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1、Chinese,Table,Manners manners in china 篇一：Table Manners People who go to a formal Western dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners in Western culture. Knowing them will help you make a good impression. Having good table manners means knowing, for example, how to use knives a
2、nd forks, when to drink a toast and how to behave at the table. Beside your napkin you will find a small bread roll and three glassesone for white wine, one for the red wine, and one for water. There are two pairs of knives and forks on the table, forks on the left and knives in the right of the pla
3、te. When you see two spoons, the big one is for the soup and the small one for the dessert. The knife and fork that are closest to your plate are a little bit bigger than the ones beside them. When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap. In Chinese you
4、sometime get a hot, damp cloth to clean your face and face and hands, which, however, is not the custom in Western countries. Dinner start with a small dish, which is often called a starter. Some people pray before they start eating, and other people may keep silent for a moment. Then you can say” E
5、njoy your meal” to each other and everybody start eating. For the starter, which you eat with the smaller pair, you keep the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left. After the starter you will get a bowl of soupbut only one bowl of soup and never ask for a second serving. The next dish is
6、 the main course. Many Westerners think the chicken breast with its tender white flesh is the best part of the bird. Some people can use their fingers when they eating chicken or other birds, but never touch beef or other meat in bones. It is polite to finish eating everything on your plate, so dont
7、 take more food than you need. At table, you should try to speak quietly and smile a lot, but do not laugh all the time. Most Westerners like soft drink if they will drive home. Many of them drink white or red wine with the food. When drinking to someones health, you raise your glasses, but the glas
8、ses should not touch. The custom of toasting in some parts of China is to finish the drink at once, but Westerners usually take only a sip. For drinking during a dinner, the best advice is never to drink too much. Table manners change over time. They follow the fashion of the day .Beside, table mann
9、ers are only important at formal dinner parties. If youre not sure what to do ,you can always follow your hosts. Although good manners always make you look good, you do not need to worry about all these rules while having dinner with your friends or family. With the development of Chinas opening-up,
10、 more and more Western culture gets into our sight. As we face with unfamiliar cultures and countries, some inevitable cultural conflicts might happen in the communication, which will seriously affect the contacts being carried out smoothly. Table manners have a decisive position in the communicatio
11、n between China and Western countries. During communication we will show our best image and avoid cultural conflicts. Learning and using the right etiquette will not only step up our own impression, but also promote the benefit and strife of the company. This paper focuses on the differences of tabl
12、e manners between the West and China, and analyzes the reasons that caused the differences. The main difference between Chinese and western eating habits are that unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. If you are
13、 being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of cuisine and will do their best to show their hospitality. And sometimes the Chinese host uses their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The appropriate
14、thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how yummy it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite thank you and leave the food there. Eating No-nos Dont stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl. Instead, lay them on your dish. The reason for this is that wh
15、en somebody dies, the shrine to them contains a bowl of sand or rice with two sticks of incense stuck upright in it. So if you stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it looks like this shrine and is equivalent to wishing death upon a person at the table! Make sure the spout of the teapot is not fac
16、ing anyone. It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout is facing towards somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table. Dont tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. Beggars tap on their bowls, so this is not polite. Also, when the food is coming too slow in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someones
