中国的餐桌礼仪(China Dining Custom)
Table Manners
The main difference between Chinese and western eating habits is that unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, in China the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. If you are being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of cuisine and will do their best to show their hospitality.
And sometimes the Chinese host use their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how yummy it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite thank you and leave the food there.
Eating No-no's
Don't stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl.Instead,lay them on your dish. The reason for this is that when somebody dies,the shrine to them contains a bowl of sand or rice with two sticks of incense stuck upright in it. So if you stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it looks like this shrine and is equivalent to wishing death upon a person at the table!
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Make sure the spout of the teapot is not facing anyone. It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout is facing towards somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table.
Don't tap on your bowl with your chopsticks.Beggars tap on their bowls, so this is not polite.Also, when the food is coming too slow in a restarant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone's home,it is like insulting the cook.
Drinking
Gan Bei! (Cheers! “Gan Bei” literally means “dry [the] glass”) Besides beer, the official Chinese alcoholic beverage is Bai Jiu,high-proof Chinese liquor made from assorted grains. There are varying degrees of Bai Jiu. The Beijing favorite is called Er Guo Tou, which is a whopping 56% alcohol. More expensive are Maotai and Wuliangye.
Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes. (英语作文网收集整理)
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. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!
Americans, outgoing personality, passion straightforward, informal, their customs, there are many different manners. 美国是一个时间观念很强的国家，各种活动都按预定的时间开始，迟到是不礼貌的。 The United States is a strong sense of time, according to a variety of activities are scheduled for the beginning of time, being late is impolite. 同美国人约会联系简单，打个电话，对方会很高兴地同意在尽短的时间内见面。 Americans with ties dating simple phone call, the other side will gladly agreed to do in a short period of time to meet. 美国人也有礼尚往来的习惯，但他们忌讳接受过重的礼物，一则是美国人不看重礼品自身的价值，二来法律禁止送礼过重，从家乡带去的工艺品、艺术品、名酒等是美国人喜欢的礼物，除节假日外，应邀到美国人家中作客甚至吃饭一般不必送礼。 Americans have the habit of reciprocity, but they are too heavy taboo to accept the gift, a gift is the Americans do not value their own value, the law prohibits gifts to overweight from bringing home the crafts, art, and so famous in the United States Like a gift, with the exception of holidays, was invited to Jiazhongzuoke Americans in general do not have to eat and even gifts. 美国社会有付小费的习惯，凡是服务性项目均需付小费，旅馆门卫、客房服务等需付不低于l美元的小费，饭店吃饭在结帐时收15％小费。 American society has to pay the customary tip, where the service is required to pay the project tips, hotel doormen, room service, and so have had to pay no less than l dollar tip, for dinner at the hotel bill received 15 percent tip.
美国人请客吃饭，属公务交往性质多安排在饭店、俱乐部进行，由所在公司支付费用，关系密切的亲朋好友才邀请到家中赴宴。 American dinners, a public relations nature of many in hotels, clubs, paid for by the company, close friends and family invited to dinner in the home. 美国人的食物因地区、民族不同而种类繁多，口味各异，汉堡包、“热狗”、馅饼、炸面圈以及肯德基炸鸡等都是风靡世界的食品，但美国人待客的家宴则是经济实惠、不摆阔气、不拘泥形式的。 American Food the region as a result, a wide range of different nationalities, different tastes, hamburgers, "hot dog", pie, fried noodles, such as circles, as well as Kentucky Fried Chicken is popular in the world of food, but the Americans are guests of a private banquet Is cost-effective, non-Baikuo Qi, not the formality. 通常的家宴是一张长桌子上摆着一大盘沙拉、一大盘烤鸡或烤肉、各种凉菜、一盘炒饭、一盘面包片以及甜食、水果、冷饮、酒类等。 The private banquet is usually a long table laid with a large salad, roast chicken or a big barbecue, a variety of cold dish, a fried rice, a piece of bread and sweets, fruit, cold drinks, alcohol and so on. 宾主围桌而坐，主人说一声“请”，每个人端起一个盘子，取食自己所喜欢的菜饭，吃完后随意添加，边吃边谈，无拘无束。 The host and guest sitting Wei Zhuo, the owner say "please" and everyone Duanqi a plate, feeding their favorite Caifan, after eating free to add, talking while eating, free.
美国人将请客人吃顿饭、喝杯酒或到乡间别墅共度周末作为一种交友方式，并不一定要求对方做出报答，如有机会请对方到自家吃饭就可以了。 Americans will be invited guests for a meal, drink or country house to spend the weekend as a way of making friends, do not always require the other party to repay if there is an opportunity to please the other side of the family can eat. After dinner, guests should be the master in particular, expressed special thanks to the hostess.