How to Eat Soup Politely

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Be seated at the table.

   If you are eating soup on the couch or somewhere else, be sure to use a Stable Table™ or a tray, to prevent it from slopping around and making a mess, or from burning you.
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   Step 2: Place your serviette or napkin on your lap in case you spill anything.

   , See "Tips" for what not to do with bread and soup. ,, A soup spoon is the best spoon to eat soup.
   
   Failing that, use a spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a serving dish spoon. , Do not overfill a soup spoon or it will spill as you lift it.
   
   Lift your spoon carefully and slowly from the bowl to your mouth. , Always place the entire spoon into your mouth to prevent the need to slurp.
   
   Be careful not to clank it on your teeth. , This is considered the polite way to finish soup as there is much less risk of spilling the soup into your lap. ,
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   Step 3: Break up any bread or bread roll on the side plate next to you and eat it intermittently with the soup.

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   Step 4: Pull the dish close to you to make sure you don't spill the soup while eating.

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   Step 5: Have the correct spoon.

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   Step 6: Fill the spoon about three-quarter the way full.

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   Step 7: Continue eating soup in this manner

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   Step 8: methodically

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   Step 9: slowly and with care.

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    Step 10: As you near the end of the soup

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    Step 11: tilt the bowl away from you and not towards you.

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    Step 12: Rest the spoon in your bowl at the end and push the bowl away from you gently.

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