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s C、 different behaviors regulation Ⅳ . Conclusions 4 On ChineseWestern Differences in Table Manners Ⅰ . The importance of table manners in international munication With the development of openingup policy, foreign etiquette enters to our daily life day by day. Besides the mercial etiquette, the dinner table etiquette is very important, too. As there are many different cultures between China and Western countries, we have different dinner table etiquettes. It will cause some difficulties when we do municate with foreign country people. The fully warrens of the difference can prevent the failure in politeness and promote personal status in the dinner table. Ⅱ .Different table manners between China and western countries A. Arrival of time The westerners and Chinese have the different view on time concepts. The westerners always bine time and money view together, thus there is a famous saying: time is money, which has bee deeply ingrained in their mind. So they value their time very much. In their daily lives, they always arrange and plan their time carefully. They are often filled with a sense of urgency of time. They have a good hobby that they go to the party on time. If they have to go somewhere to have dinner with others, they must arrive on time. Usually, when they want to go to someone’s home for dinner, they always get at about five minutes earlier. It isn’t very polite for you get much earlier, maybe the hostess is busying doing preparation and so it is not suitable for you to reach at that time. But in China, we don’t pay more attention on the time。TECHNICAL COLLEGE GRADUATE PAPER On ChineseWestern Differences in Table Manners Author: Guide teacher: Major: Grade: Class: Date: 2 On ChineseWestern Differences in Table Manners 淺析中西方餐桌禮儀差異及其原因 Abstract: With the development of China’s openingup, more and more Western culture gets into our sight. As we face with unfamiliar cultures and countries, some inevitable cultural conflicts might happen in the munication, which will seriously affect the contacts being carried out smoothly. Table manners have a decisive position in the munication between China and Western countries. During munication we will show our best image and avoid cultural conflicts. Learning and using the right etiquette will not only step up our own impression, but also promote the benefit and strife of the pany. This paper focuses on the differences of table manners between the West and China, and analyzes the reasons t