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254 SEVA VANITHA

JAN DE SILVA, BNS, LL & MC (Ind)
Lieutenant Commander (S)
NRS 1487

ffoksl wdydr .ekSfï wdpdr moaO;sh SET OF ETIQUETTES TO BE FOLLOWED AT
FORMAL
MEAL SETTING
1' wdydr .ekSu i|yd mqgqfõ jdäùfï§ jï w;
me;af;ka jdäúh hq;= w;r" mqgqj we§fï§ wka whg lsis`ÿ
Yíohla fkdwefik fia mqgqj we§u isÿl< hq;=h'
 One should sit and rise from the left side
2' wdydr ms<s.kajk f;la lsisÿ úgl§ fow;a fïih of the chair at the table and the chair should not be
u; fkd;eìh hq;= w;r" ;u l,j u; fow;a ;ndf.k moved after seated.
isáh hq;=h'
 Both hands should be on the lap, until the
3' w;amsiakdj lsisÿ úgl§ ;u bkg hglr fkd.; meal starts.
hq;=h'
 Napkin needs to be placed on the table,
4' c,h mdkh lsÍu i|yd ;nd we;s ùÿrej msÕdkg when called away from the table.
ol=Kq miska ;sìh hq;=h'
 Dinner napkin needs to be opened in half,
5' ish¨u ye`È .Eremamq" ùÿre yd fïi ;=reK at all times.
we;=<; ia:dk.; l< hq;= w;r" msÕdk yß ueÈka fïi
;=reK u; ;eìh hq;=h'  Glasses of wine and water would be
placed on the right of the dinner plate, towards the
6' ye`È" .Eremamq ;eîfï§ ;u ol=Kq w; me;af;ka tags.
;eìh hq;= w;r" iqma yekao" ud¿ wdydrhg .kakd msysh"
uia j¾. wdydrhg .kakd msysh f,i;a" tajdfha lemqï  Fish fork or knife used for the fish course
odrh ms`.dk foig msysgk fia ;nd.; hq;=h' ;jo" jï will be postponed next to the soup spoon, early
w; me;af;ka ud¿ wdydrhg .kakd .Eremamqj iy uia identifiable by their blunt, ornamental edge.
wdydrhg .kakd .Eremamqjo ;nd .; hq;=h'
 Meat knife has a Sharp cutting edge.
7' w;=remi wdydrhg .ekSu ioyd fhdod .kakd
yekao iy .Eremamqj msÕdkg bÈßmiska ;nd.; hq;=h'  Dessert Fork and spoon would be placed
above the plate, the fork for a pastry covering.
8' me;s msÕdk ;u jïw; me;af;ka fïi ;=reKg
msg;ska ;nd .; hq;=h'  Placed on a napkin the bread plate would
be positioned on the left.
9' wdydr .ekSu i`oyd ye`È" .Eremamq Ndú; lsÍfï§
Ndú; l< hq;= ms<sfj; jkafka msg; isg we;=,g ;nd we;s  Meal would be started from the right out-
ye`È .Eremamq j,sks' side one worked inwards. If you started with the
soup.
10' m%Odk wdrdê; wuq;a;d wdydr .ekSug fmr lsis`ÿ
wjia:djl§ wdydr .ekSu wdrïN fkdl< hq;= w;r" m%Odk
wdrdê; wuq;a;d wdydr .ekSu wdjika l< miq wdydr
.ekSu isÿ fkdl< hq;=h'