中西方餐桌礼仪的差异-商务英语-毕业论文

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2006-2-4

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The different table manners between Chinese and

western countries

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Abstract

：

With the rapid development of economy, the world has grown

so small that we all depend on each other now. What happens in

one

place

of

the

world

affects

other

places.

And

frequent

contacts

are

showing

the

importance

of

table

manners.

Different

counties have different table manners. The different table

manners between Chinese and western countries are the core of

this

paper

.This

paper

introduces the use

of

main

tablewares

and arrangment

of seats and the

order

of dishes and table

manners between Chinese and western must have a

good knowledge of table manners between Chinese and Western

countries

in

order

to

work

and

live

properly

during

the

international communication.

中文摘要：

随着经济全球化的日益发 展紧密，

世界变得越来越小，

并相互依

存相互影响。国际间人与人之间的交往日趋频繁

,

也就突显了餐 桌礼

仪在国际交往中的重要性

,

不同的 国家有着不同的餐桌礼仪。本文主

要介绍中西方餐桌礼仪的差异，

主要从主要餐具的使用

,

座位的安排

,

进餐礼仪

,

上菜次序来比较中西方 餐桌礼仪差异的

.

人们需要了解中

西方 国家在餐桌礼仪上的差异，

以便能在国际交往中更好地交流，

给

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生活和工作带来更大的便利。

关键词

:

餐桌

;

礼仪

;

差异

;

座位

;

Keywords:

table manners difference; seats;

Introduction:

With the development of opening-up policy, foreign etiquette

enters to our daily life day by day. Besides the commercial

etiquette, the table manners is very important, too. It have

effect on the quality of the people,especialy

should

train

yourself

in

proper

table

manners,whether

alone

or

with family. Because it will become a natural part of you

behavior,and you will be at ease at the table.

importance of table manners

The table manners express one

’

s quality and education so

whatever age it

’

s worth to advocating. A large number of

white-collor

and

leader

go

to

manner

training

institution,which prove

it

’

s

our

dialy life we

often use table manners so it can

’

t be ignored and should be

received

considerable

concern

by

you

want

your

children have excellent table manners, please start to teach

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them in their childhood.

Britain

attach

great

attention

to

children

’

s

manner

education. In order to help children develop excellent table

manners

and

have

all

sorts

of

commendable

quality

or

characters,

they begin to teach the children table manner from the first

day children on the table. The majority of British parents

believe

that

if

you

children

want

to

eat

their

own,which

indicated they desire to personal independence .That is no

doubt that we should give them encourage. The British general

agreement that

children

’

s bad habits

are

caused by early

childhood that they parents don

’

t care. It

’

s will not only

influence

ingestion

of

a

comprehensive

and

adequate

nutrition,

but

also

make

the

child

develop

self-willed,

selfish

and

self-control

manners

is

a

mirror

that

reflect the people

’

s quality and family education.

ent table manners between chinese and western

2.1The use of chinese food main tablewares

2.1.1 Chopsticks

The chopsticks are the main tableware of Chinese food. It

should be held between the thumb and fingers of the right

icks are traditionally held in the right hand only

and a few people still consider that use chopstick with left

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hand is improper .When public chopsticks are offered on the

table , it is considered impolite to use your own chopsticks

to

pick

up

the

food

from

the

public

plate

or

eat

using

the

public

chopsticks.

An

exception

to

this

rule

is

made

in

family

dinners

that family members may not mind using ownchopsticks. Never

wave your chopsticks or bang them like drumsticks or use them

to

move

bowls

or

what

to

pick

up

before

reaching

with chopsticks. Do not use chopsticks move around in shared

dish. After you have picked up an item, do not put it back in

the icks can be put quitely on one's plate or

stab chopsticks into a bowl of rice, leaving them

standing upwards.

2.1.2 Spoon

It

’

s main fuction is scoop the food and dish. Sometimes

you can use

the

spoon and chopsticks together

to

get

food,

but

try not to separetely use the spoon to pick up be

careful when you get the soup with spoon and don

’

t take full

suop

in

case

the

soup

overflow.

It

will

make

you

cloths

and

table

got dirty. After you get the soup, you can pause a moment when

the soup is not further downstream and then move it back and

enjoy.

The

spoon

should

be

placed

on

the

plate

when

you

temporarily not use and please don

’

t put it directly on the

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table or in the dish. And if the food you have got is too hot,

not to use a spoon to scoop and scoop or blow with mouth. You

can

put

it

on

your

own

bowl

first

and

wait

a

moment

when

it

become

cool,

then

eat

them.

Also

don

’

t

use

the

spoon

stuffed

into

you

mouth or lick with your tongue repeatedly.

2.1.3 Plate

plate is mainly used for holding food and the function as

well

as

the

bowl.

Generally

plate

must

be

stayed in

one

place

at the dinner and don

’

t stack it need to give a

importance

presentation

for

dish

plate

because

of

special

useful.

The

main

role

of

the

dish

plate

is

used

for

holding

food

that

take

from

the

public

dish

to

enjoy.

Please

don

’

t

get

many

dish

each

time.

It will

not

only appear disorder

but also like

a

hungry

ghost.

Do

not

put

a

variety

of

dishes

stacked

together,

it

will

not

good-looking

and

become

bad

taste

and

not

delicious.

The residue,bone ,gill you not eat should

’

t splited on the

ground or on the table but should be taken lighty on the front

of dish plate. If the dish plate is filled with food, you ask

the warter for changing.

2.1.4 Cups

It

’

s

manily

used

for

holding

water.

Such

as

soft

drinks

,fruit

juice

,cola

and

others.

Do

not

use

it

to

hold

wine

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and

do

not turn

it

over.

In

addition,

the

drink

into

the

mouth

can

’

t be sprited back.

2.1.5 Napkin

The waiter prepared a wet napkcin for you before dinner.

It

’

s used to clean you hands and should be put back into the

plate

that

be

taken

by

waiter.

Sometimes

before

the

formal

end

of the banquet, the waiter also bring a wet napkin for you is

to wipe you mouth rather than face.

2.1.6 Toothpick

Try

not

to

pick

you

teeth

in

public.

When

you

have

to

do

that

please

cover

you

mouth

with

your

other

hand.

After

picking,

do

not

hold

the

toothpick

in

your

mouth

for

long

time.

And

not

use

it to take food.

2.2The arrangement for Chinese food seats

Chinese and western people use different arrangement for

table

to

treat

their

guests.

The

different

arrangement

require

different types of table seating

。

In the traditional Chinese

banquets,

people

use

the

square

table.

The

square

table

is

also

called

a

traditional

Chinese

table

for

eight.

As

its

name

shows,

square table is square shape and can provide four sides for

seating. Each side can have two seats and eight seats in all.

The seats facing the door are considered as the honored seats

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