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1、浅谈中西方餐桌文化的差异【关键词】中西饮食文化；差异；跨文化交际Ⅰ.IntroductionFood,asanessentialprerequisiteforexistence,isanysubstancethatprovidesthenecessarynutrientstomaintainlifeandgrowth.1Itplaysanirreplaceableroleinthedevelopmentofsocietyandthehumanbeings,whetherinancienttimeswhenprimitivemanatetherawfleshofbirds
2、andbeastsorinmoderntimeswhenhumanbeingshaveenteredtheneweraofinformation,andwhetherinEastorinWest. However,thereisanoldEnglishsaying “Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison”,whichmeansallhumanbeingshavenotthesamefoodhabits.Thedifferentresponsetoeatingdogmeatisagoodcaseinpoint.InChina,dogmealis
3、generallyconsidereddelicious,however,insomeWesterncountries,especiallyinAmerica,eatingdogmeatisthoughttobeabnormalordisgusting.Therefore,onethingwehavetobearinmindisthatwehumanbeingshavethesamebasicneedsanddesires,suchasfood,butourwaysofsatisfyingthemaredifferent.ClydeKluckhohn,aworld-fa
4、mousanthropologiststatesinhispaperwhatisculture, “Ofcoursewhatheeatsislimitedbyavailability,butisalsopartlyregulatedbyculture”.2Thatis,foodremainsacloserelationtoculture,fortablemannersvariesfromnations.Therefore,onlyintheirrespectiveculturepeoplecanunderstandfoodhabitsbetter.Sincewearen
5、otbornwithknowingofhowtodress,whattoystoplaywith,whattoeat,whichgodstoworship,orhowtospendourmoneyandourtime.3Itistheculturethatsuppliesuswiththeanswerstotheseandothercountlessquestions. Therefore,inthisresearchIendeavortoanalyzetheculturaldifferencesandtheirinherentcausesaboutChineseand
6、Westerntablemannersfromtheperspectivesofconcept,etiquetteandpointsoutthatwiththedevelopmentofculturalcommunication,moreandmorefactorsandnewvariableswillarisethroughcommunication,interactionandimitation.Itisthecomparativestudythatpoursthenew “blood”intothebodyofaculture,whichwillbringabou
7、tchangesandbenefitstoeachindividualculture.Thirtyyearsago,theCanadianwriterMarshellMcluhanintroducedthetermofglobalvillagetoexpresstheideathattheworldseemstobegettingsmaller-TheEarthisnotshrinking,buttimeandspaceareshrinking4,whichiscalledglobalizationlater.Oneofthedirect
