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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. ? Don39。t tap on your bowl with your tap on their bowls, so this is not , when the food is ing too slow in a restarant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone39。s home,it is like insulting the cook. ? Do not have to turn the fish ? Has when the soup do not have to make the sound Drinking ? Gan Bei! (Cheers! “ Gan Bei” literally means “ dry [the] glass” ) Besides beer, the official Chinese alcoholic beverage is Bai Jiu,highproof 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. costom differences ? 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. ? 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