中西方餐桌礼仪对比The-Differences-of-Table-Manners-between-Chinese-and-West.ppt

1、The Differences of Table Manners between Chinese and West,Name： Class ：,content Background Arrangement of seat Table wares Different atmospheres The way to finish eating Conclusion Reference,Background,With the development of global economy, cross-culture communication has become more and more frequ

2、ent, and the differences between Chinese and Western culture have become more obvious, especially the differences of table manners.,Arrangement of seat,Chinese way,West way,Arrangement of seat,In China, people used to use the number of the tables to define the size of banquet. In small banquets whic

3、h have two tables, the table on the left or farther to the portal is the top table. At bigger banquets that have three or more tables, the rules are much more complicated.,in Chinese way,Arrangement of seat,Seats at one table also have different meanings. In Chinese table manner, the seat opposite t

4、o the door is the honor seat, which is for chief guests or elders; the seats beside are the second honor seat which are for other guests; the seats that opposite to the honor seat are the inferior seat. Inferior seats are for the host and hostess.,in Chinese way,Arrangement of seat,So before the ban

5、quet, hosts should first invite the chief guest or elders to the honor seat, and then invite other guests to the second honor seat. Hosts sit down on the inferior seats after all the guests sit down.,in Chinese way,Arrangement of seat,Western people prefer long table to round table when entertaining

6、 friends. The host and the hostess seat at both end of the table, while guests seat at other seats. The chief guest sits at the upper right side of the hostess, and the wife of the chief guest seats at the upper right side of the host.,in West way,Arrangement of seat,In China, left is honor and righ

7、t is secondary. While in western, right is honor and left is secondary. The proper way to take the seat in western is to sit by the left hand. It is better not to walk out before the banquet is finished.,in West way,compare,Table wares,Chinese table wares involve chopsticks, small dish, bowl and gla

8、ss. Chopsticks and spoon are always put together on the right hand of the plate. Toothpick and ashtray are also necessary.,In western meals , they use so much table wares with different kinds and sizes. the use of table wares also shows different food culture in different countries, the main table w

9、ares in western are knives, forks , spoons , glass and napkin.,Chinese,West,Table wares in Chinese way,The right way to use spoon is: scoop the food, and wait for seconds to make sure that the soup will not splash out, and then move the spoon back. It is impolite to put the spoon in to mouth, or lic

10、k the spoon over and over again.,Chopsticks are the main table wares in Chinese food culture. It is impolite to use chopsticks to clean tooth, or pick other things that arent food. It is also bad manner to talk with chopsticks in hand.,Table wares in West way,you can also use them in a way that hand

11、le knife in your right hand and fork in the left hand. Soup spoon is always put on the outermost right side, together with the knife. Dessert spoon is put together with dessert knife and fork.,knife is used to cut food and fork is used to carry food into mouth. during the dinner, you should put them

12、 on both sides of the plate, and knife and fork should be put in the way that looks like the Chinese word “八”,Different atmospheres at table,Noisy and quiet is the main different of table atmosphere between Chinese and western. Chinese table atmosphere always noisy and always the noisier the better.

13、 While western table atmosphere is quiet.,Different atmospheres at table,People begin to talk at the time they sit down, and they would keep talking during the whole dinner. Everybody at the table talking, drinking, eating, and enjoying the pulsating atmosphere. Noisy atmosphere can reflect the gues

14、ts happiness from their hearts.,In china,Different atmospheres at table,Noisy and quiet is the main different of table atmosphere between Chinese and western. Chinese table atmosphere always noisy and always the noisier the better. While western table atmosphere is quiet.,In western,The way to finis

15、h eating,At western dinner table, the ways to finish eating is to put the knife and fork together on the plate parallel, with the forks back side up and the knifes edge inside.,At Chinese dinner table, after eating, the chopsticks should put orderly at the right side of the bowl, and leave after the

16、 host signals to leave. Hosts should signal after all the guests put down their chopsticks.,Conclusion,Every culture in the world is equal, We should avoid using our own culture, morality and value to judge foreign culture. We should treat foreign culture objectively .,Through comparing the table ma

17、nners of Chinese and Western countries and keeping pace with the changing world can be more meaningful to all people.,Reference,1 Keiko Goto, Chihiro Ominami, Chunyan Song et al. Globalization, and food culture: perceived roles of social and cultural capitals in healthy child feeding practices in Ja

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