In the lecture, students learn what to do and what not to do when dining. Majority of the things mentioned in the lecture are common sense however there were some points that left me feeling stun as I always thought that it was correct or acceptable to do so. One example would be the style of eating and drinking of soup using the proper way (tipping the bowl away).However, the Asian dining etiquette is more interesting than the western dining etiquette. This is because in Asia, there are many races and traditions to be aware of. Also there are more dining tools used in Asian dining procedures (chopsticks and fingers). I learn the correct way to eat with fingers when having a traditional Indian or Malay meal. This is useful as Singapore is a multi racial country and in addition, I have Indian and Malay friends. With this knowledge learnt from class and lecture, I will be able to eat correctly using my hands when having a meal at their houses. This is beneficial as it shows that I respect their tradition and culture.
A video was also shown during BESE tutorial. The video is about western dinning etiquette on what should be done or avoided during a meal in a restaurant. The video also taught me how to use the correct cutlery to eat unique food such as lobster, asparagus, spaghetti, anchovies and a whole fish. I feel that this video is useful to a certain extend however I still feel that the video is a little too old as it was most probably filmed in the early 90s thus what is shown may not be relevant now.