110 Learning Journal 6

[Bradley Fischer]

•  State your learning goals for this week and how you went about accomplishing these goals.

My goal for this week was Goal 2, Task 1: Restaurant dialogue / ordering a meal

• Cultural: Israeli Dinning Etiquette

I have learned / fresh reminder: 

1. Can I order
2. I want to eat..
3. I want to drink...
4. Bring me the check please
5. Can I have an English menu
6. I am not allowed...
7. I have allergies
8. Can you bring me more water
9. fork
10. spoon
11. knife
12. Can you bring me another chair
13. restaurant
14. Can I make a reservation for...
15. What are the hours of operation?
16. What do you recommend?
17. Can I have a kilo of...?
18. Do you deliver?
19. What type of?
20. Can I have it on the side?
21. Can I have it without?
22. Waiter / Waitress
23. Wine
24. Beer
25. Steak
26. Other
27. More

(My Mango Account is not working.)

For the cultural aspect, I learned / relearned that:

• official toast: Le'chaim -- To life
• In orthodox homes, men and women may eat in separate rooms or at different times. 
• In the Arab community, your left hand is considered unclean. So always eat with your right hand.
• Assume hosts observe Kashrut (eating kosher food). Items such as pork and shellfish, mixing of milk products and meat. (Although, in my experience, this is not always the case.)

http://www.etiquettescholar.com/dining_etiquette/table-etiquette/mideast_dinner_etiquette/israeli.html

I have read another Israeli Cultural "etiquette" article, but I did not agree with many of the points as it did not match my experience at all.