A comparison of Chinese and Korean dining etiquett

AcomparisonofChineseandKoreandiningetiquette中韩饮食礼仪之比较AcomparisonofChineseandKoreandiningetiquetteBothChinaandSouthKoreaattachgreatimportancetoetiquette.Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.Certainetiquetteshouldcontinuetobepracticedandcontinued.ThefollowingwillbeChinaandSouthKorea,twocountriesthatattachimportancetoetiquette,tocompareandanalyzethesignificanceofattachingimportancetofoodetiquetteandtheirrespectivecharacteristics.inChinaPreMealEtiquetteChinesepeopleusuallyuseroundtableswhendining.SeatisveryimportantinChinesediningetiquette.Themainseatmustbetheinviter,thepersonwhopaysthebill.Themainseatreferstothecentralpositionfarthestfromthedoor,alsoknownasthemainchair.Sittingoppositethemainseatistheinviter'sassistant,alsoknownasthesecondchair.Thechiefguestandthesecondchiefguestsitontherightandleftsideoftheinviterorthehost,andthethirdandfourthguestssitontherightandleftsideofthesecondchair.Itisconsideredafauxpastoasktheinvitertositoppositetheguestortosittheguestattheheadofthetable.ThemannerinChinesecultureisordertomakeguestsnotsonervous.AChineseroundtablecanusuallyaccommodateabouttenortwelvepeople,andtherestoftheseatscanbesatinnoorder.Ifsittingnexttoanelderlypersonorawoman,offertohelpthemsitdownfirstly.InMealEtiquette(1)Riceandvegetablescanbeeattogether,butsoupclassmustbethelasttodrink.Iftherearealotofdishes,peoplecaneatthemfirstandthenrice,andfinallydrinksoup.(2)Chopsticksandspoonsshouldbeusedstrictlyseparately.Thespoonisonlyusedforsoup.Onlyusechopstickswheneatingnoodles,andbesuretoturnthespoonoveraftereatingsoup.(3)Don'tbepickyaboutfood.Don'tjusteatyourfavoritedishes,orrushtopilethemonyourplate.Eatgracefully,withouttouchingyourneighbor,withoutmovingyourplatetothetable,andwithoutspillingthesoup.Don'tmakeunnecessarynoises.(4)Don'toverdothedisheswhenyoutakethem.Toeatslowly,thisisnotonlyconducivetodigestion,butalsothetableetiquetterequirements.Youshouldnevercramlargechunksintoyourmouthorgulpthemdown,asthiswillgivetheimpressionofgreed.Whenthefoodontheplateisfinished,ifitisnotenough,youcantakeitagain.Ifthewaiterpointsthedish,itisnecessarytoadd,andthentakeitwhenthewaiterserves.Ifyoucannoteatordonotliketoeatdishes,whenthewaiterorhostdishes,donotrefuse,desirableasmallamountontheplate,andsaidThankyou,it’senough.Don'tshowanembarrassedexpressionwhenyoudon'tlikethedish.(5)Don'tuseonebowlbeforeusinganother,exceptunderveryspecialsituation.Thisisespeciallynotthecasewheneatingathomeoroutwithladies,becausehavingtwobowlsmeanshavingtwofamilies.(6)Don'ttapyourbowlwithchopsticksandspoon,becausebeggarsdothatwhentheyaskforfood.(7)Donotbucklethericebowlonthetableorputchopsticksontherice.Theformerisbecauseofsicktoeatmedicinetobucklethemedicinebowl,andthelatteristhemeaningofsacrificerice.(8)Don'teatandtalkatthesametime.Thebonesandfishbonesinthemouthdonotspitonthetable—itcanbeusednapkintocoverthemouth,withchopstickstotakeoutontheplate.Don'teatthefoodthatfellonthetable.Don'tplaywithyourchopsticksorpointthematothersduringthemeal.Don'tpickyourmouthwithyourhands.Whenusingatoothpick,coveryourmouthwithyourhandornapkin.Don'tletthecutlerymakeanynoise.(9)Leftydishesandusedtablewaretoothpick,shouldbeplacedontheplate,notonthetable.AfterMealEtiquette(1)Afterthemeal,youcanusenapkinortissuetowipethemouth,butshouldnotwipetheheadandneckorchest.(2)Don'tburpuncontrollablyafterameal.(3)Theguestisnotallowedtoleavethetableuntilthehostsignalstheend.inSouthKoreaKoreandiningetiquettecanbedividedintothreetypes:premealetiquette,inmealetiquetteandaftermealetiquette.PreMealEtiquetteWashinghandsbeforemealsisnotonlyforhygiene,butalsoforeatingwithacalmandpiousattitude.Thetowelhandedbeforemealsisbestusedonlytowipehands.Ofcourse,itisalsousedtowipeface,hairandevenarmpit,butitlooksveryunsightly,It'salsoimpolitetoothers.It'sbettertoputthetowelbythetable.InMealEtiquetteDon'twearahatwheneating,otherwiseitmeanstobepoorforlife.Whensittingwiththeelderly,thesittingpostureshouldbecorrect.Duringthemeal,boththeguestsandthehostshouldsitontheirlegs.Ifyoushouldkneeldownonthesoleofyourfeetinfrontofyourelders,nomatterwhoyouare,youshouldneverstretchorspreadyourlegs,otherwiseitwillbeconsideredimpoliteorinsulting.Hereistheetiquettethatshouldbekeptintheprocessofdining.(1)Whenhavingamealwiththeelders,theeldersshouldstarteatingfirst,andthentheyoungeronesshouldstarteatinglater.(2)Neverusebothhandstoholdchopsticksandspoonatthesametime.Whenusingchopsticks,placethespoononthetableanddonotmakeasoundofchopstickstouchingendtoend.(3)Don'tputchopsticksandspoonsonthebowl,don'ttakeupthebowlandeat.(4)Putproperfoodinyourmouthanddon'teatwhileyou'retalking.(5)Whendrinkingkimchisoup,donotpickupthebowltodrink,useaspoontoscoopsoupwithoutmakingnoiseandtodrinkslowly.Trynottomakeanoisewhiledrinking.(6)Avoidsneezingandcoughing,coveritwithyourhandsoratowel,andtrynottolookmessy.(7)Don'tmessaroundinyourmeal.Starteatingfromonesideanddon'tpickandchoosewithyourchopsticks.(8)Thesharedfoodshouldbeputontheirownplatesf