Dining Etiquette in Japan:
• An honoured guest sits at the centre of the table furthest from the door and begins eating first. • Learn to use chopsticks – never point them, never pierce food with them, rest them on the chopstick rest when breaking for drink or chat. • It is good etiquette to try a bit of everything.
Dining Etiquette in Turkey:
• Meals are a social affair. Conversations are animate and loud. • The head of the family or honoured guest is served first. • It is good etiquette to insist the most senior is served first instead of you. • Asking for more food is a compliment. • If taken to a restaurant, Turkish dining etiquette has strict rules that the one who extended the invitation must pay.