Blog post by Mademoiselle Slimalicious
Table manners are very important to French people and can be tricky for overseas visitors. If you are planning on visiting France any time soon,
here a few tips that you may find helpful!
Before the event
1. Extra guests & pets – Ask first: You are not allowed to bring any friends
(nor pets) without asking your host first.
Tip: If your French host agrees for you to bring a friend, DO bring a friend. Your French host would be annoyed if you change your mind repeatedly, especially if extra food has already been catered for.
2. No BYO: In France the concept of BYO doesn’t exist (at home, nor in restaurants). For example, unlike in Australia, in France you would NEVER be expected to bring your own meat to a BBQ party. It would actually be considered RUDE to bring food for yourself only and not to share it with the other guests (it would be even more rude for the host to ask you to bring your own steak!). Usually if you are “invited”, it means the host is prepared to cater for everything. If not, they would politely ask you if it is possible for each guest to bring a dish, a bottle of wine or something for dessert.
Read full blog post here:
http://www.mslimalicious.com/2012/10/french-dining-rules-etiquette-and-table.html
here a few tips that you may find helpful!
Before the event
1. Extra guests & pets – Ask first: You are not allowed to bring any friends
(nor pets) without asking your host first.
Tip: If your French host agrees for you to bring a friend, DO bring a friend. Your French host would be annoyed if you change your mind repeatedly, especially if extra food has already been catered for.
2. No BYO: In France the concept of BYO doesn’t exist (at home, nor in restaurants). For example, unlike in Australia, in France you would NEVER be expected to bring your own meat to a BBQ party. It would actually be considered RUDE to bring food for yourself only and not to share it with the other guests (it would be even more rude for the host to ask you to bring your own steak!). Usually if you are “invited”, it means the host is prepared to cater for everything. If not, they would politely ask you if it is possible for each guest to bring a dish, a bottle of wine or something for dessert.
Read full blog post here:
http://www.mslimalicious.com/2012/10/french-dining-rules-etiquette-and-table.html