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ChinaDiningCustom——TableMannersChinainancienttimesisknownasformalstate,tablecultureisanimportantpartinetiquetteculture,ChineseNewYearisthetimetoallthefamilyreunion,everyfamilywillgettogetherforafamilyreuniondinnerIfyouarebeingtreatedbyaChinesehost,bepreparedforatonoffood.ThemaindifferencebetweenChineseandwesterneatinghabitsisthatunliketheWest,whereeveryonehastheirownplateoffood,inChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.Chineseareveryproudoftheircultureofcuisineandwilldotheirbesttoshowtheirhospitality.TheChineseeatwithchopsticks.AndsometimestheChinesehostusetheirchopstickstoputfoodinyourbowlorplate.Thisisasignofpoliteness.Theappropriatethingtodowouldbetoeatthewhatever-it-isandsayhowyummyitis.Ifyoufeeluncomfortablewiththis,youcanjustsayapolitethankyouandleavethefoodthere.Whenyoueat,youcan'tstampfoodwithchopsticks.It'snotpolitetorefertosomeonewhenyou'reeating.EatingNo-no's：Don'tstickyourchopsticksuprightinthericebowl.Instead,laythemonyourdish.Makesurethespoutoftheteapotisnotfacinganyone.Itisimpolitetosettheteapotdownwherethespoutisfacingtowardssomebody.Thespoutshouldalwaysbedirectedtowherenobodyissitting,usuallyjustoutwardfromthetable.Don'ttaponyourbowlwithyourchopsticks.Beggarstapontheirbowls,sothisisnotpolite.Also,whenthefoodiscomingtooslowinarestarant,peoplewilltaptheirbowls.Ifyouareinsomeone'shome,itislikeinsultingthecook.Ifthereisanolderpersontoeattogether,theyoungmanshouldlettheoldmaneatfirst.DuringtheSpringFestival,theChinesepeopleliketoeatdumplings,whichmeanstheroundcircleofthegroup.