The different table manners between Chinese and western countries 中西方餐桌禮儀的差異

1、中西方餐桌禮儀的差異the different table manners between chinese and western countries課題(論文)提綱引言1.餐桌禮儀的重要性；2中西方餐桌禮儀的差異；2.1中餐主要餐具的使用2.1.1筷子2.1.2勺子2.1.3盤子2.1.4茶杯2.1.5餐巾2.1.6牙簽2.2中餐席位的安排2.3西餐主要餐具的使用2.3.1刀和叉2.3.2勺子2.3.3餐巾2.4西餐席位的安排2.5進(jìn)餐禮儀的差異2.5.1中餐進(jìn)餐禮儀2.5.2中餐上菜次序和禮儀2.5.3西餐的進(jìn)餐禮儀2.5.4西餐的上菜順序結(jié)語二、內(nèi)容摘要with the rapid de

2、velopment of economy, the world has grown so small that we all depend on each other now. what happens in one place of the world affects other places. and frequent contacts are showing the importance of table manners. different countries have different table manners. the different table manners betwe

3、en chinese and western countries are the core of this paper .this paper introduces the use of main tablewares and arrangment of seats and the order of dishes and table manners between chinese and western countries.we must have a good knowledge of table manners between chinese and western countries i

4、n order to work and live properly during the international communication.隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的日益發(fā)展緊密，世界變得越來越小，并相互依存相互影響。國際間人與人之間的交往日趨頻繁,也就突顯了餐桌禮儀在國際交往中的重要性,不同的國家有著不同的餐桌禮儀。本文主要介紹中西方餐桌禮儀的差異，主要從主要餐具的使用,座位的安排, 進(jìn)餐禮儀,上菜次序來比較中西方餐桌禮儀差異的.人們需要了解中西方國家在餐桌禮儀上的差異，以便能在國際交往中更好地交流，給生活和工作帶來更大的便利。三、 參考文獻(xiàn)1李元授. 禮儀訓(xùn)練 m 華中理工大學(xué)出版社, 200

5、5-52 魏志國, 餐飲服務(wù)飲食管理 m 北京: 旅游教育出版社, 2002-93 中餐座位主客座的位置坐法及其相關(guān)用餐禮儀常識(shí) 中國旅游2007-4-2 4精致生活 西餐餐具擺放中國時(shí)尚品牌網(wǎng) 浙2006-2-4 5西餐席位應(yīng)如何安排南京日?qǐng)?bào)社 南京龍虎 abstract：with the rapid development of economy, the world has grown so small that we all depend on each other now. what happens in one place of the world affects other pla

6、ces. and frequent contacts are showing the importance of table manners. different counties have different table manners. the different table manners between chinese and western countries are the core of this paper .this paper introduces the use of main tablewares and arrangment of seats and the orde

7、r of dishes and table manners between chinese and western countries.we must have a good knowledge of table manners between chinese and western countries in order to work and live properly during the international communication. keywords: table ; manners ; difference; seats中文摘要：隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的日益發(fā)展緊密，世界變得越來越

8、小，并相互依存相互影響。國際間人與人之間的交往日趨頻繁,也就突顯了餐桌禮儀在國際交往中的重要性,不同的國家有著不同的餐桌禮儀。本文主要介紹中西方餐桌禮儀的差異，主要從主要餐具的使用,座位的安排, 進(jìn)餐禮儀,上菜次序來比較中西方餐桌禮儀差異的.人們需要了解中西方國家在餐桌禮儀上的差異，以便能在國際交往中更好地交流，給生活和工作帶來更大的便利。關(guān)鍵詞:餐桌; 禮儀 ; 差異; 座位;introduction:with the development of opening-up policy, foreign etiquette enters to our daily life day by day

9、. besides the commercial etiquette, the table manners is very important, too. it have effect on the quality of the people,especialy childern.you should train yourself in proper table manners,whether alone or with family. because it will become a natural part of you behavior,and you will be at ease a

