How to Stop a Man From Eating Like a Pig
In the book "Boys: Shaping Ordinary Boys into Extraordinary Men," William Beausay names good conduct at the dinner table as one of the four habits of a well-mannered man. To stop eating like a pig, he may need your encouragement and some practical help. It takes time and patience to cultivate good eating habits. With your support, however, you can make a man sit down to a meal with the grace of a true gentleman.
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Set and stick to a mealtime routine. Eating at the same time and in the same place each day encourages discipline and good manners by creating a sense of occasion and formality. If you don't care when, where and how you have a meal, that lax attitude translates into messy, impolite eating habits.
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Set rules for the dinner table. A few rules might be that no one eats until everyone has been served, no one leaves the table until everyone has finished, and no one answers the phone or watches TV during a meal. By making a habit of showing concern for others, you make a man more aware of those around him, and he'll consider their feelings before shoveling food gracelessly into his mouth.
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Provide a knife and fork so a man can cut his food to an appropriate size instead of biting off chunks in full view of everyone or, worse, stuffing his mouth with more food than he can manage.
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Provide napkins. This solves the problem of unpleasant dribbling down the chin, stray bits of food on the hands and face, and unceremonious regurgitation of bones, gristle and fat. If a man needs to cough, burp, spit out food or wipe himself, he can then do so without embarrassment.
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Provide food that's easy to eat. A man will probably eat a sloppy joe in the manner its name suggests. If you must cook potentially messy food, serve it in suitable dishes, such as wide bowls, and with appropriate cutlery.
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Serve moderate-sized portions rather than putting everything on the plate at once. As well as encouraging messiness, overloading a plate encourages overeating, another piggish table habit. If a second helping is really necessary, make him wait until everyone's finished. This also gives him a chance to digest his food, after which time he may not feel so hungry.
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