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In People and Society • 2 min read • Jun 08, 2022 13:36p.m.
Napkin etiquette & Horror story
But first, let's answer the question : can we or can we not blow our nose into the dinner napkin? The answer is NO! Dinner napkin is used for gentle blotting or patting, not wiping your lips during a meal. Rather go the restroom if you have to blow your nose. A couple of years ago, I attended a formal dinner in one of the high-end restaurants in Yaoundé, Cameroon. I was sitting next to this affluent and successful person ( I don't want to give away gender details for privacy purposes),who seemed to know how to behave at the fine dinning setting as they fine dine on daily basis. Table manners of this person appeared to be quite questionable, but I tried not to distract myself by them. I didn't know in the next couple of minutes I was going to get the worst dinner experience ever! Right after the main course, this affluent person I sat next to, decided to remove the napkin from the lap, vigorously wiped the face, loudly blew the nose right in front of the faces of the rest of the guests and then displayed the napkin on the table! It's bad enough but unfortunately, it 's not the end of this horror story.... The cherry on top was the moment when we were served dessert and while I was enjoying my chocolate mousse, the napkin lying just next to me UNFOLDED!!! Yes, I was eating my chocolate mousse with sneezers looking at me! It was that moment I realized that it doesn't matter how affluent, matured, experienced or wealthy you are - manners and common sense is something we need to learn and practice every single day. what would you do in this situation? let me know in the comments!
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