The Diferences Between Chinese & Western Table Manners1313英本英本1 Ivy 1 Ivy 1311032302113110323021 How much do you know about table manners? Why chinese prefer round table in the Chinese banquets ?Why western people prefer the long tables in the banquet ?In China, people like to seat around and share the plates. Chinese people value collectivism.In West, people have their own plate and eat their own food. Western people value individualism. Reasons TablewaresEastern tableware teapotplatetable clothbowlchopstickssoup spoonWestern tablewarevIncluding :vButter knifevDessert spoon,Dessert forkvWater glass,Champagne glass,Red wine glass,White wine glassvDinner fork,Salad forkvDinner knife,Dinner spoon, Soup spoon82021/3/25The order of dishes in the WestDinner start with a small dish, which is often called a starter. After the starter you will get a bowl of soup.The next dish is the main course, it usually is a beefsteak. After that, a vegetable salad will be served.Then a delicious dessert will appear at the table. At last there is a cup of tea or coffee. starterssoupmain course dessertdrinksThe order of dishes in ChinavThe meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.chinese foodDessert Eating something sweet for dessert is not a Chinese custom. Sweet things can be found hidden among everything else on a Chinese menu. Fruit salads and caramel covered apple are Chinese sweet dishes that are popular with Westerners. Drinking Beer is very popular in China, but it is all very similar with none of the stronger or darker varieties brewed in the West. The other popular alcoholic drink is rice wine. Beware, this can be very strong .In China, drinking alcohol is still mainly a male custom.Male guests are routinely offered alcohol and cigarettes at meal times. Just politely refuse if you dont want them. An empty glass is always refilled, no matter about protests that the guest has had enough, as a mark of politeness or good will. Often a refusal has to be given three times. See Chinese Guest and Host Customs. Manners in the WestAs soon as the hostess picks up her napkin, pick yours up and lay it on your lap. Sometimes a roll of bread is wrapped in it; if so, toke it our and put it on your side plate.Helping Yourself and RefusingIf a servant passes food around, he will pass the dish in at your left hand so that you can conveniently serve yourself with your right hand. Never serve yourself while the dish is on your right; it is then the turn of your neighbor on the right. It is polite to take some of everything that is passed to you. But if there is something you may not like, you may quietly say: No thank you.Manners in ChinaSpitting Out the Bones In China it is common to spit things out on the table or the floor. Often food has small pieces of bone or other inedible parts that need to be removed from the mouth. Using chopsticks, a hand or a tissue is a polite way around the problem. Touching Tables Though in the West it is sometimes considered rude to put ones elbows on the dining table, this is quite acceptable in China, particularly when eating noodles. SmokingSmoking is also permitted in most Chinese restaurants. A way round this, in larger restaurants, is to request a side room for your meal, which will have its own door to insulate you from the noise and smoke.1.Wash you hands before each meal.1.Wash you hands before each meal.2. Knife and spoon are placed to the right of the plate. The fork 2. Knife and spoon are placed to the right of the plate. The fork is on the left.is on the left.3. Open the napkin and put it on your lap before eating. 3. Open the napkin and put it on your lap before eating. 4. 4. You You should should use use the the fork fork with with your your left left hand hand and and the the knife knife with your right hand.with your right hand.5. Dont drink too much! 5. Dont drink too much! 6. Talk to the people beside 6. Talk to the people beside you, but dont speak too you, but dont speak too loudly.loudly.7. 7. You can use your hand to You can use your hand to eat chicken.eat chicken.8. You eat only from your 8. You eat only from your plate.plate.Thank you!262021/3/25