The 10 dining mantras (Courtesy Rediff)

i. Never speak with food in your mouth.
ii. If you are not comfortable using a fork to eat rice, it is perfectly acceptable to ask the server for a spoon.
iii. Do not ask for permission to smoke on the dinner table. It is considered rude. Preferably do not smoke at all, unless the host takes the lead or grants you permission.
iv. Avoid answering calls and messages on your cell phone during a meal, unless it is very urgent. Ideally, the cell phone should be on the silent or discreet mode.
v. If you happen to drop a fork, spoon or knife during the meal, do not pick it up. You may ask the server for a replacement.
vi. Do not rest your elbows on the table during the meal. When you are not using the cutlery, place your hands on your lap. It is acceptable to lightly rest your wrists on the table.
vii. Avoid ordering finger foods, so that your fingers don't get messy. If you do, try to use a fork to eat these.
Also, never order the most expensive item on the menu unless your host urges you to try that dish.
viii. Do not slurp while having soup. Wait for hot food items to cool sufficiently before you have them. It is not acceptable if you blow on hot food to cool it.
ix. If you want to have bread or rolls with soup, tear a bite-sized piece, place it on the side plate, butter it with the butter knife and then pick it up with the fork. Do not hold the bread in your hand while buttering it.
x. If you want something you cannot reach, politely ask the person nearest to it to pass it to you. Never reach across your neighbour's plate to get something.

Most of them were applicable to me...because while using the fork and spoon my potato wedges on the plate come alive and start flying a hundred yards, and most indian colleagues eat like Gaundamani in Singaravelan @ a five star hotel. Heard they are planning to put a picker(like ball pickers of tennis) around me in the office Canteen in UK.