This common dinner rule makes meals more awkward

Restaurants and dinner hosts could make meals more enjoyable and cut down on social discomfort by ensuring everyone at the table is served at the same time, according to new research. Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.

This widely accepted social rule has now been examined in a study co authored by Bayes Business School. The findings show that people worry far more about breaking the rule themselves than they do about others doing so.

First reported by ScienceDaily: Relationships.