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1、THEDIFFERENTTABLEMANNERSBETWEENCHINAANDAMERICATablemannerisanessentialpartofacultureandit’samirrorofcertainculture.Differentcountrieshavedifferenttablemanners.AmericacanbethemosttypicalcountryintheWest,whileChina,thecounterpartintheEast.Also,theUnitedStatesist
2、hebiggesteconomyanddevelopedcountryintheworld,whileChina,thesecondbiggesteconomyandthelargestdevelopingcountry.Forthesereasonsandculturalgaps,thedifferencesintablemannerscanbelarge.WhatispoliteinchinamaynotbepoliteintheUnitedStates.TheWaytoInviteGuestsChinesep
3、eopleregardbanquetasanimportantwaytofacilitateinterpersonalrelationshipandanessentialpartofsocialcommunication.TherearetwotraditionalwaystoinviteguestsinChinadependsontheimportanceofthebanquet.Oneisthefamilymeal,thehostcantelltheguestsorally.Theotheroneisthefo
4、rmalbanquet,thehostmusttomeettheguestpersonallywithaformalinvitationcard.Theseprocessesarenotonlyamethodofexpressingcourtesybutalsothewayofshowingthesocialstatusoftheguestsandthevalueofthebanquet.Nomatterwhetherthebanquetistheordinaryoneortheformalone,hosthast
5、heresponsibilitytoinformtheguestsofthetime,locationandthelistoftheparticipantsinadvance.Forafamilymealitmaybeseveraldaysinadvance,whileforaformalbanquetitmayneedmonthsinadvance.Thehostshouldstandatthedoortowelcometheguestspersonallybeforetheguestscometoattendt
6、hebanquet.Whenthemosthonorableguestsenterintotheroom,thehostsstanduntiltheguestofhonorisseated.Beforethebanquet,hostusuallypreparessomegoodteatoentertaintheguests.TeacanbeanindispensablepartofaChinesebanquet.Teahastheeffectofrelaxtheguestsandmakeacomfortableat
7、mosphere.Thehostthenordersthedishesbrought,andtheguestshouldbesilent.Thedisheswillbebroughtintothetable.Thehostwillmakeabrieftalktostartthebanquetwhensomegooddishesareonthetable.Traditionally,themostimportantguestswillbethefirstonetostarttoeat.InAmericawhenpeo
8、plesaythatheorshewanttoinviteyoutohaveameal,youshoulddifferentiatethesituation.Ifthehostdonotinformyouofthetimeandlocationofthebanquet,it’sjustforpolitenessandthehostdonotreallywan
