Drinking soup requires proper posture.

When drinking soup, the first thing to pay attention to is maintaining proper posture. When bringing the spoon to your mouth, your upper body tends to lean forward, which turns it into "slurping soup," thus making noise. In Western countries, it's not called "drinking soup," but "eating soup." This means you should bring the soup to your mouth and eat it, which prevents making strange noises. Posture is also important when eating soup.

1. When eating soup, keep your back straight and do not bend your head down

There is a Western saying: "If you want to be disliked, make noise when you eat soup." The reason for this is as described. When eating soup, hold the spoon horizontally and tilt it slightly so the front of the spoon approaches your mouth. The key is to pour the soup into your mouth.

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2. When eating soup, you should scoop from the inside out. The basic posture is to hold the spoon in your right hand and press the plate with your left hand

The British, however, believe that it is proper etiquette to rest your left hand on your lap when eating soup. The scooping method is often the British style, from the inside out. However, when there is still a lot of soup, it is not necessary to scoop from the innermost part to the outer edge. After scooping, first lightly wipe the bottom of the spoon against the edge of the plate before bringing it to your mouth. Otherwise, the soup is very likely to drip onto the table or your chin, which is very unsightly.

3. Do not fill the spoon too full

Especially for the first scoop, you must never fill it too full, because this first scoop serves the purpose of checking the temperature of the soup. Moreover, if the spoon is too full, the soup will not cool down easily, and eating it in two bites violates etiquette. If you try to swallow a mouthful that is too hot and end up spitting it out, you will make a fool of yourself in public. Even if the soup is at a moderate temperature, you should still follow the principle of not filling the spoon more than three-quarters full; otherwise, it is also very easy to drip onto the table.