table-manners-in-china.doc

Ppt. 1Hello everyone，today，I will show you what are table manners in China. As we all know, china has a very long history, and in her long period, the Chinese people have formed a lot of table manners. Table manners are very important to us all, and knowing table manners also can do us great help. As a college student, we are all adults now, we will face the society sooner or later, when we are in the society, then we must know the table manners.Ppt. 2Part-1 the round-table pictureAt the very beginning, I want to say something about the seating. As we know, the order of seating must be well planned. In general, the seating plan is still left and the east, honor to sit opposite to the gate. So if it is a round table, then the sub-object should sit opposite to the gate, and as to the location to the both sides of the sub-object, which should be viewed by the distance to the sub-object. And the closer to the sub-object, the more honor it would be. And the left side ought to be more honor than the right side if they have the same distance to the sub-object.Part-2 the square-table pictureIf it is a square table, and also if there is a seat opposite to the gate, then right of the seat is for the sub-object. But if there is no seats opposite to the gate, then the right side of the seat which is opposite to the east is for the sub-object. And if it is a large banquet, the arrangement between tables must obey the rule that the chief ought to be front and center. And in turn, on the left should be seat2 ,4, 6, on the right should be seat 3,5,7, and the location of seat should be determined by the status, points and identity. And if you are the host, you should arrive earlier than others, then waiting for the guests in the position near the door, and leading the seats for the guests. And if you a invited guest, then you have to obey the hosts arrangement. And in general, if your boss comes to the banquet, you should lead your boss to the chief seat, and let the most senior guest sit in the position to the left of the chief seat. Unless the invited leader has a very high position or level.Ppt.3If time allows, you should wait for most of the guests to come, show the menu to all of the guests, and ask them to order. Of course, if official banquets, you may worry about budget problems, therefore, in order to control your budget, the most important is to should do something more before the banquet, and choosing the appropriate class on the site is also very important, so guests can also greatly understand your budget. Besides, generally speaking, if you are to pay, then the guests would be not very bashful to order, they will ask you to order the menu. If your boss is also on booze, dont just because of respecting him or her or thinking that he or she is rich in experience to ask him or her to order the menu, maybe he or she has taken part in a lot of banquets, but never let your boss order the menu, unless he or she wants to. Otherwise he or she may not feel decent enough. If you are a invited, you have to know that you should not be too active when ordering, but to let the host order the menu. And if the others hospitably require, you can order a not too expensive and not everyone who avoid certain food dish. Remember that dont forget to consult others opinion at table and especially ask” what is not to eat?” or “what do they prefer to eat?” Let everyone feel that they are taken care.After ordering, you can insult I ordered the menu, do not know whether to fit your taste, or do you want something else? When you order, be sure to fairly well. You may have to obey the three rules when ordering. Firstly, having a look at the staffs at table, generally, the per capita a dish is the most common rule. And if more men at party, the quantity can be increased appropriately. Secondly, having a look at the dish combination. Generally, it is best to have vegetables and meat, and cold and hot as well, and do your best to be comprehensive. Thirdly, having a view of how the banquet is important. If it is a ordinary banquet, the acceptable average price of each dish is about 50 to 80 Yuan. But if there many key figures show up at table, better to order some expensive dishes. Remember, no bargaining, this will make you seems a little mean, and also the clients would not feel well. So lets watch a short video about ordering the menu.Ppt.4We Chinese people usually are very particular about eating, especially the eating appearance. Along with the workplace etiquettes more and more popularity, eating and eating appearance on the business table are more exquisite. When having Chinese food, the first wet towel offered by the attendant is usually used to wipe hands, not to use it to brush your face. When having dinner, must pay attention to the civilization and manners. And not to try persuading foreign guests to have more all the time, but you can introduce Chinese food to them, eat or not are their decisions. You can analogy, when attending a foreign banquet, dont expect the host to persuade you to have the dishes all the time. And if you are waiting for being persuaded, you may starve.Do not begin eating immediately when the guests are ready. The guests should wait for the host to raise the cup to imply beginning. Guests cannot be ahead of the host. You should behave properly when taking the dishes, take the dishes when they come to your face, do not be ahead of the person who besides you or do not take too much each time. And have a gentle performance. Do not eat like a dog, that will give others a impression of greed about you. And do not be particular with the food, not to eat what you like only. Do not make unnecessary noise, such as “chugged” when having soup or “papa” when eating dishes, it is a performance of vulgar. Do not talk to others when eating. Do not to burp or belch after eating uncontrollably. The guests should not leave before the host implying that the banquet is over. Ppt.5As the saying goes, the more we drink, the thicker the wine is. But you should also know something when drinking. The following summaries may help you. Especially the details. Point 1,it is your turn to drink only after the leaders end their drinking. You must stand up when you want to toast, and raise your cup with your hands. Point 2, it is ok for several persons to toast one but one cannot toast several persons at a time. Unless you are the senior or the leader. Point 3, when you toast a person, you can drink casually if your cup does not touch the others, but not to drink less than that the other does. Point 4, if your cup touches the others when you toast a person, do drink all of your wine in your cup, and you may seem general with a word I will drink it out, and you can casually”. Point 5, your right hand should clutch the cup and left should support the bottom. And do remember that your cup is always lower than others. But if you are a leader, do not put your cup too low, otherwise, the persons whose position are lower than you would feel very difficult to put their cups.Lets watch a short video about the tips when you drink with others.Ppt.6Here, the knowledge of pouring tea not only applies to clients visit but also applies to the business table. Firstly, the tea sets must be clean. After the guests entering, let them sit before offering tea. Before making the tea ready, be sure that the tea sets are clean, especially those sets which are not used for a long time. Using hot water to burn the teapot before using. Secondly, the quantity of tea must be proper. And tea must be appropriate. Then, lets talk about pouring tea; do not pour too much despite how big the cup is. Of course, it is not proper to pour too little. And again, you must raise the tea cup properly. Dont make the guests feel uncomfortable. At last, when need to add tea, add for your boss or leader or senior person first, and then for yourself. Ppt.7Generally speaking, the cocktail parties and tea parties usually last long, may longer than two hours. So you may have viewed around several times, after knowing some people, you are likely to leave. Then, you should know some strategies when you want to leave in the middle of th