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FoodCultureinEast&WestHumor•Howdoyoufindthefish?Waiter:Howdoyoufindthefish?Itisoneofourspecials.Customer:Quitebyaccident.Ijustmovethebeansasideandthenthereitis.Servingorderstarter/appetizermaincoursedrinkssoupdessertstarterssoupEnjoysomejokes1.C:Waiter,there’saflyinmysoup.W:That’sallright,Sir,hewon’tdrinkmuch.2.C:Waiter,thereisaflyinmysoup.W:I’msorrysir,Ididn’tknowthatyouarevegetarian.[ˌvedʒə'teərɪən]3.C:Waiter,there’saflyswimminginmysoup.W:Sowhatdoyouexpectmetodo,callalifeguard?4.C:Waiter,there’sadeadflyinmysoup.W:YesSir,heisnotaverygoodswimmer.5.C:Waiter,what’sthemeaningofthisflyinmysoup?W:Iwouldn’tknow,Sir.I’mawaiter,notafortuneteller.maincourse•Howwouldyoulikeyoursteak,sir?•一成熟rare•三成熟mediumrare•五成熟medium•七成熟mediumwell•全熟welldone•Howwouldyoulikeyourpotatodone,smashedorbaked?•bakedpotatoes烤土豆•smashedpotatoes土豆泥•boiledpotatoes煮土豆•friedpotatoes煎土豆•FrenchFries炸土豆条Howdoyouwantyouregg?一面煎sunny-sideup两面煎半熟overeasy两面煎全熟overharddessertdrinksToast干杯,祝酒•(Here’s)toyourhealth/success/ourfriendship！•(Here’s)toTomforhisnewjob!•Inowproposeatoastto...•Mayyousuccess!Cheers!•Let'sdrinktohissuccess.•I‘lltoastthebride.17TableMannersChinavs.America18AmericanNapkin•Onceseatedputnapkin/ˈnæpkɪn/onlap•Onlydabthelipsandnotgetdirty•Aftermealplacenapkinlooselynearplate•Napkinshouldnotbecrumpled/ˈkrʌmpld/ortwistedEatingHabitsinAmerica19EatingHabitsinAmericaEveryonehasitsownplateoffood•Aknifeshouldbeheldintherighthand,andaforkshouldbeheldinlefthand.•Trylittleofeverything•Foodispassedtotheright•RepulsivetotalkwithmouthfullIntheUSA,youcannoteatwithyourhands.ButinIndiayoucan.IndiaUSA1.Washyouhandsbeforeeachmeal.2.Knifeandspoonareplacedtotherightoftheplate.Theforkisontheleft.3.Openthenapkinandputitonyourlapbeforeeating.4.Youshouldusetheforkwithyourlefthandandtheknifewithyourrighthand.5.Don’tdrinktoomuch!6.Talktothepeoplebesideyou,butdon’tspeaktooloudly.7.Youcanuseyourhandtoeatchicken.8.Youeatonlyfromyourplate.9.Justhaveonebowlofsoup.10.Finishallthefoodonyourplate.26EatingHabitsinChina•Maketheeldershaveasitfirst.•InChina,thedishesareplacedonthetableandeverybodyshares.•Peopletendtoover-orderfood,fortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumed.Therecouldbeupto20courses•Eatlightlyatmeals,Don'tstickthechopsticksuprightinthebowl.PutupthebowlLay…on…InChinaSometimes,theChinesehostusetheirchopstickstoputfoodinothersbowlorplate.Thisisasignofpoliteness29ThesimilaritiesDon’trattlewhenyouareeatingfood,especiallywhenyouaredrinkingsoup.Chewingshouldshutup.Donotblowyournoseorburpingatthetable.Ifyousneezeorcough,saysorrytoothers.Donotpickyourteethatthedinnertable.Ifyouhavetopickyourteeth,justuseahandkerchieftoconcealit.