# Worldly Dining Etiquette Infographics This Image Show the Dos & Do Nots of Dining Around the World By Megan Facciuolo | Published 2014-03-19 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dining-etiquette References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/364513/Infographic-Dining-Etiquette-Around-The-World/) & [restaurantchoice](http://www.restaurantchoice.co.uk/) 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! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/travel) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Painterly Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/7-paintings-the-art-of-dining.md) - [Visual Menu Translators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/menudish.md) - [Immersive Culinary Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immersive-culinary-experiences.md) - [Solo Dining Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solo-dining-guide.md) - [Cultural Dining Discovery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/authfoodmaps.md) - [Immersive Chinese Culinary Productions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taste-of-china.md) - [Globally Inspired Dog Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taste-of-the-world.md) - [Foodie Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dineit.md) - [Multilingual Restaurant Reservation Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tabelog-app.md)