Is it more polite to tuck your serviette into your collar or put it on your lap?

Question

A serviette is a napkin (Americans). And I refer to when you are at a restaurant or at a dinner party.

Answer 1

Well either way is acceptable. Its pretty much your choice and prefrence.

Answer 2

It's more polite to put your napkin in your lap than tuck it in your collar.

Answer 3

i think on the lap looks proper.

Answer 4

i would say put it in your lap it is less distracting and out of your way also you wore a nice shirt for a reason don't cover it with a out of place napkin

Answer 5

LAP

Answer 6

Proper etiquette in America says the napkin should be placed on your lap. This is not always the case in other countries.

Answer 7

I took in ettiquette class and here in America it is proper to place it in your lap.

Answer 8

In America we put it on our lap.  Tucking it into the collar is bad manners.

Answer 9

It is proper etiquette to leave the serviette in your lap, especially in a flash restaurant. If you're dining at McDonalds, then you could tuck it into your ear and it would be fine.

If you were tuck in into your collar then I would think that you haven't eaten in public before. I always thought that it looked a little bit hillbilly

Answer 10

If the serviettes have holes in them then you botton it to your neck and voila! you look classy.

Now tucking it in your collar creases the collar and if not tucked properly looks awful. You cant tell the waitress to bring you a mirror to check if you look good with a tucked serviette do you?LOL Maitre D' How do I look? Faggotish Monsieur! FaggotishLOL

There is no rule that prohibits you from putting it on your lap and it is my preferred coz of the ease specially in a business meeting when I have to keep on standing up. Now imagine me walking around the hotel with a serviette tucked in my neck coz i forgot. One guest asked me "Is that a new style?" No I am stupid!LOL

Answer 11

It depends on where you feel you are most likely to spill, the lap or the chest. Personally I feel having it on your lap looks more appropriate.

Answer 12

In the collar is TACKY !!

Putting it on your lap IS proper etiquette.

Oh wait.....your from Australia right.....

Who knows what is considered proper there, as we Americans KNOW that y'all don't know how to TIP when in the US.

Sad but TRUE.

Answer 13

your lap unless you want to look like a dork

Answer 14

On your lap.

Answer 15

It depends on where you are.  If you are unsure of what to do, watch what other people are doing and go along with that.

Answer 16

I would say in your lap, but hey that's just how I was raised!