毕业论文-中西方餐桌礼仪差异对比the comparison in table mannes between china and western countries

毕业论文THECOMPARISONINTABLEMANNESBETWEENCHINAANDWESTERNCOUNTRIES中西方餐桌礼仪差异对比西方礼仪论文课程设计论文设计（论文）题目THECOMPARISONINTABLEMANNESBETWEENCHINAANDWESTERNCOUNTRIES学院名称外国语学院专业名称英语学生姓名学生学号任课教师2015年5月28日THECOMPARISONINTABLEMANNESBETWEENCHINAANDWESTERNCOUNTRIESABSTRACTKNOWINGOURTABLEMANNERSCANMAKEUSPOLITEINTHEPUBLIC,ANDKNOWINGWESTERNDININGCUSTOMSCANLETUSINTEGRATEINTOWORLDPREFERABLYDURINGCOMMUNICATIONWEWILLSHOWOURBESTIMAGEANDAVOIDCULTURALCONFLICTSLEARNINGANDUSINGTHERIGHTETIQUETTEWILLNOTONLYSTEPUPOUROWNIMPRESSION,BUTALSOPROMOTETHEBENEFITANDSTRIFEOFTHECOMPANYWITHTHEDEVELOPMENTOFOPENINGUPPOLICY,FOREIGNETIQUETTE,ENTERTOOURDAILYLIFEBYDAYBESIDESTHECOMMERCIALETIQUETTE,THEDINNERTABLEETIQUETTEISALSOIMPORTANTTHISPAPERWILLFOCUSONTHEDIFFERENCESOFTABLEMANNERSBETWEENTHEWESTANDCHINA,ANDANALYZESTHEREASONSTHATCAUSEDTHEDIFFERENCESKEYWORDSTABLEMANNERSARRANGEMENTSOFSEATSCULTURALDIFFERENCES中西方餐桌礼仪差异对比摘要众所周知，餐桌礼仪可以使我们在公众面前举止更加端庄礼貌，了解西方的饮食习惯可以让我们更好地融入世界。在沟通过程中，我们将展示我们最好的一面，避免文化冲突。学习和正确地使用礼仪不仅能加深别人对我们自己的印象，同时也促进了公司的利益的发展和避免冲突的出现。随着改革开放的发展，涉外礼仪，进入我们的日常生活中的一天。除了商务礼仪，餐桌礼仪也很重要。本文将重点指出西方餐桌礼仪和中国之间的差异，并简单分析造成差异的原因。关键词（顶格书写，小4号黑体）餐桌礼仪；座次安排；文化差异；35，小4号宋体，用中文分号隔开INTRODUCTIONDUETOTHECHINESEPEOPLEANDFOREIGNERSHAVEDIFFERENTLIFESTYLES,THEWAYOFTHINKING,CULTURES,THETABLEMANNERSBETWEENCHINAANDWESTERNCOUNTRIESSHOWABIGDIFFERENCECHINESETABLEMANNERSHAVEALONGHISTORY,WHICHDATEFROMZHOUDYNASTY,ATTHATTIMETABLEMANNERSHAVEAQUITECOMPLETESYSTEMTHOSETABLEMANNERSGRADUALLYGOTOALEVELOFMATUREANDPERFECT,MOREOVER,THEYTOOKANIMPORTANTPARTINTHEPASTANDSTILLHAVEADEEPINFLUENCEINTHEMODERNSOCIETYWESTERNDININGCUSTOMSORIGINATEINMEROVINGIANDYNASTY,FRANCE,ANDINTHE20CENTURY,ITALIANCULTURECAMETOFRANCE,TABLEMANNERSANDMENUTURNEDTOBEMOREELEGANTANDDELICATE,FROMTHATTIME,BOOKSOFETIQUETTEAREPUBLISHEDGRADUALLYTODAY,TABLEMANNERSINHERITINEUROPETABLEMANNERSINWESTERNCOUNTRIESHAVEINFLUENCEONCHINESETABLEMANNERSBECAUSEOFWORLDINTEGRATIONINORDERTOPROTECTOURTABLECULTURE,WECANMAKETHETWOTABLEMANNERSINTEGRATED,WHICHISGOODFORUSCOMMUNICATINGWITHFOREIGNERSSO,ITISNECESSARYFORUSTOKNOWTHEDIFFERENCESOFTHETWOTABLEMANNERSTHEINTRODUCTIONOFTABLEMANNERSOFCHINA1THEBRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFCHINESETABLEMANNERSACCORDINGTOTHELITERATUREREVIEW,THEETIQUETTEOFDIETHASFORMEDINTOACOMPLETESYSTEMINZHOUDYNASTYANDASTHETRADITIONALANCIENTETIQUETTEOFDIET,THEREISAFIXEDROUTINETREATINGTHEGUESTSFIRST,THEHOSTSWILLSENDTHEINVITESTOTHEGUESTS,STANDINGPOLITELYOUTTHEGATETOWELCOMETHEGUESTSWELL,WHENALLTHEGUESTSAREHERE,THEYWILLBRIEFLYMAKEGREETINGSTOEACHOTHER,ANDTHENALLOFTHEMWILLBEINVITEDTOTHESALOONDRINKINGSOMETEAOREATSOMECAKESANDTHENHARDLYALLTHEGUESTSARRIVEWHENTHEYARELEADEDINTOTHEBANQUETWHATSIMPORTANTISTHATALLTHEPEOPLESHOULDSEATTHEMSELVESINTHERIGHTPLACE,INTHEANCIENTCHINA,THE“LEFT“ISFIRSTSEAT,WHILETHESEATINFRONTOFITISTHESECONDSEAT,ANDBEHINDTHEFIRSTSEATISTHETHIRDSEAT,THEFORTHSEATISBEHINDTHESECONDSEATANDIFTHEYWANTTOMAKEATOASTORSERVINGTHEDISHES,THEYSHOULDOBEYSOMERULESTHEYSHOULDFIRSTLYCOMETOTHEOLDANDTHEMAJORGUESTS,THENTHEHOSTSHOWEVER,AFTERFINISHINGTHEBANQUET,ALLTHEGUESTSWILLBESERVEDTEASINTHESALOONTILLTHEYLEAVEANDTHISKINDOFETIQUETTEHAVERESTOREDTILLNOWINMOSTARESANDTHEIMPORTINGOFTHEWESTERNETIQUETTEINQINGDYNASTYHASBOOSTEDTHECOMMUNICATIONOFCHINAANDWESTERN11THEEATINGTABOOOFCHINAWHATSMORE,WEARESUPPOSEDTORESPECTTHECULTURE,MANNERS,ANDCUSTOMERSWHENWEHAVEMEALSWITHTHECHINESEFAMILYFURTHERMORE,WEMUSTPAYFULLATTENTIONNOTBREAKINGTHETABOO,FOREXAMPLE,IFYOUWANTTOEATTHEFISHINCHINA,DONOTTURNOVERTHEBODYOFTHEFISHWITHTHECHOPSTICKSBECAUSETRADITIONALCUSTOMOFCHINABELIEVESTHATWHENYOUTURNITOVER,YOURSHEEPWILLTURNOVER,TOOANDYOUARENOTALLOWEDTOSTICKTHECHOPSTICKSUPRIGHTINTOTHERICE,ITREALLYMEANSSOMETHINGOMINOUSANDWHENYOUFINISHEATING,YOUCANNOTSAYTHATIFINISHED,YOUSHOULDSAYTHATIAMFULL,BECAUSEITSOUNDSLIKEYOUHAVEDEADANDWILLNEVEREVERHAVECHANCEEATINGMEALSTHETABLEMANNEROFCHINAHASBEENAREALLYIMPORTANTSYMBOLOFCHINESECOMPLETELIFEORDERSTHEYTHINKEATINGMEALSNOTONLYSATISFIESONESPHYSIOLOGICALNEEDS,BUTALSOVITALSOCIALINTERCOURSEEXPERIENCE2THEBRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFTABLEMANNERSOFTHEWESTTHEWESTERNFAMILIESHAVEALWAYSREGARDINGTHETABLEASTHECLASSLESSONSWHENTHEFIRSTDAYTHEIRCHILDRENGOEATINGMEALS,THEYSTARTEDEDUCATINGHOWTOBEHAVETHEMSELVESATTHETABLEINTHEVISIBLEORINTANGIBLEWAYTHEWESTERNKIDSUSUALLYLEARNTHESYSTEMATICTABLEMANNERSINTHEAGEOFTWO,ANDWHENTHEYAREFOUR,THEYCANFULLYLEARNALLTHETABLEMANNERSWHATSMORE,AFIVEYEAROLDCHILDISWILLINGTODOINGSOMEPREPARATIONBEFORETHEMEALORDOINGTHECLEANINGAFTERTHEMEALSANDAMERICANALSOFOCUSONTHEEDUCATIONOFTHEENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONCHILDRENSHOULDKNOWTHATWHICHTHINGSCANBERECYCLEANDWHATCANBETHEPERMANENTGARBAGEPATRIARCHWILLTEACHTHEIRCHILDRENHOWTOMAKETHEDRINKSBYTHEMSELVESBEFORETHEPICNICINORDERNOTTOBYTHEZIPTOPCANSONSHELFSINCETHEYKNOWABUSINGTHESOURCEDOMEANTHEENVIRONMENTALDAMAGE,THEYADVOCATESAVINGTHESOURCESASFORTHETABLEMANNERS,AAMERICANTEACHERSAIDTHATGOODMANNERSDOHELPFORTHEACHIEVEMENTSOFAPERSON,ALSO,ABIGBUSINESSTRADEORLOVEAFFAIRISSTARTINGFROMTHETABLEMANNERS3THEDIFFERENCESINSEATINGARRANGEMENTSOFCHINAANDWEST31ARRANGEMENTOFSEATINCHINESEWAYINTHETABLEMANNERSOFCHINA,FIRST,YOUSHOULDINVITETHEGUESTSSITABOVETHESALTANDTHENLEADTHEOLDSTOTHESEAT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