Do we Eat Soup or Drink Soup

While on the way back from delhi ... i was sitting next to a couple who were trying to explain their kid that "Son, In English we dont drink soup, we eat soup" .. The attendent had just served the soup in a glass so the kid was showing his father as how he drank soup rather than ate it ...

So the first thing i did once i landed here was to ask Google what actaully we do with the soup .. "Do we drink it . or Do we eat it" ...

Soup is eaten.

Because it's not served in a beverage glass. A straw would seem silly, no? Sometimes you see people drinking broth, when all the goodies are gone from the soup, however that is considered bad manners.

Soup, usually the first course, is served either in a wide, shallow dish, or a smaller bowl, resting on an under-plate.

As well as found out a few etiquette(s) to EAT it,

-- Spoon the soup away from you, towards the centre of the bowl.

-- Sip from the side of the spoon. Never put the whole spoon in your mouth or slurp. Noisy eating is better placed in the farmyard, rather than the dining table!

-- Tip the bowl away from you and spoon the soup across the bowl to get at the last bits.

-- After finishing the soup, place the spoon in the under-plate, or in the soup plate at a 10:20 position.