the differences of table manners between chinese and westerns论文 定稿本科论文.docVIP

Contents I Introduction ? 1.1Chinese Table Manners and Characteristics1.1.1 Dining measures1.1.2 Seating alignments1.1.3 Serving order1.1.4 The usage of tableware1.1.5 Dining manners II Western (Europe) Table Manners and Characteristics2.1 Dining measures2.2 Seating alignments2.3 Serving order2.4 The usage of tableware 2.4.1 The usage of knife and fork 2.4.2 The usage of spoon and napkin2.5 Dining manners III The differences of Chinese and Western table manners 3.1 Arrival of time 3.2 Banquet purpose 3.3 Banquet forms IV Tableware usage taboos—chopsticks, knife and forkV Conclusion  Abstract With the development of China’s opening-up, more and more western culture gets into our sight.?Facing with unfamiliar cultures and countries, some inevitable cultural conflicts might happen in the communication, which will seriously affect the contacts being carried out smoothly. Table manners have a decisive position in the communication between China and western countries. During communication it is important to show our best image and avoid cultural conflicts. Learning and using the right etiquette will not only step up the image, but also promote the benefit and strife of the company. This paper focuses on the differences of table manners between the West and China, and analyzes the reasons that caused the differences and the way to solve these problems. Key words:?cultural conflict; table manners; solution ? 摘 要 随着中国对外开放程度的逐渐深入，西方社会的文化越来越多地映入了我们的眼帘.面对来自陌生的文化和国家，思维方式、生活习惯和行为方式与我们迥然不同的人，在与之交往的过程中不可避免的会出现文化冲突的现象，严重影响了交往的顺利进行。餐桌礼仪在交际当中占了重要的地位。学习和运用正确的餐桌礼仪，已不仅仅是自身形象的需要，更是提高双效益、提升竞争力的需要。因此很有必要找出其深层次的原因，并提出一定的措施来培养跨文化交际的能力，避免文化冲突。该篇论文的重点是分析中西方在餐桌礼仪的差异，并且就这些差异及其造成的原因。关键词文化差异；餐桌礼仪；解决方 I Introduction ? As the basis of all other ceremonies, table manner is the essential procedure in everyone’s daily life. For anyone’s education, we usually start from table manners. T