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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.)
Importance
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• Seating • Before dinner• Tableware • Food • Eating etiquette
• Drinks & toast
• Smoking• Pay for bill• Invited to a friend’s home
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Seating
• In China , it’s necessary to know how to pick up your seat at the table .
• If you are not sure what to do , just wait the host to tell .
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• Different from the western , tables in China are usually round .
• Normally , the seat facing the door (seat 1) is for the host or the hostess.
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• At a small table, the seat right across of the host seat, the back of which is facing the door (seat 2), is the seat for the main guest.
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• But when it’s a bigger table, the host or hostess and main guest can just sit side by side to make it easier for them to talk. (seat 3 or 4 for the main guest . )
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Before dinner• The elderly or guest(s) of honour are
usually the first to start the meal.
• Before that , you have to wait .
•Before dinner , you’ll be served by a cup of tea .
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Tea
• Tea is for rinsing the mouth ,which means making your mouth ready for eating .
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Tableware
• Different from the west , Chinese food is usually cut into proper sizes when cooking ,so you don’t have to use folks or knives to eat them .
• As a result , you’ll use different tableware when you enjoy Chinese food .
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Tableware
• Table setting
• Chopsticks
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Table setting
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Table setting
Tea cup
Plate for salt and pepper
Ashtray
Soup Bowl
Plate for dishes
Plate for trash
Chopsticks
Plate for towel
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Chopsticks
• Chopsticks is the main tool for eating .
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Chopsticks• Chopsticks should always be held
correctly, i.e. between the thumb and first two fingers of the right hand.
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Chopsticks
• Chopsticks are traditionally held in the right hand only, even for the left-handed.
• One explanation for the treatment of such usage as improper is that within the confines of a round table this may be inconvenient.
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Tips for using chopsticks
• When not in use, chopsticks must always be placed neatly on the table with two sticks lying tidily next to each other at both ends.
• Crossing them is rude .
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Tips for using chopsticks
• Never point the chopsticks at another person.
• This amounts to insulting that person .
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Tips for using chopsticks
• Never suck the chopsticks.
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Tips for using chopsticks
• Never bang chopsticks like drumsticks. This is akin to telling others at the table you are a beggar.
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Tips for using chopsticks• Decide what to pick
up before reaching with chopsticks, instead of hovering them over or rummaging through dishes.
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Tips for using chopsticks
• When picking up a piece of food, never use the tips of your chopsticks to poke through the food as with a fork; exceptions include tearing apart larger items such as vegetables.
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Tips for using chopsticks• Never stab
chopsticks vertically into a bowl of rice, as this resembles incense sticks used at temples to pay respects to the deceased.
• This is considered the ultimate dinner table faux pas.
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Tips for using chopsticks
• Don’t use chopsticks to move bowl or plate .
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Food
• A typical Chinese meal consists of :
• Cold dishes
• Main courses
• Soup
• The starchy “staple” food
• Snack and dessert
• Fruit
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Cold dishes• A typical meal
starts with some cold dishes, like boiled peanuts , smashed cucumber, red dates & beans and Chicken Legs.
•They’re like appetizer in the west .
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Cold dishes• Cold dishes are usually served before
dinner , but don’t eat before dinner start .
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Main dishes
•Cold dishes are followed by the main courses, hot meat and vegetable dishes.
Pork & beef
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Main dishes
Meat balls
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Main dishes
Chicken & duck
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Main dishes
Vegetable
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Main dishes
Sea food
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Soup • Then , soup is brought out.
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The starchy “staple” food
• Soup is followed by the starchy "staple" food, which is usually rice
or noodles or sometimes dumplings.
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The starchy “staple” food
• Many Chinese eat rice (or noodles or whatever) last, but if you like to have your rice together with other dishes, you should say so early on.
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Snacks and dessert• Sometimes they’ll be replaced by snacks
and dessert like baozi , dabing or cakes.
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Fruit • Sometimes , some fruit will be served .
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Eating etiquette
• Generally, Chinese table manners are more informal than the West, although there are more rules concerning interactions with other guests .
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Eating etiquette
• Chinese trend to talk loudly during the dinner and different from the west , talking with a full mouth is usually allowed though some people think it is impolite .
• Besides , when you are eating or drinking , make some sound is allowed .But place the china bowls and plates quietly。
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Eating etiquette
• Eating with the elbows on the table is allowed.
• Belch is not good but you don’t have to avoid it intentionally .
• When eating food that contains bones, it is customary that the bones be spat out onto the dining plate in a neat pile. Spitting onto the floor is almost never acceptable.
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Drinks & toast
• Drinks plays an important role in Chinese food culture .
Drinks
Pouring
Toast
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Drinks
• Usually , both hard drink and beverage are served throughout the meal .
• It is customary for the host to insist that guests drink to "show friendship."
• If the guests prefers not to drink, they may say, "I'm unable to drink, but thank you." [in Chinese: "Wo bu neng he jiu, xie xie." ]
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Drinks
• The host may continue to insist that the guests drink, and the guests may likewise continue to insist upon being "unable" to drink.
• The host's insistance is to show generosity. Therefore, refusal by the guests should be made with utmost politeness.
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Drinks • Common hard drinks in dinner:
• Baijiu
• Huangjiu
• Wine & beer
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Baijiu
• Baijiu, or shaojiu (烧酒 ) is a Chinese distilled alcoholic beverage. The name baijiu literally means "white spirits".
• Baijiu has a greater proportion of alcohol than huangjiu and wine .And it’s usually drank with smaller cups.
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Huangjiu • Huangjiu is a special
Chinese alcoholic drink . It literally means “yellow wine".
• It is made of rice without being distilled .
• And it has a lower alcoholic strength (usually about 20%).
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Wine & beer• As international drinks , wine and beer
are also served.
• Beer is usually served in summer .
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Pouring
• The host should pour for the guests and always make sure everyone's cups are not empty for long to show hospitality .
• One should not pour for oneself, but if thirsty one should first offer to pour for a neighbor.
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Pouring
• When your drink is being poured, you should say "thank you" .
• But if you don’t want to drink any more , you could say “hao hao hao” or “gou le gou le ” to stop pouring .
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Toast • During the meal , we make toasts to make
a friendly atmosphere .
• Toast means clinking the rim of each other’s glasses and saying “gan bei ” .
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Toast • Usually , the hosts propose a toast to all
the guests and every one “gan bei” together .
• Sometimes ,the younger or junior guests make toasts to the elderly or senior .In fact , If a guest drinks alcohol, the guest will be expected [if not forced] to drink a glass of the same alcohol with each superior at that table, and possibly at other tables too .
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Smoking
• Smoking is customary when dining, and the host will often pass out cigarettes to all [men] around the table. If the guest prefers not to smoke, she/he should politely refuse (one would say, "Wo bu chou yan, xie xie").
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Pay for bill
• People will pay the bill after the meal .
• On paying , fifty-fifty is not well-accepted .
• If you want to show your hospitality , you can treat the host to dinner next time .
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