Easy... carry your cousin along but make sure he/ she knows what to do. When at the table, say your religion insists that you pray before every course of the meal. Ask the fellow to pray in your mother tongue. The dude should guide you on what to do with the vijikos and say a loud Amen!

i hope this has no association with artcaffe.....'your pal' trying to deal with the BILL as well as DINING ETIQUETTE

Starts with confidence. When you are not thinking too much about what ppl will think about you it's easier to dine in style. There's plenty of etiquette advice that's out there depending on kind of food, restaurant, company etc. One basic thing that everyone needs to know when using a knife and fork is to hold the knife with the right hand. This enables cutting, say your steak easier. The fork should therefore be held with the left hand because it's easier to manipulate. Why do I have a feeling mawinder is pulling our leg here? When having a glass of wine, usually it's recommended to hold the glass by the stem and not the bowl. There should be no finger marks all over your glass. When you toast before a drink take a sip and then put it down. DO NOT toast and put down the wine glass before taking a sip.....Anyhuuu just google

What about the food served in planes (not the wazua ones). Like this meal i was served on my recent trip to Dubai. Where do you start and where do you end?

@Mkeiyd, we should enjoy living and not entertain unnecessary stress, kama hii ya chakula. Nevertheless there are some forums you'll just have to be a lady/gentleman and practice some dining etiquette, carry yourself with some decorum.

Kwa plane unajichanua as you wish...no-one is there to judge. Just use the towelletes to wipe your hands and indulge. You might want to eat the dessert (in your case, fruits), last. What's in that small bowl on the side? Start with bread and butter, main course, fruit and then the rest you can have as a snack later. Is that a block of cheese to your far right? Lemmie tell you what I do in a plane: eat whatever I want whenever I want.

It's good you always enjoyed your meal. Trust you me, there are times its not really about enjoying your meal, otherwise, you'd put aside all the cutlery and just use your fingers.

Your attitude is impressive though, hautishiki na stress ndogo ndogo.

Earning money is hard enough. The way i choose to enjoy some of it through a good meal should not add me any stress! My other half keeps telling me " si ukule pole pole" but i hate spending time eating slowly. For me more than 10 minutes on a meal is torture.