#Person1#: What is the proper way to handle a napkin at dinner?
#Person2#: Ordinarily, as soon as you are seated, you put your napkin on your lap.
#Person1#: How about at a formal dinner?
#Person2#: At a formal dinner, you wait for your hostess to put hers on her lap first.
#Person1# asks #Person2# how to handle a napkin at different dinners.
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