中西方餐桌礼仪差异解读

TheDiferencesOfTableMannersBetweenChina&Westcontents1.Tablesetting2.Tablewares3.Servingorder4.Tableatmosphere5.CanandCannot6.FinisheatingTablesettingWeprefertotheroundtableintheChinesebanquets,Inthewest,thelongtablesarethechoiceinthebanquetWesterndinnertableChinesedinnertable圆桌八仙桌tablesettingcanfollowthosefourrules•rightishonorandtheleftislow•themiddleseatissenior•theseatoffacingthedooristhetop;•flexibilityarrangementInChinaWesternpeoplepreferlongtabletoroundtablewhenentertainingfriends.Thehostandthehostessseatatbothendofthetable,whileguestsseatatotherseats.Thechiefguestsitsattheupperrightsideofthehostess,andthewifeofthechiefguestseatsattheupperrightsideofthehost.BothinChinaandwestern,rightishonorandleftissecondary.Theproperwaytotaketheseatinwesternistositbythelefthand.Itisbetternottowalkoutbeforethebanquetisfinished.tablewarestea–potplatetableclothbowlchopstickssoupspoonInChinaInthewestforkknifespoonglassesServingordercolddishesmeatdishesVegetableplatesouppastriesfruitcolddishesmeatdishesVegetableplatesouppastriesfruitServingorderstartermaincoursedrinkssoupdessertInweststarterssoupmaincoursedessertdrinksNoisyandquietisthemaindifferentoftableatmospherebetweenChineseandwestern.Chinesetableatmospherealwaysnoisy,Whilewesterntableatmosphereisquiet.InchinaPeoplebegintotalkatthetimetheysitdown,andtheywouldkeeptalkingduringthewholedinner.Everybodyatthetabletalking,drinking,eating,andenjoyingthepulsating(活跃的)atmosphere.Noisyatmospherecanreflecttheguests’happinessfromtheirhearts.InwesternWesternersalsotalkattable,buttheytalkquietlyandkeepthevoiceatthestagethatcanonlybeheard.Youcannotmakenoiseswhendrinkingsoup.Chewingwithyourmouthclosedanddonotmakingnoiseswheneating.1.Maketheeldershaveasitfirst.2.Washyouhandsbeforeeachmeal.3.Don’tspeaktooloudly.4.You’dbetternoteattoofastortoomuch.5.Don'tspeakwithyourmouthfulloffood.InChina6.Don'tstickthechopsticksuprightinthebowl.PutupthebowlLay…on…InChinaSometimes,theChinesehost(主人)usetheirchopstickstoputfoodinothersbowlorplate.Thisisasignofpoliteness（有礼貌、客气）.InChina1.Washyouhandsbeforeeachmeal.2.Knifeandspoonareplacedtotherightoftheplate.Theforkisontheleft.Inwestern3.Openthenapkinandputitonyourlapbeforeeating.4.Youshouldusetheforkwithyourlefthandandtheknifewithyourrighthand.5.Don’tdrinktoomuch!6.Talktothepeoplebesideyou,butdon’tspeaktooloudly.7.Youcanuseyourhandtoeatchicken.8.Youeatonlyfromyourplate.9.Justhaveonebowlofsoup.10.Finishallthefoodonyourplate.AtChinesedinnertable,aftereating,thechopsticksshouldputorderlyattherightsideofthebowl,andleaveafterthehostsignalstoleave.Hostsshouldsignalafteralltheguestsputdowntheirchopsticks.Atwesterndinnertable,thewaystofinisheatingistoputtheknifeandforktogetherontheplateparallel,withthefork’sbacksideupandtheknife’sedgeinside.FinisheatingConclusionThroughcomparingthetablemannersofChineseandWesterncountries,keepingpacewiththechangingworldcanbemoremeaningfultoallpeople.Everycultureintheworldisequal,Weshouldavoidusingourownculture,moralityandvaluetojudgeforeignculture.Weshouldtreatforeigncultureobjectively.