In this video I share the most common international dining mistakes elegant women make in different countries and how refined women handle these situations with confidence and cultural sensitivity.
If you travel, work internationally, attend business dinners or social events with international guests, these subtle mistakes can silently lower your social presence, even when your outfit and manners seem perfect.
You will learn:
– dining etiquette differences in European countries (including France and Italy)
– common dining faux pas in Slavic cultures
– what often surprises women in Middle Eastern and Gulf countries
– and the most important universal international dining mistakes that apply everywhere
This video is based on my personal experience in international social environments and multicultural professional settings. It is created especially for women who want to move confidently in elegant, international and high-level social spaces.
I included only the cultures a am experienced in but also share general and universal dining mistakes that apply to every country.
You’re invited to also share your thoughts or experiences in the comment section!
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction – International Dining Mistakes Elegant Women Make
00:36 Dining Mistakes in European Countries (France, Italy, Germany, UK)
05:31 Dining Mistakes in Slavic Cultures (Poland, Russia, Czech Republik)
07:34 Dining Mistakes in Middle Eastern (Turkey, Lebanon, Gulf Countries)
10:19 Universal International Dining Mistakes
00:00 Final Thoughts
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About Malena Matisse
I help women develop embodied femininity, elegant body language and refined social presence.
My work combines many years of movement practice and teaching with close observation of real social dynamics in international and high-level social environments.
I focus on how femininity is expressed through posture, movement, voice, gaze and subtle social behaviour — not as theory, but as lived experience in real-life situations.
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6 Comments
Me: "I want Macaroni and Cheese with Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets."
Maitre'd: (Grunts and swears in French, scowls) "I will ask the Chef to consider your request…"
Malena: (Annoyed) "Why didn't you ask for Crayons and a Treasure Map?"
Me: (Folding my arms, looking up diagonally) "I don't like Crayons…"
What if you aren't hungry though?
This was very informative and one of your best videos; I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Very interesting
Thank you for such classy vid, I enjoyed my time watching it. It makes me feel good. ❤
Very interesting, thank you very much.
For me, the rudest mistakes are:
– smoking at the table, while other guests are eating.
I'm so glad it became forbidden to smoke in public opened rooms and work places, in general, in Switzerland, where i live yet.
-chewing with open mouth, loudly chewing!! Totally disgusting.
I had to live many years in France, and there, it is considerate as really impolite.
-i really dislike it when people rush through the dishes and live the table early or make "Affentheater" to show their impatience to live the table, children also adults.
I don't move in higher society, so i not have this pressure, but
1) i like politeness and elegance, so i tend towards this type of behaviour
2) upright posture…i have to work on😅 and sometimes speaking while chewing, but this only with friends, i hope so😅