Learn · Sentences Dining Etiquette

When dining out, you should always wait for the host or the most senior person at the table to start eating.

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Sentence

Narrator

When dining out, you should always wait for the host or the most senior person at the table to start eating.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Remember to wait for the host or the most senior person to begin eating when dining out.

Describing Habits

I always wait for the eldest person at the table to start eating before I do.

Asking About Others

Do you usually wait for someone to start eating before you begin when dining out?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I started eating before the host, it would be considered impolite.

Rephrased versions

Formal

In formal dining settings, it is customary to await the commencement of the meal by the host or most senior guest.

Casual

When you're out to eat, it's good manners to wait for the oldest person or the host to start.

Simpler English

Don't start eating until the host or the oldest person starts.

Phrases to learn

dining out

Eating a meal at a restaurant.

senior person

The oldest or most experienced person in a group.