Dear Hot, Cheap & Easy Readers,
This is Leandro. I am doing a Science Fair Project on burps.
I would like to know if it is polite or not to burp at the dinner table in different countries. Can you comment here about it? Don’t forget to tell me which country!
Thank you,
Leandro
(The project is due Saturday, April 6)
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We got some ideas from Kymberlee Fernandes….Thanks Kymberlee!
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I Leandro I’m from HAITI . Its not polite to burp at the dinner table in Haiti , but when it happens you have to say sorry.
Merci Samantha! Thank you for this information. Leandro
Hi Leandro,
We live in Puerto Rico, and you’ve even been to our house. It’s not polite to burp at the dinner table in Puerto Rico, but sometime it happens, and usually everyone laughs.
David and Sean
Thank you! This is great information. Leandro.
Hello Leandro:-D here in sweden its not polite to barp around a dinnertable or in a resturant ! Good luck with your projekt .// mona
We just wrote to your sister, Titi Nikki (Annika)! Thank you for writing! Leandro
Hi Leandro! It’s your Titi Nikki here. 🙂 In Sweden it is considered rude to burp at the table! If you do burp you would say “ursäkta mig”, which means excuse me. Good luck with the project! We miss you!
Thank you. I want to see you again. I hope we get to see each other soon. Leandro
Hi leonardo.
In my country burp out infront of other people is disrespectful. If you do it, you have to say perdon or disculpa.
Thank you, Neftali. My name is Leandro. My mom says you are from El Salvador. I speak Spanish too!
HI Leandro,
In Germany, where I lived for 3 months, it is okay to burp. It is a sign that it is a good meal. Good luck on your project!
-Cynthia
hey Leandro.I am Muhammad your mom’s student. I am from Pakistan. Now a days the people who burp out loud are considered to be uneducated,having no etiquette and not caring about people around them but in the old times no one really cared about it. hope i helped you….. Best of luck 🙂
Hi Muhammad! I remember you! Thank you so much for answering my question! Leandro
After burping we say Alhamdulilah .If somebody burped she or he should not apologize because this happend suddenly
out of person control.
Yazid
Thank you, Yazid! What does “Alhamdulilah” mean in English? Leandro
Hey Leandro, I am Muhammad your moms student!! I am from Pakistan well the people who burp out loud are thought to be uneducated,having no etiquette and they don’t know how to conduct them selves in public but still people burp real loud not caring what people think of them.
Best of luck!!
It’s not polite to burp in England, but I do remember that Frank Zappa sampled his nephew burping and used it in some music 😉
Well, it is not polite to do it in Panama or Spain. But accordingly to Wikipedia, in the right context, it is acceptable in china and India. Good luck to Leandro 😉
Bye, Kassy
Thank you Kassy. Did we miss part of the message? Leandro
Dear Leandro,
I was brought up by a Finnish mother and a Finnish grandmother and was always told that burping was extremely rude.
For this reason, I was both shocked and amused to find out that Amish people feel it is impolite NOT to burp or belch after a meal.In the Amish world, burping shows that you enjoyed the food and it is also a way to thank the person who prepared the meal.
Please let us know the results of your survey. You picked a very unique and interesting topic !!!!
Thank you. That was interesting. I didn’t know that about the Amish. We were in Pennsylvania once. Leandro
Dear Leandro, In Canada . . . at least for those of us descendent from the United Kingdom (English/Irish/Scottish) burping at the table is in very poor taste. Think of Queen Victoria and her famous quotation, “We are NOT amused.”
But I can tell you that in the home I grew up in . . . there was a lot of burping! It was still considered bad manners to do so at the table . . . but mostly when we had company in or were out to dinner! “Family casual” would include some burping contests. But I had brothers. That may have been the root of the issue ;-)!
Good luck with your project and thanks for including us. I would love to learn about your survey results.
Susan @ Savvy Single Suppers
Thank you Susan! My mom does not like burping contests. Because my mom always loses!
hey Leandro,
My mom tells me its rude to burp at the table but sometimes a little burp pops out anyway and I laugh.
Alejandro
Thank you. That is very funny! You are my best friend! I am sorry I didn’t get to see you on Friday. I hope we can see you soon. Leandro
impolite in Romania as well. it was a bit of a culture shock for me when I moved to the US to hear people burp loudly in public. in Romania people do it more subtly if they cannot stop it. good luck with the project 😉
Thank you for saying that to me. It is so interesting and I am glad you can tell me that!
Dear Leandro, You may not remember me from camping in Montauk 2 years ago, but I remember you! You and your mom came and sat around our fire and made s’mores with us. In the USA it is mostly seen as impolite to burp at the table. Unfortunately, sometimes it just happens, in which case a quick, “Excuse me! ” is always in order. Hope to see you and mom again!
Oh I remember! Thank you for for answering. We’ll be at Hither Hills again this year, but in May!
hi Leandro. I’ll be going to Ethiopia soon and I promise I’ll find out. My sister’s going too, and she burps a lot.
Your trip sounds cool! Thank you for taking your assistant burping sister!
I have heard people say that in some countries it is considered a compliment to the chef to burp, but definitely not in Chile, where my family is from… it’s considered very rude and you are expected to say excuse me if one slips out… good luck with your project – I hope it wins a prize!
¡Gracias, Eileen!
Hi Leandro, this is Pavel (Paul) from Prague, the Czech Republic. Burping at the dinner table is considered rude here.
But, I have seen on the net that “India, Turkey and some Middle Eastern countries and even in parts of China it is considered good manners to burp after a meal. It’s a sign of appreciation and satiety.”
Thank you for helping me with my project. Diki moc!
Not very polite here in Ireland. Not that it stops my daughters…
Leandro says: That’s funny. Thank you for helping me with my project. What are you supposed to say in Ireland after you burp?
“Pardon me” or “Excuse me”.
Not for the project:
I have been known to say “better an empty house than a bad tenant.”
Kids have a rhyme too:
Pardon me for being so rude
It was not me, it was my food
It just came up to say hello
Now it’s gone ack down below
That was very funny! Thank you for telling me that.