Table manners
A fork and spoon are the usual eating utensils. However, noodles are often eaten with chopsticks.
The spoon is held in the right hand and the fork in the left. The fork is used to guide food on to the spoon. Sticky rice, a northern Thai delicacy, is often eaten with the fingers of the right hand.
Most meals are served as buffets or with serving platters in the centre of the table family- style.
You may begin eating as soon as you are served.
Leave a little food on your plate after you have eaten to show that you are full. Finishing everything indicates that you are still hungry.
Never leave rice on your plate as it is considered wasteful. The words for food and rice are the same. Rice has an almost mystical significance in addition to its humdrum 'daily bread' function.
Never take the last bite from the serving bowl.
Wait to be asked before taking a second helping.
Do not lick your fingers.