Today my father came back from the USA. he told us some customs of Americans.

when an  American friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you wekks in advance. if you have no time and can not accept the invitation, you can ring him to say sorry. the american friends like to schedule their time carefully in order to do all the things in an orderly way.

the dinner is usually served at home, but sometimes at a resaurant. you should get there on time, and don’t forget to wear your fine clothes. it is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friends, such as flowers, cards and so on.

when you are at dinner you should also observer some customs. my father told us some of the customs as follow:

a. don’t leave bones on the table or on the floor.

b. don’t ask others to have more wine.

c. don’t use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.

d.don’t talk with much food in your mouth.

e.after dinner, use your napkin to clean your mouth and hands.

f.make sure tiny pieces of food are not left on your face.

after dinner, you can stay there for a while. next day, you’d better ting your friend to thank him for the good dinner.

i think the customs in america are quite diffterent from those in china. different countries have different customs.