Dining etiquette is different in every country. If you travel often, this infographic published by 'The Restaurant Choice' will be extremely insightful.
The infographic is a visual representation of meals from different countries. To represent Italy, a plate of pizza is depicted; it's disrespectful to ask for extra cheese on your pizza and to only tip 5-10% for exceptional service because gratuity is already included on the bill.
While some etiquette is universal and presumable, many countries have surprising rules when dining! In France it is a faux-pas to split the bill, in China belching serves as a compliment to the chef and in India it is deemed dirty to eat with your left hand. The most surprising of all is Japan's dining customs; they believe tipping staff is very rude and think the louder you slurp your soup the better!
What's Driving This Trend
- Cultural Dining Etiquette
- Opportunity for companies to create cultural dining etiquette guides and training programs for travelers and expatriates.
- Customized Dining Experiences
- Potential for restaurants and hospitality industry to offer personalized dining experiences that cater to specific cultural dining preferences.
- Global Hospitality Services
- Opportunity to develop global hospitality services that provide information and support for navigating dining customs and etiquette around the world.
Who This Affects Most
- Travel and Tourism
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in the travel and tourism industry can involve creating new services and experiences that enhance cultural dining experiences for travelers.
- Hospitality
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in the hospitality industry can involve developing innovative ways to educate and serve guests with diverse dining etiquette needs.
- Cultural Education
- Disruptive innovation opportunities in the cultural education industry can involve creating online courses and resources that teach international dining customs and etiquette to business professionals.
