【正文】 seat after the dinner 9 III． The Reasons for the Differences of Chinese and Western Table Manners 10 1. The different cultural connotations between China and western countries10 2. The different thinking patterns between China and western countries10 3. The different values between China and western countries10 IV. Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 共 3964 字 共 11 頁(yè) 1 The Differences of Table Manners between China and Western Countries Abstract There are great differences of table manners between China and western countries because of cultural diversity. The passage mainly discusses the details of the table manners in China and western countries, at the same time, it tells about the reasons for table manners in China and western countries due to diverse culture. As we all know, having dinner is not only a demand of physiology, but also a kind of social contact experience, table manners are important for everyone. It plays a vital role in people?s daily life, but there are many differences in China and western countries, a good master of table manners can give you an elegant dinner. So Knowing more about cultural diversity can cause less misunderstanding, that is to say, people can get a better understanding through it. In a long run, it will do huge help for both China and western countries. Since the importance of tables manners is not far to seek, we should pay attention to it. Key Words: China and western country, Table manners difference, parison, reason 摘 要 由于 不同的 文化差異 ，不同的思維模式 ， 不同的價(jià)值觀， 中西方餐桌禮儀存在著較大的差異。而中西餐在禮儀方面的要求也有許多差別，了解了兩者的不同防 2 止 失禮于人 。 關(guān)鍵詞 ： 中西方 餐桌禮儀差異 比較 原因 3 Ⅰ .Introduction There are a number of differences of table manners between China and western countries due to different natural surroundings and ways of labor in China and western countries. Our country has a long and profound history of diet culture. According to the document, the table manners of diet have formed a perfect system since Zhou dynasty. These etiquettes are gradually mature and refined, and they played an important role in ancient society. In 20th, the culture in Italy flew into the France, the table manners and words of orders became elegant and refined. To these days, the table manners remain to spread in European countries. With the culture in western countries emerging in China, the traditional etiquettes in China are shocked by the etiquettes in western countries. Protecting the traditional etiquettes in China and bining them with the etiquettes in western countries contributes to the cross munication in China and western countries. II. The Differences of Chinese and Western Table Manners 1. The etiquettes of seat arrangement The etiquettes of dinner table in China During the dinner in China, the round tables are very popular. The small banquet made up of two tables is a form of horizontal row of two tables or it is a vertical row of two tables. When two tables are in a vertical row, the table farthest from the door is the main table. The banquet made up of three or more tables should pay attention to the rules, such as “fa231。t get up and walk around。 setting would be arranged with men and women alternating on either side. The host leads the way for the guest. The hostess is always the last to go into the dining room. Women sit down as soon as they find their place, even though the hostess remains standing until everyone is at his or her chair. Men do not sit down until the hostess is seated. When there is more than one table, the host should sit at one table and the hostess at another. 5 A good friend may be asked to act as agent host at another table and see that wine is served or plates are refilled. Furthermore, husbands and wives are usually separated at the dinner. Since they have the opportunity to talk together all the time, having a different dinner partner offers the chance for fortable conversation with people other than thei