Do's And Dont's In Paris

Table manners, a few tips if you areinvited for dinner :

Don't come too early, don't eat too much of the first course, try everything and avoid leaving food on your
plate, speak lightly and avoid money and religion
Don't say "Bon appêtit" (it has become a little ridiculous), don't bore people with your "allergies" (it is very rude
not to eat what you are served), etc

Restaurant manners :
• Don't order only one dish : if you are not hungry, don't go to a restaurant!,
Don't drink soft drinks or coffee with a good meal,
Never ask for a doggy bag (it's a no-no : you may get but it is considered cheap and rude),
• Don't try to order things you find only at home : ask for what people here eat or drink.
• Don't order something absurd like "an onion soup without cheese" or "a croque-monsieur
without ham": at home, would you order a hamburger without meat ? Order what's on the list!
• Do know the difference between a "restaurant" and a "brasserie" : the former serves "real" meals
(two courses minimum) at meal time only (12am-2pm, 7:30pm-10pm) : if you want to eat one course
only or at 4pm, go to a brasserie.
• An important difference between French and Americans : it is NOT very classy to share the
bill on the principle of "who had what". If you are three and you share, divide the bill by three and don't
go into shocking details like "did you have coffee ?" etc..

Men-women relations : do not consider machism. French men treating women with
consideration : it is galanterie.... Don't rebuke them!

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