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e some dishes with his or her own chopsticks to guests to show his or her hospitality. This is a sign of politeness. The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whateveritis and say how yummy it is. If you feel unfortable with this, you can just say a polite thank you and leave the food there. There some other rules that are suggested you follow to make your stay in China happier, though you will be fiven if you have no idea of what they are. a. Never stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl, lay them on your dish instead. Otherwise, it is deemed extremely impolite to the host and seniors present. 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 the shrine and is equivalent to wishing death upon a person at the table. b. 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. c. Don39。t tap on your bowl with your chopsticks, since that will be deemed insult to the host or the chef. Beggars tap on their bowls, and also, when the food is ing too slow in a restaurant, people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone39。s home, it is like insulting the host or the cook. d. Never try to turn a fish over and debone it yourself, since the separation of the fish skeleton from the lower half of the flesh will usually be performed by the host or a waiter. Superstitious people deem bad luck will ensue and a fishing boat will capsize if you do so. This is especially true to southerners in China (to be specific, such as Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian provinces, etc.), since, traditionally, southerners are the fishing population. Language points? eat with your hands 用手吃飯? at the table 在餐桌上(旁)? pick up one’s bowl to eat 端起飯碗? wipe one’s mouth with one’s napkin 用餐巾紙揩嘴? take a drink 喝飲料,喝酒Homework Review 2e and please continue the listas long as you can.Review the language points in 2b.