> I'm going to a restaurant with my friend before prom (we're chaperones... kind of). It's a *really* fancy restaurant and I'm, well, intimidated. I've never been to one quite this fancy.
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> You do the silverwear thing from the outside in, right? But I was talking with my friend who said they might have silverwear *above* the plate, and extra glasses...!! And I simply can't eat all that food (how many courses does one need, really?), not to mention pronounce it.
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> So... what do I do?
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> Ga"whimpers for help"halia


Well, this is a really old post. But I thought that I'd tell you a little bit about how it went, even if it is rather late.

Reading all the replies and looking at the links made me feel more at ease, and I think nervousness was the biggest problem. Everything went wonderfully. It was really neat being able to recognize the placement of everything on the table from what I had seen in the links. I knew what silverware and glasses to use and basically just enjoyed myself a bunch instead of worrying.

Thanks, everyone!!

Ga"Fear of the unknown: A little bit of knowledge = no more fear (at least in this case)"halia

P.S. The meal was *really* delicious - probably the most enjoyable food I've ever eaten.