Eticuette bulgaria

An Evening out In

Bulgaria

So the basic thingsImagine that you are invited to a certain Bulgarian event but it is your first week in Bulgaria. The event includes the knowledge for the culture and the traditions of the country. Don’t worry because now you are going to meet them…

Dining out A typical restaurant outing may take anywhere from 2-4 hours, as people are used to eating slowly and enjoying each other's company.

Our dinners start usually around 19:00 o’clock but this is not fixed because every family has different traditions. About our other meals the breakfast is served in 09:00 and the lunch is around 12:00 o’clock.

The place

About the place - The restaurant is chosen according to individual preferences and appropriate for the occasion.

Clothes For ordinary dinner you can simply be dressed normally and elegantly.For business dinner you should be dressed with business clothes.For wedding, prom or other special occasion you can be dressed more officially

Greetings Men usually

shake hands, but when woman is greeting another woman a kiss on each cheek is common if they know each other. A light handshake is normal if people meet for the first time. 

Entering

If you are invited to someone else’s house for dinner before you enter the house you should take off your shoes unless the hosts especially tell you not to. Expression of trust is to give them your coat and purse to put away them for you.

Gifts When you are invited by someone to dinner it is good manner to bring flowers for the hostess and a bottle of good spirits for the host.

Dinner Eating more food shows

appreciation for it. So it is good to try everything that is on the table so eat a little of everything. The glasses are always filled by the host even if you don’t ask for it. Leave a little bit at the bottom of your glass if you don't want more.

Etiquette

Table manners in Bulgaria could be considered casual, but there are certain rules of etiquette that should be appreciated.

And now a lesson of table manners

How to set a table

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