Etiquette
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Jessalyn Waring (2007-01-25). The Collegian Online » 06/07: Cafeteria Etiquette (http://collegian.wwc.edu/Features/cafeteria-etiquette).
Seating Etiquette
- The larger round tables are designed to fit six chairs comfortably. Groupings as large as 15 have been observed, but the practical limit is around ten.
- An individual who collects others’ trays because of space restrictions is know as a “Tray Baron” or “Tray Baroness.” He or she is responsible for the disposal of all trays collected.
- When a stranger joins a table, each member of the table is required to introduce him or herself, even though it is highly unlikely that the stranger will remember more than a few of the names.
Conversational Etiquette
- The cafeteria minimum or the current status of individuals’ bills is not actually an interesting topic, and should be avoided except in the most dire of circumstances.
- Addendum for engineering students: Calculus, computer programming, cosmic rays, and similarly technical topics are known to frighten away non-engineering table mates.
Table-hopping Etiquette
- Table-hopping is defined as moving from one occupied table to another occupied table during a meal in a public place, i.e., the cafeteria.
- One may not table-hop until one has finished (consumed or discarded) all of one’s food.
- Drinks do not count in the above classification of food, and thus it is permissible to table-hop with an unfinished drink.
- Except under extreme circumstances, it is inappropriate to depart a table if the departure leaves a single occupant at said table.