10、t the table.1.the importance of table mannersthe table manners express ones quality and education so whatever age its worth to advocating. a large number of white-collor and leader go to manner training institution,which prove its importance.in our dialy life we often use table manners so it cant be

11、 ignored and should be received considerable concern by parent.if you want your children have excellent table manners, please start to teach them in their childhood.britain attach great attention to childrens manner education. in order to help children develop excellent table manners and have all so

12、rts of commendable quality or characters, they begin to teach the children table manner from the first day children on the table. the majority of british parents believe that if you children want to eat their own,which indicated they desire to personal independence .that is no doubt that we should g

13、ive them encourage. the british general agreement that childrens bad habits are caused by early childhood that they parents dont care. its will not only influence ingestion of a comprehensive and adequate nutrition, but also make the child develop self-willed, selfish and self-control personality.ta

14、ble manners is a mirror that reflect the peoples quality and family education.2.different table manners between chinese and western2.1the use of chinese food main tablewares 2.1.1 chopsticks the chopsticks are the main tableware of chinese food. it should be held between the thumb and fingers of the

15、 right hand.chopsticks are traditionally held in the right hand only and a few people still consider that use chopstick with left hand is improper .when public chopsticks are offered on the table , it is considered impolite to use your own chopsticks to pick up the food from the public plate or eat

16、using the public chopsticks. an exception to this rule is made in family dinners that family members may not mind using ownchopsticks. never wave your chopsticks or bang them like drumsticks or use them to move bowls or plates.decide what to pick up before reaching with chopsticks. do not use chopst

17、icks move around in shared dish. after you have picked up an item, do not put it back in the dish.chopsticks can be put quitely on ones plate or bowl.never stab chopsticks into a bowl of rice, leaving them standing upwards.2.1.2 spoon its main fuction is scoop the food and dish. sometimes you can us

18、e the spoon and chopsticks together to get food, but try not to separetely use the spoon to pick up dish.please be careful when you get the soup with spoon and dont take full suop in case the soup overflow. it will make you cloths and table got dirty. after you get the soup, you can pause a moment w

19、hen the soup is not further downstream and then move it back and enjoy. the spoon should be placed on the plate when you temporarily not use and please dont put it directly on the table or in the dish. and if the food you have got is too hot, not to use a spoon to scoop and scoop or blow with mouth.

20、 you can put it on your own bowl first and wait a moment when it become cool, then eat them. also dont use the spoon stuffed into you mouth or lick with your tongue repeatedly.2.1.3 plateplate is mainly used for holding food and the function as well as the bowl. generally plate must be stayed in one

21、 place at the dinner and dont stack it together.we need to give a importance presentation for dish plate because of special useful. the main role of the dish plate is used for holding food that take from the public dish to enjoy. please dont get many dish each time. it will not only appear disorder

22、but also like a hungry ghost. do not put a variety of dishes stacked together, it will not good-looking and become bad taste and not delicious. the residue,bone ,gill you not eat shouldt splited on the ground or on the table but should be taken lighty on the front of dish plate. if the dish plate is

23、 filled with food, you ask the warter for changing.2.1.4 cupsits manily used for holding water. such as soft drinks ,fruit juice ,cola and others. do not use it to hold wine and do not turn it over. in addition, the drink into the mouth cant be sprited back.2.1.5 napkinthe waiter prepared a wet napk

24、cin for you before dinner. its used to clean you hands and should be put back into the plate that be taken by waiter. sometimes before the formal end of the banquet, the waiter also bring a wet napkin for you is to wipe you mouth rather than face.2.1.6 toothpicktry not to pick you teeth in public. w

25、hen you have to do that please cover you mouth with your other hand. after picking, do not hold the toothpick in your mouth for long time. and not use it to take food.2.2the arrangement for chinese food seats chinese and western people use different arrangement for table to treat their guests. the d

