BOLIVIA
Dinning etiquette in Bolivia
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It is impolite to show up on time to a social occasion. Guests are expected to be 15 to 30 minutes late for dinner or parties.
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Decline the first offer of food; wait until your host insists.
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Never touch food or eat anything with your fingers. Even fruit is eaten with a fruit knife and fork.
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It is polite to eat everything on your plate. Complimenting the food will be viewed as a request for more food. Wait until the dinner is over if you don't want more.
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Stay at least 30 minutes to one hour after dinner is finished.
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The host usually insists on paying for the meal in a restaurant.
As we can see there is many similarities and differences between Bolivia and UAE dinning etiquette which is normal, one of the different, they never touch food or eat anything with there finger, but in UAE it's acceptable to eat by hands, On the other hand i find out some similarities between us, like we stay at least 30 min after dinner is finished, and the host usually insists on paying the bill.
