, special attention should be paid to their eating habits. Normally, there is a knife and two forks on the table. The outside fork is for salads, the inside fork is for staples and other snacks, and the knife is for cutting meat. If you use both hands, you should hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right, and you should not hold the knife for too long at a time.