@sarajaneho: At a social meal you should never be the fastest or slowest eater. Eating too quickly puts pressure on companions to finish their meal, while eating too slowly means others have to wait for you before starting the next course. The last person to finish each course should be the host who matches the pace of the slowest eater. And the host should be the first person to start eating, as a signal to guests that they may start too. My pet peeve is when the host doesn’t start the meal promptly leaving guests confused as to whether they can start eating or not, especially if everyone’s hungry. The host should say “Please start eating” and move everything along. It’s been a long time since I answered an etiquette question, but for more check out my makeover reality Netflix show Mind Your Manners or my etiquette book Mind Your Manners!

Tony :

oooor just eat at your own pace and stop worrying about what other people think or feel

GooglyFoody@谷歌吃货家 :

Everybody is podcast expert in Tiktok. Just eat according to ur own natural tempo

jhoelle :

As if life isn’t hard enough? 🤣

ConnieE :

I eat so fast, I have to slow down always

Brenda V :

So everyone is finishing at the same time?

frieda.mond :

this is very considerate ❤️❤️but im not speeding up my eating for others. everyone eats way to quick like they haven't been taught to chew before they swallow??

scumbies :

J D Falcone :

Who is the other woman with you because she always says that makes sense I want to know more about her