26、ifferent arrangement require different types of table seating。in the traditional chinese banquets, people use the square table. the square table is also called a traditional chinese table for eight. as its name shows, square table is square shape and can provide four sides for seating. each side can

27、 have two seats and eight seats in all. the seats facing the door are considered as the honored seats and the other seats are for ordinary guests. in the banquet, the guests of honor sit on the honored seats and the host and the hostess sit on the seats opposite to them. the other guests take the re

28、st seats in order. in the chinese tradition, the south is usually considered as the position of honor while the north is less favored. as a chinese saying goes, “the seat of the king faces the south.” so in the chinese feast, the seats facing the south are usually saved for the important guests or t

29、he elderly. before the chinese people get into the seating they always decline modestly about the seats facing the south.2.3 the use of western main tableware 2.3.1 knife and forkthe fork is held in your left hand and the knife is held in your right. you should hold your knife with the handle in you

30、r palm.at first you hold down the food with a fork, then cut it into small pieces with a knife, and then fork it into your mouth. american use the fork in your left hand while cutting, and then switch to right hand to pick up and eat a piece while europeans not change hands. the fork is used to conv

31、ey any solid food to the mouth. the knife blade should be placed on the edge of your plate when not in use. the blade should always face inward. if there are a number of knives or forks, then you should start from the outside set as each course is served. 2.3.2 spoonwith the righ hand held the spoon

32、 and the finger must be maintained at the end of spoon handle. in addition,please use the spoon to get the soup and do not use it to get other food. when you have finished eating soup, the spoon should be placed to the side of the saucer, not left in the bowl or put on the shared dish. when eating s

33、oup, you should hold your spoon in your right hand and tip the bowl away from you, scooping the soup in movements away from yourself. 2.3.3 napkin. during dinner large naplcins can be folded outward and covered steadily on the lap, but small napkin can be stretched in the legs directy. please be car

34、eful not hung it on the chest and clean you face or tableware.please use the inside of napkin to wipe mouth if you make a mess rather than outside. never blow your nose on your napkin. your napkin should never be screwed up. when finished, fold it neatly and leave it to the left of your plate.2.4 we

35、stern countries seats arrangement the western banquets are used to using the long table . in normal situation which both the host and the hostess attend, the host and the hostess sit on the two ends of the table. the guest of honor sits on the right side of the hostess while the wife of the honored

36、guest sits on the right side of the host. the other guests sit according to their status and one man should sit next to one woman. but the western traditional table seating pays more attention to the positions of left and right. the right is more favorable than the left. that is because the western

37、people think that the sun rises from the east which is just the right side to them. so right means motivave in their eyes. the honored guests are normally sitting at the right side of the hosts and all guests sit in a clockwise order according to their importance. there is a rule that each person se

38、ated, or leave his seat, should be left out from the seat.2.5 the difference dinning manners between western and chinese2.5.1 chinese food dinning mannersplease keep a excellent gusture during dinner so you should maintain your body straight and keep your feet on the ground without moving.during din

39、ner your have many options about how to place your hand.you can put your wrist at the bottom edge of the table or put hands on the knees. but the most important things is that your hands must remain stationary. chinese traditionally eat rice from a small bowl held in the left hand. the rice bowl is

40、raised to the mouth and the rice pushed into the mouth using the chopsticks. the thumb must always be above the edge of the bowl. and not use a spoon to scoop rice from the bowl.when souping chinese people do not want make any voice as well as westerners. chinese people scoop the soup from outside t

41、o inside while the westerners are scooped from inside out.when dinning in western the cellphone almost not turn on unless you have a very important things. in this situation, the ring tones should be turned quietly. if ringing you need to say sorry to all guest and then go out. this rule is also use

42、d in chinese.during dinner you need invite the guests to eat first and do not hurry to take the dish. each time get less dish and take less dish far away from your. no matter what particular food you eat, dont make any voice.it is acceptable to take food to people who are having difficulty in pickin

