中西方招待客人差异.pptVIP

THE DIFERENT WAY OF ENTERTAINING VS ARRIVAL OF TIME 1.In China, people don’t pay much attention on the time; Arrive earlier, on time or a little late are all allowed. 2.Westerners have a good hobby that they go to the party on time or five minutes earlier. It isn’t very polite for you to get much earlier, maybe the hostess is busying doing preparation . DRINK As we all konw,to entertain a guest tea is a traditional chinese etiquette(礼节), when the guest come,the host will serve a cup of tea to show hospitality. While in England,guests have more choices ,the host always ask,would you like something to drink?Tea or coffee,or something else and the guests can choose what they really want . CHAT After drinking something, chinese host may chat with the visitor for a while ,what they talk about can be marital status(婚姻状况), age , living conditions and so on .But that is not polite in England. In the West, the right side represents honored and the left side represents humble. The seat farthest from the door is for the hostess, and the opposite seat is for the host. The right hand side of the seating hostess was the first guest of honor seats, usually a gentleman. And the seat on the host’s right is the vice guest of honor seats, usually the wife of the guest of honor. TABLE MANNER In China, left side represents honored and right side represents humble. Chinese banquet usually used square tables or round tables. When using square table, the eldest person present, or the guest of honor, is given a seat facing the door. And when using round-table, the owner sat in the seat facing the door, the guest of honor at his right, vice chief guest in his left. Chinese tableware mainly includes chopsticks, plates and spoons, bowl and so on. Tableware（餐具） Western tableware are mainly knives, forks, spoons, plates, glasses, but the put method more complicated. Chinese people do a lot of food like pork, beef, fish to entertain the guests, while foreigners d