8/4 Talk about some Korean table manners.

There are some traditional manners at the dinner table in Korea.
* table manners: 식사예절
ex> Talking on the phone at the dinner table can be considered rude.

If you're amongest elders, you shouldn't start eating until the oldest person does first.
ex> He ate so fast that he was almost finished when I had barely started eating.

All the food is shared from the middle of the table as opposed to taking individual portions.
* individual portion: 개별적으로 먹는 분량

Koreans are used to sharing from a bowl of soup or stew.
ex> Foreigners sometimes find it strange for everyone to be sharing from a bowl of food.

Blowing your nose at the table is considered very impolite.
ex> I hate it when people blow their noses very loudly in public.

These table manners have roots in Korea's Confucian hierarchy.
ex> You'll find that many words have roots in the Latin language.

@ We could cross off a few of the names. 몇 명 정도는 제외해도 될 것같아.

1. We talked about the issue at the dinner table.
2. I don't like sharing from a bowl of food.
3. He blew his nose hard into the handkerchief.
4. The fairy tale has roots in the European culture.