You were sitting in a restaurant chair and you were wrong! Etiquette expert William Hanson reveals how to sit correctly and avoid 'dinosaur hands'

“Please don’t be left out.” This is a firm request from William. He does it in a viral TikTok video about good posture when dining out. READ MORE: Items it's OK to take into a hotel room

By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor < /p>

Published: 08:24 BST, 6 April 2024 | Updated: 08:24 BST, 6 April 2024

'Please don't be left out.'

This is a request from etiquette expert William Hanson in a TikTok video in which he explains how to sit properly in a restaurant.

You' I did everything wrong, so listen carefully.

'We don't sit with our back touching the back of the chair when we eat,' he says. says.

'This requires us to have "dinosaur hands" [when we use a knife and fork] and it's not very elegant .'

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The solution?

'Instead, said William, [sit] with your butt pressed into the seat as far as possible.

'Your back doesn't actually touch the back of the chair.

'And we keep our wrists low when we cut. Much more elegant.'