[Food] What's the etiquette with evening dinner?

[Is it PotG?]

Silence with family chat/quiet Lionel Richie in the background/Danny Rampling giving it large on vol.11/the news and Emmerdale/everyone doing a 'silent disco' with headphones and a mobile?

 

[scooter1]

There’s only 3 of us, but we have the radio on as background noise. I hate silence or worse, being able to hear the adjoining neighbours

 

[southstandandy]

When the kids were at home we'd always have dinner as a four around the table - no TV or mobiles.

Since then I must confess to the odd TV dinner on occasions.

 

[A mex eyecan]

There’s only 3 of us, but we have the radio on as background noise. I hate silence or worse, being able to hear the adjoining neighbours

ask the neighbours to make less noise when chewing their food then …

 

[KZNSeagull]

Pass the port to the left, don't let it touch the table

 

[LennyTee]

Sat in your pants, dribbling gravy down your belly while watching sky sports news trying to convince us a Man Utd loan signing from York City is big news.

 

[raymondo]

Constant irritation at two kids who seem unable to ignore a notification buzz on their phone. I blame the parents...oh wait...

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Hate those that allow kids to eat sat on the settee watching TV.

My step daughter does it and when they come and stay it does me in, such poor table manners.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I tend to allow my kids to eat sat on the settee watching TV

 

[beorhthelm]

not sure about during dinner, but while making it i'm now listening to this Danny Rampling mix

 

[BBassic]

We eat in front of the telly.
It's just the two of us and, well, we like watching telly.

 

[jackanada]

What's this evening dinner you speak of? I think I had one out some years ago.
Teatime though is round the table though I don't tend to get to sit as too busy dealing with the disorderly clientele/children.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

4 in my family. We all sit at the dining room table. No phone, no TV. Kids are not allowed to eat their meals in any other room, other than the dining room.

I know it is quite old fashioned, but I think it is important that we all have our evening meal together.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Dining room round a table. On Saturdays I'll keep 6 Music on in the background as it will be Craig Charles by that time of night, and who doesn't love a trunk of funk with their sausage.

 

[mikeyjh]

We eat in front of the telly.
It's just the two of us and, well, we like watching telly.

Quite, am 50, often think we should eat at the table then I remember that I'm 50 and I can do WTF I like so regularly in front of Tele. Oh, and I cook everything from scratch so I'm generally quite happy when my arse his the sofa. Just enjoyed Chicken Dhansak in front of seminal C4 programme 'Love it or List it'.

All that said, if I need to cut with a knife, I have to sit at a table, am a bit disfunctional on my lap.

 

[The Clamp]

I like to sit at the table for dinner.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We eat in front of the telly.
It's just the two of us and, well, we like watching telly.

Two of us, and generally watching House of Games.

 

[The Oldman]

About 6 pm dinner is on the table. A time for Mrs O and I to have a chat. Actually Mrs O tells me what I have to do tomorrow. No music alas. Still after 58 years of marriage she looks after me beautifully I cannot complain.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Always sit at the table in the dining room to eat dinner, very rarely get through dinner without getting up to let the pup out for a slash or shout at the pup for causing some sort of chaos……sometimes she has a nap when we are eating

 

[Wrong-Direction]

On the sofa in front of the TV, kitchen isn't big enough for a table.