43、g up the food far away from himself. also it is a sign of respect to pass food to the elderly first before the dinner starts .traditionally, it is polite for the youngest members of the table to talk each and everyone of the elderly members of the table before a meal starts and tell them to eat rice

44、, which means go ahead and start the meal, to show respect. the host should always make sure the guests drinks are sufficiently full. you should not pour for yourself first, but should offer to pour for a neighbor. when your drink is being poured, you should not say thank you but may tap your finger

45、s on the table to show appreciation. when people wish to put drinks together in the form of a cheer, it is important to observe that younger members should put the edge of their drink below the edge of an elder to show respect. 2.5.2 the order of dishes in chinese foodaccording to traditional manner

46、s ,the meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. and then the soup will be served,to be followed by dumplings or noodles or fruit.hot food should be served on the left of honored gustes opposite.serving manners a

47、re as follows: if the dish include the pattern of peacocks, phoenix ,it should be served on front of the first honored guest and the masters .it will convinient for them to appreciate.the first hot food should be placed on front of the owner and honored guest . the dish not finishde is moved towards

48、 the side of deputy masteras well as the followed dish. do not put the beheaded ,duck tail, fish ridge face to honored guest however you should put the beheaded and duck head towards to the right place of the honored guest . due to fish-bellied little thorn and delicious so you should put the fish-b

49、ellied towards to the honored guest rather than fish ridge2.5.3 dining manners in western refrain from coughing, sneezing or blowing nose at he table and not make worse noises while eating. when chewing food, close your mouth and only talk when you have swallowed it.also not talk at loud volume. swa

50、llow all food before eating more or having a drink. the food should be brought to your mouth on the fork; you should sit straight and not lean towards your plate. do not stare at anyone while he or she is eating and not blame someone who has shown poor table manners.always ask the host or hostess to

51、 be excused before leaving the table during dinner. do not eat food with your fingers unless you are eating foods customarily eaten with fingers, such as bread, french fries, chicken wings, pizza, etc. do not ask to take some of your uneaten food away from the meal after it ends, especially when hav

52、ing a formal dinner. keep your napkin on your lap. at more formal occasions all gusters will wait to place their napkins on their laps until the host or hostess places his or her napkin on his or her lap . at more formal occasions all dinners must wait to begin until the hostess or host lifts a fork

53、 or spoon. when serving, serve from the left and pick up the dish from the right. beverages are both served and removed from the right. eat soup quitely and with the side of the spoon. if youre eating a dessert, your fork should be held in the left hand and the spoon in the right.when eating bread r

54、olls, break off a piece before buttering. use your knife only to butter the bread, not to cut it.tea or coffee should never be poured into the saucer to cool but should be sipped from the cup. and ice may be used to cool either. drinks should always be to the right of your plate with the bread roll

55、to the left. it is considered rude to answer the telephone at the table. if you need to take an urgent call, excuse yourself and go outside. always ask for permission from the host and excuse yourself if you need to leave the table. you should place your napkin on your seat until you return. if you

56、must leave the table or are resting,and your fork should be at eight oclock and your knife at four oclock .never lean across somebody elses plate. if you need something to be passed, ask the person closest to it. if you have to pass something, only pass it if you are closest to it and pass it direct

57、ly to them if you can. salt and pepper should be passed together. also do not take food from a neighbours plate and dont ask to do so.if pouring a drink for yourself, offer to pour a drink for your neighbours before serving yourself. if extra food is on the table, ask others first if they would like

58、 it before taking it yourself. never pick food out of your teeth with your fingernails. you must not put your elbows on the table. always remember “regular” manners. remember to say please and thank you. try to eat all the food you are served.when youre finished, place your knife and fork together at six oclock with your fork on the left and knife on the right, with the knife blade facing in. this signals that you are finished. 2.5.4 the