Young adults 'unsure' about dinner party rules - such as which direction to pass food

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https://www.specsavers.co.uk/home-eye-tests/generation-wow. Clinical director Dawn Roberts said: “The research has shown there’s a clear knowledge gap when it comes to etiquette and younger adults.“However, what’s clear from this and our previous research is that many over-60s would love to pass on their knowledge and understanding around things like dinner party etiquette to the younger generation.”More than a quarter of younger adults have tried to host a formal spread of their own.And best efforts include 45 per cent putting more cutlery on the table, 44 per cent trying their hand at table dressing and 37 per cent insisting that their guests respected manners at the dinner table.Unfortunately, 57 per cent of young adults have experienced someone pointing out they’re doing something wrong at a formal occasion, with 22 per cent saying this has happened to them multiple times.As a result, six in 10 have resorted to Googling formal etiquette at the dinner table, while others copy everything the person next to them is doing or rely on a partner to tell them what to do.Young women worry about which cutlery should be used for which course and men stress about what to do with their knife and fork when they’ve finished their meal.Despite their efforts to learn, 73 per cent of those polled via OnePoll believe etiquette and good manners are dying out.To help younger adults to feel more comfortable with dinner party rules, Specsavers Home Visits has created a tutorial with etiquette expert Diana Mather from The English Manner, who is also part of #GenerationWOW (wonderful older wisdom).Within the video, Diana reveals how you should work your way from the outside in with cutlery and how bread rolls should actually be broken by.