【正文】 er between China and western countries: The dish order in China The order of dishes in China is like this: cold dish, beverage, wine and hot dish, then the staple food, finally, the dessert and fruit is served. If there are many desks, the same dish of each table should be at the same time. The dish order in western countries The order of dish in western countries is like this: vegetable, bread and butter, 8 cold dish, soup, seafood, staple food, dessert, coffee and fruit. The cold dish can be used as appetizer, a first starter. 4. The etiquettes’ differences during the dinner: The etiquettes of fetching and eating food The etiquettes of fetching and eating food in China The food should be got firstly by the main guest, don?t get too much once, the male should fetch food for the lady near him. When eating soup, you shouldn?t make sounds. If you make noises, you should say “sorry” to others. You should get the elder to start the meal. You should fetch less food, which is far from you. Don39。 when you drink soup, you should have small sips with a spoon. Don39。 however, it is improper to have dinner in public place. When you happen to eat fishbone, bone and so on, you?d better not spit it, let alone throwing it away. It is polite to pick it into your plate, or put it near the desk close to you, and you can put it on the napkins you have prepared. When eating, you don39。 firstly, you should cut them into segments. You shouldn?t get food for others with your fork. When you have dinner, you should avoid putting your arm on the desk. Besides, you should keep silent, never making your legs trembling, and kicking feet. And you can?t put on makeup or b the hair. You shouldn?t take off your clothes, and you should avoid talking to someone with water and food in your mouth. Yawn is never weled on the desk. The knives and forks 9 people have used shouldn?t be put on the desk. The wasted food and bones are not allowed to be abandoned on the desk, and they should be put on the plate. It is a taboo that you pick dishes for others with your own table wares. The etiquettes of “no talking” on dinner table The etiquettes of “no talking “in China The dinner in China is noisy, people like to talk. However, you should remember politeness, knowledge, upbringing and so on. You shouldn?t talk about something that others are not interested. The etiquettes of “no talking “in western countries The dinners in western countries tend to be quiet. The time they start to chat is after the meal. Many people are talking to others while they are eating dessert. Don?t talk with others around you, and you can?t interrupt when others are talking. During the dinner, most people, as usual, will make their telephone closed. If they have very significant thing, they must make their ring lowest, and they want to pick the phone, they must say “sorry” to others, then go out to pick it. After all, you speak as little as possible, and you will be excellent in others? opinion. 5. The etiquettes of leaving seat after the dinner The etiquettes of leaving seat in China After the dinner, if you would like to end the meal in the banquet, you can put the chopsticks or spoon straightly on plate. If crossing the chopsticks on the plate, you mean you have had a wonderful meal. The host and main guests can end the banquet. The host should wish a good trip for the guest, and the guests should give thanks to the hosts, or the guests can invite the host to their home showing respect to them. If one person should leave during the dinner, he can greet and nod to others. The etiquettes of leaving seat in western countries After the dinner in western countries, the guests can take the napkin on the leg away, and then put the napkin on the left of dinner table. They can leave before the hosts leave. The guests can give a call to show their thanks. 10 III. The Reasons for the Differences of Chinese and Western Table Manners 1. The different cultural connotation between China and western countries The China?s traditional culture for thousands of years has embodied in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. The Confucian thought “benevolence, propriety, wisdom”。 Buddhist is advocating “natural and clean