Sit up straight, shoulders back, and legs crossed; hands in lap, too. (optional)
The purpose of a dinner party is to foster communication amongst a variety of people. When couples sit together, they tend to talk to each other.
Example sentence - It is proper manners for the men to take their hats off when they sit at the table for dinner.
That would be very democratic and appropiate, unless one is the Children's table.
after dinner
The man should let his date take the seat and continue looking for a place to seat himself; or they should look for two open seats together.
Well the guests sit in the same room but different table
buccina :]
A dinner bell or a buccina was used on festive occasions to announce that dinner guests needed to sit down at the beginning of a meal and stand up when the dinner was over.
behind the plate
across. )
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The buccina was also used on festive occasions to announce when dinner guests needed to sit down at the beginning of a meal and stand up at the end.