I was curious to see this video because I have direct "training" in the service side of the story. Honestly, I laughed out loud because I never heard of this in my seven years of service in the U.S. Navy as a mess specialist (currently known as something different, like, Culinary Specialist). While serving the captain of the ship I was on, I was tasked with many dining functions and I was responsible for setting the dining table. I set everything from the table cloth to the center piece. The captain would often serve guests from other countries and even higher ranking people as himself. These were extremely formal occasions and I dressed up for them as well. In order to accomplish my tasks, I was sent to a school to learn how to serve higher dignitaries. Sometimes it was crowded and I always assumed that everyone, who dined there, must have had similar training in etiquette. We never saw any misconduct by the guests. As a civilian (thankfully), I seem to have an insight that others do not. Well, sure, this have to be difficult to take on if you are a guest in a formal setting and have no idea what is what or who's is what. With other people in food service, I run into this all the time. What side does the butter knife go on? Which direction does the handle on the coffee cup point? What do we do if there is two wines being served and now where do we put the water glass? Where does the oyster fork go? I was trained to know it all. I taught it all because these were actual questions asked to me. But as a civilian, no one seems to care. If they did, maybe I would have a better job? Enjoy your dining experience, that's my advice. Just have fun with it. In the end, none of the guests will cause a stir in a formal setting (you're safe in that regard). Yoruba

Arden - What a great little video clip!