Sorry, Please - Manners and Etiquette

how important is table manners to you?

How important is it that someone has table manners to you? Is it something crucial ? Is it a turn off to find your date or partner someone who doesn't have table manners?

Public Comments

1. i hate table manners. i would prefer someone without table manners
2. It is very much a turn off for me if someone doesn't have good table manners.
3. I hate people who eat with their feet.
4. Not important. I find bad table manners, especially someone eating loudly with their mouth open, a huge turn on. It's very sexy when someone eats mashed potatoes with their hands.
5. Table manners is so old fashioned. I don't give a damn about them, as long as I could get food down.
6. well honestly speakin i wudnt mind it..if tht is wat is comfortable for him..it wud b fine wid me too...
7. Its not important to me but I do have he ability to adapt when its called for.
8. I find it really disgusting when someone talks with their mouth full of food. As long as they eat without being messy, don't sling down their meal and take a pause for conversation, all would be well.
9. I think people should be themselves on a date and not try to be something you're not to impress someone else. If you wind up married, you will live with this person. If you have poor table manners, you will most likely turn off anyone that has good table manners because they won't want to be around you. Similarly, the person who isn't particular about table manners, might not want to be around someone who has to do everything just right.
10. It is important to me that my eating partner chews with their mouth closed and doesn't make excessive noise. It is also important to know enough about table manners so that people at other tables aren't looking over and snickering. Don't embarrass me.
11. It's really very important to me. Dinner time around the table is a time I feel deeply happy and relaxed, and whether it's with family or friends I feel that a person who has poor table manners can mar the enjoyment of the experience for everyone else. I don't like ostentatious displays of overly formal manners though, I like natural and genuine courtesy and consideration. I do think simple good manners at the table enhance the dining experience for the enjoyment of everyone. And yes, poor manners are a turn-off.
12. Poor table manners is indicative of poor manners in general. Take the hint and send them away lest you be embarrassed at every meal.
13. Table manners are important to me. I do not want to be around people who don't have manners. Proper grammar is also important to me. It sounds like lots of people don't care so we can all choose our friends.
14. Oh yes, the must not be pigs.