Debt and quarrels: 6 reasons why you shouldn’t put your bag on the table

Rules of etiquette

They have evolved over the centuries, sometimes sound categorical and are not always subject to explanation. So if you want to be known as a well-mannered lady – be so kind as to observe, and without any “if” and “but”.

When it comes to the place of a handbag in a restaurant or cafe, the rules of etiquette leave no options. Anything larger than a clutch has no place on the table, period. Keeping a purse in your lap or in a nearby chair is also not comme il faut. In decent restaurants, there are special small chairs or hooks for such a case, with which the bag can be hung under the table. In simpler catering establishments, you can hang your charm on the back of a chair or put it on the floor near your feet (but in no case at the leg of a table or chair).

By the way, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain put her purse on the table more than once. But she has her own reasons: by doing so, the royal personage sends a secret signal to her assistants that they must immediately end the meeting and take the queen home.

Quarrels with household members

The seemingly innocent habit of putting the bag on the table is called the reason that trust and mutual understanding disappear in relationships with family members, and causeless quarrels and scandals begin. By the way, if someone in the house annoys this habit of yours, it may well become a reason for conflict.

Debts and losses

In the teachings of feng shui, the table has a sacred meaning. This is a kind of object that attracts wealth to the house. And therefore, in order not to disturb its energy, there should not be anything superfluous on it. Including bags, especially if there is a wallet with money inside. Money is considered to be carriers of impure energy due to the fact that it passes through thousands of hands. So the appearance of banknotes, even if they are in a bag, on the “palm of God” (as the table is often called), will entail the most unpleasant consequences. In particular, financial expenses can exceed the amount of income, which will lead to the emergence of debt. And burglar thieves can also lay eyes on the apartment.

Loneliness

A woman, thanks to such a habit, can be left without a loved one. The stability of family ties will collapse, and the family will be in danger of disintegration. But it would be okay for a husband – maybe he has not been loved for a long time, and he wants something bright and sublime. So, you will have to forget about romantic relationships, and just about dating with the opposite sex. Yes, the world is cruel.

Lack of money

One of the most common signs says: the one who puts the bag on the table runs the risk of running out of money. She was born in those primeval years when there was no trace of such a variety of bags, reticules, handbags, clutches, and all the most valuable things were kept in a purse – a canvas or leather bag. It was usually worn closer to the body, untied only for the duration of transactions. But once you gape a little, leave your wallet on the table unattended, and you could lose all your savings – the thieves did not yawn. Years have passed, and no one steals the bags from the table in public institutions so brazenly. But the omen remained.

Routine hygiene

You can not give a damn about the rules of etiquette, not follow feng shui and not believe in omens. But the bag on the table is just unhygienic. Yes, during the coronavirus pandemic, cleanliness was not just a guarantee of health, it was elevated to the rank of a sacred ritual. But even the most pedantic cleanliness can never completely get rid of germs and bacteria on the surface of the handbag. This means that she, the purse, is not the place where people eat.