中西方餐桌礼仪与文化的对比与研究

天津工业大学毕业论文

中西方国家的餐桌礼仪与文化的对比分析

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申请文学学士学位

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院别：外国语学院

专业：英语

学生：王静楠

指导教师：王彤

职称：讲师

天津工业大学外国语学院

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A contrastive Analysis of Table Manners and

Culture between China and Western

Countries

A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for

the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

Wang Jingnan

Under the Supervision of

Wang Tong

Foreign LanguagesCollege

TianjinPolytechnicUniversity

June 2018

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Contents

Acknowledgementsii

Abstractiii

Introduction1

Chapter 1 Comparison of the Different Performance of Table Manners between

Chinese and Western countries2

1.1 The Different Seating Arrangement2

1.2 The Different Dinner Atmosphere3

1.3 The Different Dinner Etiquette4

Chapter 2 General View of Brand and Brand Names5

2.1 The Different Drinking Etiquette5

2.2 The Different Drinking Purpose6

Chapter 3 Comparison of Different Dietary Culture between China and Western

Counties7

Conclusion9

Works Cited10

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Acknowledgements

I would like to express my gratitude to all those who helped me with this thesis. I really

appreciate

and

thank

for

the

help

of

my

supervisor,

Ms

Wang,

without

her

help

and

valuable instructions I can hardly complete this thesis. She patiently read every sentence

of my humble article and gave inspiring advice to me. Not only should I thank for her

kind assistance, also and more importantly I should learn her diligent and hardworking

attitude.

I

also

want

to

give

my

special

thanks

to

all

the

professors

in

ForeignLanguageCollege, who have taught me precious academic knowledge and useful

skills, so I can successfully complete this paper. All in all, I would love to say that sky is

the limit to all the gratitude I want to show to all the generous and kind peoples who have

been helping and supporting me without any complaints.

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Abstract

With the constant development of global economy, the relation between China and

Western countries is getting more and more closely connected regarding to politics,

economy and culture. There is no doubt that etiquette plays an important role. And

the

dining

table

is

one

of

the

most

important

places

where

good

manners

are

displayed. But great difference still exists between China and Western table manners,

because of the differences in culture, history, customs and national character. People

tend

to

show

their

best

sides

to

others

and

avoid

cultural

conflicts.

More

attention

should be paid on the difference between China Western table manners. But also they

can communicate with other efficiently. Not only can people show that they are well-

educated

with

the

knowledge

of

the

customs

and

decent

and

elegant

behavior

in

a

banquet, but also can they efficiently and smoothly communicate with others. When

dining

with

foreigners,

people

will

avoid

conflicts

with

rich

knowledge

of

the

difference

between

Chinese

and

Western

table

manners.

Great

difference

exists

between

China

and

Western

countries

in

table

manners.

The

research

of

the

difference

between

Chinese

and

Western

table

manners

will

help

people

to

learn

language culture and improve the ability of communication in cross-culture practice.

Key words:

Table manners

。

table culture

。

China and the West

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摘

要

随着经济全球化的不断发展，中国和西方国家在政治，经济和 文化方面的关系变得

越来越密切。毫无疑问的是礼仪起着非常重要的作用。而餐桌又是展 示礼仪最重要

的地方之一。但由于文化，历史，风俗习惯和民族性格的不同，中西方餐桌 礼仪有

很多的差异。在沟通的过程中，为了避免冲突，人们将展示他们最好的一面。每一

个人都应该更加重视中西方餐桌礼仪的差异。人们应该了解一些必要的风俗习惯，

注意行为举止要得体而优雅，在展示人们高素质的同时也能够促进人们之间的有效

沟通。了解中西方餐桌礼仪的差异可以使我们在于外宾用餐时避免出现文化冲突。

研究中西方餐桌礼仪差异可以帮助人们在学习语言文化的同时改善跨文化的沟通能

力 。

关键词

：

餐 桌礼仪；餐桌文化；中西方

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Introduction

With

the

constant

development

of

global

economy,

the

relation

between

China

and

Western

countries

is

getting

more

and

more

closely

connected

regarding

to

politics,

economy

and

culture.

But

great

difference

still

exists

between

China

and

Western

table

manners,

because

of

the

differences

in

culture,

history,

customs

and

national

character.

Table

manners

reflect

the

differences

between

China

and

western

countries

whether

on

seating, dining atmosphere, drinking etiquette, drinking purpose or diet culture. As culture

differs

among

different

countries,

the

thinking

model

is

clearly

different

between

China

and Western countries. The Western would be inclined to logic and analyze, but the East is

emphasize

one’s

intuition.

The

different

table

manner

between

China

and

W

estern

is

an

important part of the differences between China and Western in culture. Animal husbandry

culture and sea culture is the western traditional culture, but Chinese traditional culture is

farming culture. Two different cultures reflect different life-styles. Knowing the differences

people can easily understand the culture of each other. Confronting the differences, people

shall fully understand and respect their habits and culture, and should remember that every

culture is equal and there is no one prior to the other. Thus we can decently communicate

with

each

other.

Only

recognizing

cultural

differences

between

China

and

western

countries

and

making

a

reasonable

and

effective

integration,

can

we

establish

a

social

cultural etiquette system of contemporary China and reach the ideal harmonious society.

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Chapter 1 Comparison of the Different Performance of Table Manners

between Chinese and Western countries

Human diet is closely related to the living environment.

“

What to eat?

”

is connected to

the living environment, but the matter of

“How

to eat?

”

such as cooking, tableware and a

series

of

table

manners

can

reflect

the

different

social

life

styles.

In

modern

society,

etiquette is everywhere. In addition to the professional etiquette in daily life, most people

often

ignore

the

dinner

etiquette.

Actually

having

dinner

satisfies

people

’

s

physiological

needs, as well as enriches their social experience. Table manners are very important for us

which occupy a very important position in Chinese life style. Understanding the different

requirements in etiquette can not only help them avoid being rude to others, but also make

them behave elegantly at the table.

1.1The Different Seating Arrangement

According to Chinese table manners, the arrangement of seats embodies honor. The seats

are arranged according to his/her age or social standing. There is a ancient Chinese custom

of

“Taking

the

right

for

upper”,

which

means

that

the

right

seat

is

just

for

the

most

respectful

people

for

the

distinguished

guest

or

for

the

eldest

member

of

a

family.

Nowadays, people are influenced by this tradition when they choose seats in a meeting or

other social activities

—

take the right for uppers. In the Chinese banquets, people prefer to

choose round table. The aged, who are considered to be distinguished guests, sits in the

upper seat while the host will sit next to them. The aged guests will sit in sequence. But if

there are two or more than two tables in a restaurant or in a hall, the main table will be

taken both by the host and hostess. The social status of these people decides how far they

sit

from

the

main

tables.

More

important

people

sit

nearer

to

the

main

table,

which

is

standardized. The status of those people who seat at the right table is higher than those who

seat at the left. Sometimes the main table is in the center of the hall.

For example, if there is one table in a restaurant or in a hall, people usually sit according to

this picture. And the number means the status of the seat.

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