French and British Etiquette英法礼仪差异.pptVIP

French and British Etiquette by---pat pat conversation Francois Hollande Queen Elizabeth II Contradict other guests just for fun philosophy politician UK French topic country Attention: don’t refer to money and wealth when you speak to a French person as it will be regarded as extremely vulgar. punctuality Punctual or late, that is a question!!! Punctuality is not regarded in the same way around the world. In France Can be approximately Being 15 minutes to be polite UK In the UK, on the contrary, punctuality is a golden rule. Some invitation even mention “8:00 for 8:30”. It means that the party or the dinner will begin precisely at 8:30 and that you are supposed to be there from 8:00. Being late in that case would be unforgivable especially if the hostess decided to cook a souffle. (蛋奶酥） Dress code When British people go out, they are not afraid to show off. Gorgeous dresses for ladies and dinner jackets for men are usually the norm for an evening party unless otherwise specified. Gentlemens standard: ●A white?dress shirt ● A black?bow tie ● An?evening waistcoat? ●A?Dinner jacket of black or midnight blue wool, in which the jacket lapels(翻领)and trouser braid are of silk or other contrasting material ●Black dress shoes. ●Ladies standard: Today womens dress for black tie occasions is: ●Evening shoes ●cocktail dress Black tie White tie Gentlemens Standard ●Starched?wing collar?shirt ● White?bow tie ● White?waistcoat ● The black?dress coat commonly known as an evening tailcoat(燕尾服） ● The difference between White tie and black tie is gentleman must wear black tailcoat, white bow tie, white waistcoat. That’s very important and unchangeable. Most formal evening dress code in Western fashion ●As evening dress, both white tie and black tie are traditionally considered correct only after 6 p.m. Otherwise, the formal attire for day time event is called morning dress. France ●French people are much less audacious than British people regarding fashion ●French