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e tropisms. Modern society’s manners exist everywhere. Dinner is not only for physiology need but also an important social experience. There are many differences of table manners between Chinese and English. We must know them to avoid disrespect to others.1 Differences of the atmosphere at tableIn total, English table is quiet and Chinese table is active. Westerners are active at usual days but they will be quietly cutting the food in their own plate at table. Chinese are quiet at usual time, but they will give it mouth at table and help each other for dishes and persuade others for wine. The jollification of Chinese and the quiet of English reflect the basic difference of their eating cultures.2 Table mannersEnglish:①As soon as the hostess picks up her napkin, pick yours up and lay it on your lap. Sometimes a roll of bread is wrapped in it。 it is then the turn of your neighbor on the right. It is polite to take some of everything that is passed to you. But if there is something you may not like, you may quietly say: No thank you.“⑥ Various rules and SuggestionsSit up straight on your chair。 Drink only when there is no food in your mouth。 Do not make any nose when you eat。s center, it is not only the object which table of people appreciate, taste, is also a table of person sentiment exchange inter medium.Westerners treat with a long table, men and women sit in the owner at both ends, and then the guest of honor men and women in the press and the general order of the guests seating arrangements. 3. Cultural connotation of Chinese and English table mannersThe dining product as a result of factor and so on region characteristic, climatic environment, manners and customs influences, will appear in raw material, the taste, the cooking method, the food habit varying degree difference. Was precisely because of these differences, the dining product had the intense localization. Between China and the West culture’s difference has acplished China and the West diet culture difference, but this kind of difference and gets along with people the philosophy from the West different thinking mode. The Chinese pays great attention “the beauty to unite”, the westerner pays great attention. In traditional Chinese culture, people will be carefully when attending a formal dinner party. But it has advantages and disadvantages as the custom changing and developing. There are inheritances or breach to traditional custom. For example, the dressing at table is freer than before. We can dress in sun yat sen3