ChapterIIIChinese_table_manners.pptVIP

Chinese Table Manners Importance Table manners are very important in Chinese people’s life. They show whether you are well educated. Chinese people treat dinners as one of the most important social interactions. ( Business will be talked and set while having dinner.) Before Dinner 1. Prefer round tables, which enable people to sit face to face. Through this way, people feel close to each other. 2. The most important guest( the oldest, the most respectful, etc.) will sit facing the door. 3. After the most important guest sit down, others take their seats. 4. Guests will not order unless the host ask them to do so. Sometimes, host asks the most important figure to order dishes in order to show the host’s respect( to the important figure). 5. If you have something that you do not like or can not eat, tell the host secretly. He will take into consideration when he is ordering. 6. Put the napkin on your legs. 7. The dinner will not begin until everybody arrive, even if someone is not on time. 8. While the host is ordering dishes, others usually chat with each other and drink tea to kill time. 9. The restaurant always serve some sneaks, like peanuts, cucumbers, and chicken feet. 10. If you are sitting near the teapot, it is your duty to serve others tea. Usually, you start from the eldest/female. Do it clockwise. Generally, you serve yourself at last. To be a gentleman, do this job before ladies realize that they need more water. 11. When the teapot is empty, hold the lid one side up, and the waiter will come and fill it. Having Dinner 1. Soup will be served the first. If the soup is too hot, you can wait until it gets cooler. 2. Dishes will be placed on the turntable. 3. Every time when a dish is served, the most important people take the first bite. Then others take their bites as the table turns. Sometimes, when there are kids, the youngest kid will take the first bite to show the care from adults. 4. Do not stick chopsticks vertically in your bowl of rice, be