中国餐桌及送礼礼仪(英文).ppt

1、Chinese culturePolite form,Dinner and gift,The seat farthest from door is for the the most important person, like boss or customer (customer sits the left side of boss if they all attend the dinner ). The seat of your left side is for the person whose level is higher than you. The seat nearest from

2、door is for the person of lowest level. Aisle seat is for the compere of dinner to pass in and out.,Dinner seat,Order the special cuisines of and the restaurant. Order the local special cuisines. Order chinese tranditional food for foreign guests. Attention to the religion eating habits of guests. A

3、ttention to health condition of guests and avoid the food that they cant eat. Never order liquor for the driver.,Order dishes,Dont point another person use chopsticks. Dont put the chopsticks in a cup vertically because it looks like the incense burnt for dead. Dont make noise by the tableware. Dont

4、 turn over the dishes to take your favorite food use chopsticks. Dont talk with another person with food full of your mouth. Dont leave the dinner earlier than the important person.,During dinner,Propose a toast after the bosses have toast to each other or host has toast to all guests. Dont toast to

5、 many people one time except the boss. For different level, the height of goblets is different when they touch ( Your goblet should lower the your boss or customer ). You can toast to every one by the order of seat if there is no special person.,Drinking,Pay attention to, Give your gift to the host

6、when the door open or before you sit down. In china, there is a proverb, good things should be in pairs. So prepare gifts for even number, like the number of cakes. But never for number 4. Because the pronunciation of 4 in Chinese sounds like dead. Dont prepare gift with the color of white or black

7、for good things. Red is the color of happiness and festivity in China. Dont prepare timekeeper to old person as a gift because the pronunciation in Chinese sounds like an event for dead. Dont prepare fruits like pears to a couple. The pronunciation in Chinese sounds like leave from each other.,Gift,

8、Different gifts for different situation, For friends dinner, you can prepare fruit, or local special products to host; or you can prepare toy or candies to babies if they have. For wedding, you can prepare a pair of gifts to the couple, like a pair of decorated desk lamp. For spring festival, you can prepare wine, tea, fruits, some cakes in box, or cigarette for your friends who invite you to their home.,Gift,Different gifts for different person, For business friends, you can prepare artware like fortune cat, or board with the inscri