Amy from Britain

On Saturdays, my dad makes us a very special breakfast. We have sausage (香肠), bacon, tomatoes, beans, eggs and some bread. We likes drinking tea and orange juice.

Rodolfo from Mexico

I live in the north of Mexico. For breakfast, we eat salchicha con huevo. This is sausage with scrambled eggs (炒蛋). We eat it with tortillas (玉米饼). It’s very good. You should try it.

Ana from Brazil

In Brazil, we call breakfast café-da-manha. There are lots of different foods you can have. I have bread and cheese and then a piece of special cake. We also eat a lot of fruit. I like apples and bananas.

Mustafa from Turkey

The breakfast table in our house is full of food. There is bread, white cheese, yellow cheese, tomatoes, salami (a kind of sausage) and eggs. We all drink black tea. Breakfast is my favorite meal.

What do you like for lunch? Do you like meat? Do you like vegetables? Do you like fruit or dessert (甜点) after lunch? Where do you like to have lunch? Would you like to have lunch at home? Would you like to have lunch at school canteen (食堂)? Would you like to have lunch in a restaurant next to the school?

We ask 50 students. Everyone gives the answers (回答). Here are the results (结果).

Around the world, people have different traditions and manners when it comes to dining. It’s important to respect these customs.

●Tipping (给小费)

Not all countries expect you to leave a tip after a meal. In fact, in Japan it is seen as rude behaviour. Waiters or waitresses in some Chinese restaurants are even not allowed to get tips. However, in other countries like France and Italy, people usually leave tips for the service they have received.

●Utensils (用具)

In Japan and China, you should never stand chopsticks in rice. In India, utensils aren’t always provided. You ought to eat a meal with your right hand, as the left is considered unclean. Thai restaurants will often provide customers with a fork and a spoon—they use the fork to push food onto the spoon instead of eating directly from it.

●Slurp (发出响声)

People in many western countries will never slurp during a meal, but in some places slurping is allowed. In Japan, slurping soup and noodles straight from the bowl is perfectly acceptable and making noise shows the hostess that you are enjoying your meal.