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1、TableetiquettebetweenChinese and WesternHuman’s daily life, survival and development can never do without eating. As we all know, because of the differences of Chinese and Western traditional culture, their table manners in many aspects had a significant diffe
2、rence too. Now it is the introduction of Chinese and Western table manners and the differences between them.In China, when you study table manners, it is very difficult to find official and unofficial distinguishes. However, Chinese are very particular about s
3、eating, also the status of women and men at the table still have many differences. Chinese table manners of families have no intrinsic quality in different region and position. No matter three meals a day or a guest’s arrival, always bowls with chopsticks, foo
4、d with soup. There are no rules for how to put the tableware. What people care about more is not the gorgeous tableware but the sumptuous food. People’s dining position reflects the most obvious etiquette of Chinese table manners. In ancient society of china,
5、men are supreme, and women are not allowed to sit with men on the same table. Although now is modern society, this kind of ancient etiquette still remains. Today in China, the phenomenon that men sit on the table before women can be found everywhere. The maste
6、r of a family usually sits on the first-class seat. The first-class seat is usually near the interior of a room facing to the door. Once there is a guest, the master will offer the first-class seat to the guest politely. If there is an ordinary meal of family,
7、 families should start after the elder. If there is a guest, the master offer thefood to the guest is essential from the beginning to the end of the meal. And the tradition of urging others to drink is also a special phenomenon.Even there is no official “table
8、 manners’ in China, while there are also many “eating behaviors”. Once there are “eating behaviors”, there must be some eating manners up to standard. Here are some characteristics