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To eat soup properly, do not draw the spoon toward you, but scoop away through the soup, moving the spoon away from you. This way, you are less likely to splash soup on yourself. (Gentlemen, you may not flip your tie over your shoulder at meals. You must learn to eat neat.)
Sit up straight and bring the soup spoon up to your lips. Do not bring your lips down to the table. Sip noiselessly from the side of the spoon (not from the front of the spoon as you were once coaxed as a child with, "Here comes the airplane.")
In business meals, do not cool your soup by blowing on it or taking ice out of your beverage to put in the soup. Wait for the soup to cool -- this shows patience.
Thank you to the fine people at the Culture & Manners Institute for sharing their wisdom with us!
