So this week is Homecoming Week at my school, which is kind of odd because we don't have a football team. But we do have a basketball game on Friday, which is sweet because I love watching basketball. It's far superior, in my opinion.
But anyway, last night the evening's event was this Etiquette Dinner, where we got to dress fancy and learn how to behave at a business function. It was pretty awesome because I got to dress up fierce and eat great [FREE] food that was NOT from the cafeteria :).
A few things I learned at the dinner:
1. I am an awkward mingler.
2. I've been using napkins wrong at restaurants. You're supposed to leave it folded in half on your lap, not completely open like a fun blanket.
3. I learned why they give you spoons when you order pasta (like Fettuccine Alfredo at Olive Garden. mmm). Apparently there's a technique to using the spoon to twirl the noodles around the fork, that was a little frustrating to learn because I was hungry and impatient. But I got it.
4. Continental styles of holding utensils and such are far superior to American. Much less complicated.
5. Don't wear clothes with fabrics that move when attending an interview.
6. In order to get called back by a company, it helps to wear a sweater or jacket over your top. Apparently there is a correlation between your willingness to be there and wearing Secret Life of the American Teenager-styled clothes.
Quote of the Day:
"Viola, chew like you have a secret."
-Debut ante Lady in "She's the Man"
3 comments:
Point #6 was hilarious. Good to remember.
Brilliant!
I was facebook stalking you when I ran across your blog. I hate to inform you that the food you ate actually was cooked in the Cafeteria. So was the food at the Murder Mystery Dinner. Pretty much if you eat on campus and didn't bring the food in yourself it was cooked in the Cafeteria or Common Ground. Sorry to burst your bubble.
-Tyler
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