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TheDifferencesofTableMannersbetweenChineseandWestName：Class：contentBackgroundArrangementofseatTablewaresDifferentatmospheresThewaytofinisheatingConclusionReferenceBackgroundWiththedevelopmentofglobaleconomy,cross-culturecommunicationhasbecomemoreandmorefrequent,andthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculturehavebecomemoreobvious,especiallythedifferencesoftablemanners.ArrangementofseatChinesewayWestwayArrangementofseatInChina,peopleusedtousethenumberofthetablestodefinethesizeofbanquet.Insmallbanquetswhichhavetwotables,thetableontheleftorfarthertotheportalisthetoptable.Atbiggerbanquetsthathavethreeormoretables,therulesaremuchmorecomplicated.inChinesewayArrangementofseatSeatsatonetablealsohavedifferentmeanings.InChinesetablemanner,theseatoppositetothedooristhehonorseat,whichisforchiefguestsorelders;theseatsbesidearethesecondhonorseatwhichareforotherguests;theseatsthatoppositetothehonorseataretheinferiorseat.Inferiorseatsareforthehostandhostess.inChinesewayArrangementofseatSobeforethebanquet,hostsshouldfirstinvitethechiefguestorelderstothehonorseat,andtheninviteothergueststothesecondhonorseat.Hostssitdownontheinferiorseatsafteralltheguestssitdown.inChinesewayArrangementofseatWesternpeoplepreferlongtabletoroundtablewhenentertainingfriends.Thehostandthehostessseatatbothendofthetable,whileguestsseatatotherseats.Thechiefguestsitsattheupperrightsideofthehostess,andthewifeofthechiefguestseatsattheupperrightsideofthehost.inWestwayArrangementofseatInChina,leftishonorandrightissecondary.Whileinwestern,rightishonorandleftissecondary.Theproperwaytotaketheseatinwesternistositbythelefthand.Itisbetternottowalkoutbeforethebanquetisfinished.inWestwayTablewaresChinesetablewaresinvolvechopsticks,smalldish,bowlandglass.Chopsticksandspoonarealwaysputtogetherontherighthandoftheplate.Toothpickandashtrayarealsonecessary.Inwesternmeals,theyusesomuchtablewareswithdifferentkindsandsizes.theuseoftablewaresalsoshowsdifferentfoodcultureindifferentcountries,themaintablewaresinwesternareknives,forks,spoons,glassandnapkin.ChineseWestTablewaresinChinesewayTherightwaytousespoonis:scoopthefood,andwaitforsecondstomakesurethatthesoupwillnotsplashout,andthenmovethespoonback.Itisimpolitetoputthespoonintomouth,orlickthespoonoverandoveragain.ChopsticksarethemaintablewaresinChinesefoodculture.Itisimpolitetousechopstickstocleantooth,orpickotherthingsthataren’tfood.Itisalsobadmannertotalkwithchopsticksinhand.TablewaresinWestwayyoucanalsousetheminawaythathandleknifeinyourrighthandandforkinthelefthand.Soupspoonisalwaysputontheoutermostrightside,togetherwiththeknife.Dessertspoonisputtogetherwithdessertknifeandfork.knifeisusedtocutfoodandforkisusedtocarryfoodintomouth.duringthedinner,youshouldputthemonbothsidesoftheplate,andknifeandforkshouldbeputinthewaythatlooksliketheChineseword“八”DifferentatmospheresattableNoisyandquietisthemaindifferentoftableatmospherebetweenChineseandwestern.Chinesetableatmospherealwaysnoisyandalwaysthenoisierthebetter.Whilewesterntableatmosphereisquiet.DifferentatmospheresattablePeoplebegintotalkatthetimetheysitdown,andtheywouldkeeptalkingduringthewholedinner.Everybodyatthetabletalking,drinking,eating,andenjoyingthepulsatingatmosphere.Noisyatmospherecanreflecttheguests’happinessfromtheirhearts.InchinaDifferentatmospheresattableNoisyandquietisthemaindifferentoftableatmospherebetweenChineseandwestern.Chinesetableatmospherealwaysnoisyandalwaysthenoisierthebetter.Whilewesterntableatmosphereisquiet.InwesternThewaytofinisheatingAtwesterndinnertable,thewaystofinisheatingistoputtheknifeandforktogetherontheplateparallel,withthefork’sbacksideupandtheknife’sedgeinside.AtChinesedinnertable,aftereating,thechopsticksshouldputorderlyattherightsideofthebowl,andleaveafterthehostsignalstoleave.Hostsshouldsignalafteralltheguestsputdowntheirchopsticks.ConclusionReference[1]KeikoGoto,ChihiroOminami,ChunyanSongetal.Globalization,andfoodculture:perceivedrolesofsocialandculturalcapitalsinhealthychildfeedingpracticesinJapan[J].Globalhealthpromotion,2014,21(1):58-91.[2]EugeneCooper.ChineseTableManners:YouAreHowYouEat[J].SocietyforAppliedAnthropology,1986,45(1):179-184.[3]JolyJF,StapelDA,LindenbergSM.Silenceandtablemanners:Whenenvironmentsactivatenorms[J].PersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin,2008,34(8):1047-1056.[4]KassonJF.Ritualsofdining:tablemannersinVictorianAmerica[J].DininginAmerica,1850,1900:114-141.[5]GiblinJ.FromHandtoMouth,Or,HowWeInventedKnives,Forks,Spoons,andChopsticks,&theTableMannerstoGowithThem[M].Crowell,1987.[6]郑俐娟.从跨文化角度探析中西饮食文化差异[J].内蒙古：2011.（03）.[7]张文娟.浅析中西方餐桌礼仪存在差异的原因[J].现代商业,2009,(4):1673-5889.[8]冯心如,徐艳萍.从跨文化交际角度对比中西方餐桌礼仪的不同[J].语文学刊(外语教育教学),2013,(4):92-94.