Why don't western table manners put elbows on the table?
However, when eating, putting your elbows on the table, you will become very impatient, and your elbow will occupy most of the desktop, causing the other place to eat is not much, say action is not beautiful, in western table manners, need to be refined and cultured, calm quiet, not impatient.
It's okay to hold one hand or two hands on the table in the middle of the serving, because it's a natural pose for people who are talking to people with enthusiasm.
